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East and West to begin postseason play soon

Lakota East and Lakota West have finished the 2012-2013 regular season and are about to tackle postseason play. