Behind a strong effort from its seniors and a terrific night of perimeter shooting, Mason’s boys’ basketball team went into Lakota West and pulled off the upset, 59-54.
Senior guard Drew Matula led the Comets with 17 points. Senior forward Bryan King and senior guard Conner McVey each knocked down three 3-pointers, King finishing with 16 points and McVey with 14 points. Mason shot 8-16 from beyond the arc.
Lakota West, ranked No. 5 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches’ poll, took its only lead with less than four minutes remaining in the second quarter, but it was brief as the Comets nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to regain control.
Each time the Firebirds seemed poised to make a run, Mason would hit a timely outside shot to halt Lakota West’s momentum.
Sophomore guard Tyler Williams led Lakota West with 13 points. Junior guards Alex Capossela and Malik Grove chipped in 11 points and 10 points, respectively.
The Firebirds entered the week in a five-way tie for first place in the Greater Miami Conference. The loss gives West a 6-4 record within the GMC. There are three teams tied for first with 7-3 conference records on Wednesday.
| Mason | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 59 |
| Lakota West | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 54 |
Mason (7-9, 4-6) - McVey 5 1 14, Rice 1 1 3, Matula 5 6 17, King 5 3 16, Beebe 2 0 5, Young 2 0 4. Totals: 20 11 59.
Lakota West (11-5, 6-4) - Capossela 3 2 11, Bowling 1 0 2, Williams 4 4 13, Peterkin 1 1 3, Thomas 4 0 9, Moo Young 1 0 2, Grove 4 2 10, Martin 2 0 4. Totals: 20 9 54.
Halftime: Mason 23-17. 3-pointers: M 8 (McVey 3, King 3, Matula, Beebe); L 5 (Capossela 3, Williams, Thomas).
Thunderhawks fly past Big Blue - The Lakota East basketball team won its third straight game on Tuesday night when it defeated Hamilton by the score of 67-46. Senior guard Stedman Lowry paced the Thunderhawks with a game-high 22 points. So far this season, Lowry is averaging 18.8 points per game. Senior guard Robbie Harpring added 10 points, while sophomore Alex White scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds in the win. East (14-4, 7-3 in GMC) is in a three-way tie with Fairfield (11-6, 7-3) and Sycamore (10-7, 7-3) for first place in the GMC.
| Hamilton | 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| Lakota East | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 67 |
Hamilton (7-9) - Reed 0 2 2, Bailey 2 0 5, Jones 2 0 5, Riggins 4 2 10, Frierson 1 0 2, Robinson 1 2 5, Daniels 5 2 12, Oliver 0 1 1, Francis 2 0 4. Totals: 17 9 46.
Lakota East (14-4) - Au Emrick 1 2 4, Harpring 3 3 10, S Lowry 9 1 22, Shaw 0 2 2, Mays 1 0 2, An Emrick 1 1 3, D Lowry 2 0 5, Panzeca 3 0 6, Baxter 2 0 4, White 3 3 9. Totals: 25 12 67.
Halftime: Lakota East 30-18. 3-pointers: H 3 (Jones, Bailey, Robinson); L 5 (S Lowry 3, Harpring, D Lowry).
Swimming
Boys: Sycamore 97, Lakota East 51, Lakota West 22
200 MR-Sycamore 1:51.23; 200 free-Hancher (S) 1:48.99; 200 IM-Jimenez (S) 2:12.35; 50 free-McDonald (LE) 24.43; 100 Fly-Fry (S) 56.32; 100 free-Seger (S) 52.21; 500 free-Abraham (S) 5:24.25; 200 FR-Sycamore 1:34.25; 100 Back-Cappel (S) 1:00.66; 100 Breast-McDonald (LE) 1:05.19; 400 FR-Sycamore 3:29.27.
Girls: Sycamore 97, Lakota East 38, Lakota West 35
200 MR-Sycamore 1:56.81; 200 free-Fry (S) 2:04.94; 200 IM-Moreno (S) 2:27.32; 50 free-Norris (S) 26.35; 100 Fly-Howard (LW) 1:03.89; 100 free-Wolkoff (S) 59.06; 500 free-Wu (S) 6:01.37; 200 FR-Sycamore 1:46.88; 100 Back-May (S) 1:06.09; 100 Breast Fry (S) 1:17.52; 400 FR-Sycamore 3:58.98.
On Monday
Cannatelli leads West past Springboro – Lakota West sophomore Lauren Cannatelli made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points in her team’s 56-48 win at Springboro Monday night. Freshman Nia Staples added 11 points and sophomore Arianne Whitaker finished with a career-high 10 points for the Firebirds.
| Lakota West | 14 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 56 |
| Springboro | 8 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 48 |
Lakota West (14-3, 8-3 in GMC) - Staples 5 0 11, Cannatelli 5 4 18, Carter 1 0 2, Tomasic 2 0 6, Niehaus 0 2 2, Whitaker 5 0 10, Kivell 2 2 7. Totals 20 8 56.
Springboro (12-5) - Glodowski 3 0 8, Wurth 5 8 18, Fenlon 1 1 3, DeGraaf 6 6 19. Totals 15 15 48.
Halftime: Lakota West 24-12. 3-pointers: L 8 (Staples, Cannatelli 4, Tomasic 2, Kivell); S 3 (Glodowski 2, DeGraaf).
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