Lakota East held off school district rival Lakota West, 77-73, Saturday night in a game that went down to the final seconds.
Myo Baxter puts up a shot against Lakota West in what turned out to be a 77-73 win for Lakota East Saturday, Dec. 15. Photo taken by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. For more photos from this game, visit http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/121512east_west
The Thunderhawks, No. 3 in the latest Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches’ poll, led Lakota West, No. 2 in the same poll, by 10 points with 2:48 left in the fourth quarter. The Firebirds, however, closed the gap to one and trailed 74-73 with a minute remaining, according to WestFirebirds.com.
Lakota missed opportunities to take the lead, missing field goals with 45 seconds and then again with 23 seconds to go. Then, with nine seconds left on the clock, the Firebirds missed a three-point attempt that would have tied the game.
According to the Pulse Journal, the two teams played in front of “a standing-room-only crowd.” The paper’s Eric Hickey reported senior Stedman Lowry led East with 24 points. Furthermore, according to the Pulse, Myo Baxter added 18 points and eight rebounds in the win.
WestFirebirds.com reported Lakota West seniors Ali Barnes and Monty Boykins led the Firebirds with 22 and 21 points, respectively.
The win improves Lakota East to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Greater Miami Conference, Lakota West falls to 3-1 and 2-0 in the GMC. Due this season’s scheduling rules, the game did not count as a GMC league game.
Lakota East will be back in action this Tuesday when its visits Oak Hills (0-4, 0-2 in GMC) at 7:30 p.m. Next up for the Firebirds is a home game against Sycamore (2-2, 1-1 in GMC), also on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
(Box score not provided)
GIRLS BASKETBALL - The Firebirds (6-1, 4-1 Greater Miami Conference) stayed in a tie for second place in the GMC with a 55-29 road win against the Indians (3-3, 2-2). Sophomore guard Lauren Cannatelli led all scorers with 12 points, and freshman guard Nia Staples added 11. Junior guard Bria Spaulding led Fairfield with 10 points.
Lakota West (6-1, 4-1) - Wells 2 0 4, Niehaus 2 0 4, Staples 2 5 11, Adams 0 4 4, Cannatelli 5 0 12, Whitaker 1 0 2, Carter 3 2 8, Tomasic 1 2 5, Aull 0 3 3, Kibell 1 0 2, Wasan 1 0 2. Totals: 17 16 55.
Fairfield (3-3, 2-2) – Butler 1 1 4, Slaughter 1 1 3, Spaulding 5 0 10, Mueller 1 1 3, B. Williams 2 0 4, Bentley 0 2 2, James 1 0 2, Branch 0 1 1. Totals: 11 6 29.
Halftime: Lakota West 34-11. 3-Pointers: L 5 (Staples 2, Cannatelli 2, Tomasic); F 1 (Butler).
GIRLS BASKETBALL - After losing its first five games of the season, Lakota East won its second straight when it defeated Middletown by the score of 56-47 Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Kandace Satterwhite led East with 16 points and seven rebounds, both career highs. Sophomore Cydney Franklin added 11 points for the Thunderhawks. Middletown senior Vada Edwards led the Middies with a season high 27 points. Edwards, who is averaging 19.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game this season, also had 12 rebounds in the loss. Lakota East will be back in action Monday night at 7:30 p.m. when it visits Winton Woods.
Middletown (3-4, 0-4) - Rodriguez 2 1 5, Edwards 12 3 27, Shealey 1 0 3, Roberts 4 0 8, Reynolds 2 0 4. Totals 21 4 47.
Lakota East (2-5, 2-2) - Satterwhite 8 0 16, Rodgers 3 3 9, Wills 1 0 2, Franklin 4 2 11, White 2 0 4, Catron 3 0 8, Thomas 1 0 2, Goodwin 2 0 4. Totals 24 5 56.
Halftime: Lakota East 26-23. 3-Pointers: M 1 (Shealey); LE 3 (Franklin, Catron 2).
Comet Classic Diving meet At Sycamore
Individual results: 1. McConnell (Lakota East) 432.15; 2. Sewell (Mason) 428.85; 3. House (Lakota West) 392.40; 4. DiMasso (Sycamore) 378.45; 5. Brophy (Summit Country Day) 368.40; 6. Carr (Mason) 361.85; 7. Wegryn (Indian Hill) 353.5; 8. Arnold (Indian Hill) 335.45; 9. Hayes (Mercy) 323.90; 10. Korengele (Indian Hill) 323.25; A. Mitchell (McNicholas) 318.05; 12. Carolin (Seton) 310.50; 13. M. Mitchell (McNicholas) 310.30; Tepe (Colerain) 308.05; 15. Rupp (Oakwood) 304.15.
