All four Lakota varsity basketball teams were in action Saturday. See below for scores and recaps of each game.
Nick Chaney reported for the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Princeton rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to knock off Lakota East on the road Saturday night, 70-63. The Lady Vikings – ranked first in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll - got a big night from their back court as sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points and her senior teammate Breanna Rucker added 24 points and nine rebounds.
The teams combined for 17 3-pointers in the game, but both coaches said the difference was turnovers.
“The press got to us in the second half,” Lakota East coach Nikki Drew said. “Any time you play Princeton, you’re going to learn to get stronger and tougher with the ball.”
Drew got a big night from senior forward Molly Blomer, who scored 23 points and added eight boards in what her coach called one of the better high school games she’d seen.
“[Molly’s] energy was the difference for us,” coach Drew said.
Princeton coach Jill Phillips made the halftime adjustment to pick up the pressure, and it paid off for the Lady Vikings – they forced 18 Lakota East turnovers in the victory. Phillips also liked what she saw on the offensive end out of the locker room.
“We were a lot more patient against the zone and got some good looks in the third quarter,” she said. “We brought them out of the zone and played more our style in the fourth quarter.”
Phillips said her team tried to force things a little too much and didn’t use enough clock down the stretch, but they found a way to get the win.
“We only play (Lakota East) once this year,” Phillips said. “I think it’s a huge win for us, especially on the road.”
Princeton will be back in action on Friday at home against Ursuline. No. 3 Lakota East will have a week off before taking on Colerain on the road on Saturday.
Princeton 70, Lakota East 63
| Princeton | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 70 |
| Lakota East | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 63 |
Princeton (10-0, 7-0 in the GMC) – Roper 2 0 5, Ballew 3 0 7, Mitchell 9 7 29, Rucker 9 3 3 24, Mitchell 2 0 4, Pogue 0 1 1. Totals 25 11 70.
Lakota East (7-3, 5-2 in the GMC) – B. Satterwhite 2 4 10, Grevenkamp 4 2 11, Franklin 0 2 2, Shaw 3 4 11, Blomer 9 1 23, K. Satterwhite 2 0 4, Pashi 1 0 2. Totals 21 13 63.
Halftime: Lakota East, 40-34. 3-pointers: P 9 (Roper, Ballew, Mitchell 4, Rucker 3), LE 8 (B. Satterwhite 2, Grevenkamp, Shaw, Blomer 4).
Firebirds lose third straight: The Lakota West girls’ basketball team lost its third straight game after falling to Colerain by the score of 57-49 Saturday. Colerain senior Sheaira Jones led all scorers with 22 points. Meanwhile, Lakota West was paced by freshman Lauren Cannatelli who scored a career high 16 points. Lakota West will have two games next week (zero this week) – at Middletown (3-7 overall, 1-6 in the GMC) 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 and at home against Fairfield (3-7 overall, 1-6 in the GMC) 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.
Colerain 57, Lakota West 49
| Colerain | 11 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 57 |
| Lakota West | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 49 |
Colerain (8-4, 4-3 in the GMC) – Feuchter 2 2 7, Harper 1 3 5, Sherrer 2 1 5, Jones 8 4 22, Williams 2 4 8, Allen 4 0 8, Latimer 1 0 2. Totals: 20 14 57.
Lakota West (6-6, 2-5 in the GMC) – Zieverink 3 0 6, Cannatelli 5 2 16, McNeal 1 2 4, Sh. Reeves 3 0 7, Huxhold 1 0 2, Carter 1 0 2, Su. Reeves 3 5 12. Totals: 17 9 49.
Halftime: Lakota West 19-17. 3-pointers: C 3 (Feuchter, Jones 2); L 6 (Cannatelli 4, Sh. Reeves, Su. Reeves).
Lakota East wins third in a row: The Lakota East boys’ basketball program won its third consecutive game when it defeated Woodward by the score of 65-51 Saturday. The Thunderhawks were led by junior Robbie Harpring, who scored a career high 21 points. His junior teammates Zach Panzeca (17 points) and Austin Emrick (13 points) also finished with career highs in points. Lakota East will be back in action Friday when it visits rival Mason (9-1 overall, 4-1 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m.
Lakota East 65, Woodward 51
| Woodward | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 51 |
| Lakota East | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 65 |
Woodward (3-6, 2-3 in the CMAC) — Hill 5 0 11, Carter 0 2 2, James 6 0 16, Connell 3 0 6, Cotton 3 5 11, Johnson 2 1 5. Totals: 19 8 51.
Lakota East (5-5, 2-3 in the GMC) — Emrick 4 5 13, Harpring 9 0 21, Wall 0 2 2, Owens 3 0 6, Lowry 1 0 2, Panzeca 8 1 17, White 2 0 4. Totals: 27 8 65.
Halftime: Lakota East 29-25. 3-Pointers: L 3 (Harping 3); W 5 (James 4, Hill).
Lakota West defeats Elder: The Lakota West boys’ basketball team (7-3 overall, 4-1 in the GMC) rebounded from Friday’s 70-60 loss to Mason by defeating Elder by the score of 62-52 on the road Saturday. The win sets up an important conference game at Princeton (7-2 overall, 2-2 in the GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. (Lakota West individual scoring stats not available.
Lakota West 62, Elder 52
| Lakota West | 12 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 62 |
| Elder | 12 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 52 |
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