RESTLING Coaches Classic At Harrison Note: semifinals and finals are Sunday
Team scores (thru quarterfinals): 1. Fairfield 131, 2. Moeller 129.5, 3. Loveland 101, 4. Mason 93.5, 5. Ross 81, 6. Simon Kenton (Ky.) 80.5, 7. Mount Vernon 73, 8. Lakota East 70, 9. Elder 65.5, 10. Kettering Fiarmont 63, 11. St. Xavier 60.5, 12. Harrison 59, 13. Beavercreek 57, 14. Glen Este 53.5, 15. Sycamore 52.5, 16. Ryle 52, 17. Middletown 48.5, 18. Lakota West 45.5, 19. Walton-Verona (Ky.) 42.5, 20. Edgewood 42, 21. Colerain 41, 22. Princeton 39.5, 23. La Salle 36.5, 24. Lebanon 36.5, 25. New Richmond 36, 26. Amelia 33, 27. Bethel-Tate 32, 28. Oak Hills 30, 29. Deer Park 26, 30. Hamilton 25, 30. Reading 25, 32. Turpin 24, 33. Milford 23, 34. Kings 22.5, 35. Withrow 21, 36. Talawanda 19, 36. Northwest 19, 38. Madeira 17, 39. Western Hills 17, 40. Anderson 16.5, 41. Goshen 9.5.
Quarterfinals
106–Kearney (Mason) dec. Branson (Glen Este) 8-2; Roth (Lakota East) dec. Frankel (Sycamore) 8-1; Gatica (Fairfield) dec. Kruspe (Moeller) 4-2; Vuyk (Loveland) major dec. Bemerer (Reading) 13-2. 113–Riley (Mount Ver.) pin Sper (Fairfield) 3:43; Tucker (Loveland) dec. Logsdon (Lebanon) 9-5; Ziegler (Moeller) dec. Bean (Edgewood) 11-4; Milano (La Salle) major dec. Delvalle (Kettering) 10-0. 120–Daly (Lakota East) dec. Ward (Moeller) 6-5; Davis (Fairfield) dec. Owens (Simon Kenton) 10-6; May (Lebanon) dec. Peters (Bethel) 13-6; Adams (Ryle) major dec. Clouse (Beavercreek) 14-6. 126–Parrett (Kettering) dec. Allen (Colerain) 3-1; Borton (Moeller) dec. Ibarra (Madeira) 10-5; Parrott (Simon Kenton) dec. Donigian (Beavercreek) 6-2; Barden (Fairfield) dec. Selmon (Princeton) 3-2. 132–Denlinger (Kettering) major dec. Brown (Lakota East) 9-0; Hinkle (Mount Ver.) dec. Smith (Elder) 7-2; North (Ryle) pin Rose (Middletown) 3:43; Mendel (Moeller) dec. Meddings (Fairfield) 8-1. 138–Brown (Walton-Verona) dec. Stephens (St. Xavier) 6-1; Morgan (Elder) major dec. Davis (Glen Este) 10-2; Bryant (Fairfield) major dec. Keller (Beavercreek) 14-4; Leonhardt (Lakota West) pin Andrews (Deer Park) 1:58. 145–Sams (Fairfield) pin Burke (Oak Hills) 1:58; Camps (Edgewood) dec. Cummins (Turpin) 11-5; Collins (Mason) pin Morton (Moeller) 3:25; Jones (Ross) dec. Huber (Sycamore) 8-2. 152–Cooper (Simon Kenton) major dec. Williamson (Madeira) 12-1; Kowal (Princeton) dec. Staten (Mount Vern.) 4-0; Siemon (Deer Park) dec. Jones (Walton-Verona) 10-8; Davis (Middletown) dec. Wilson (Moeller) 7-4. 160–Heyob (St. Xavier) major dec. Conners (Elder) 10-0; Meyer (Moeller) dec. Caniglia (Loveland) 8-5; Lauffer (Fairfield) dec. Smith (Colerain) 2-1; Globke (Middletown) major dec. Rivera (Harrison) 13-2. 170–Sizemore (Moeller) pin Thomas (Fairfield) 3:11; Jones (Walton-Verona) major dec. Day (Reading) 15-1; Corba (Beavercreek) pin Meiman (Ryle) 1:09; Weber (Loveland) dec. Reid (New Rich.) 7-6. 182–Chamblee (Simon Kenton) pin Kennedy (Glen Este) 5:20; Rosser (Moeller) dec. White (New Rich.) 11-7; Danis (Mason) pin Jones (St. Xavier) 1:00; Lay (Loveland) pin Plunkett (Fairfield) 1:49. 195–Scales (Colerain) dec. Rowan (Glen Este) 2-1; Ludwig (Fairfield) pin O’Toole (St. Xavier) 3:45; Bridwell (Ross) dec. Thornberry (Moeller) 2-1; Lybarger (Mount Ver.) major dec. Allgor (Mason) 15-7. 220–Frueauf (Moeller) pin Brennock (Loveland) 2:22; Morris (Mason) dec. Jordan (Colerain) 6-3; Mueller (Simon Kenton) pin Batchelor (West Hi) 5:57; Heimkreiter (Ross) dec. Kuhllmann (St. Xavier) 5-1. 285–Burton (Lakota East) dec. Quick (Mason) 5-2; Gutapfel (Harrison) def. Alten (Loveland) injury default; Peacock (Ross) dec. Forsee (New Rich.) 7-2; Daniels (Northwest) pin Tulloch (Kettering) 2:35.
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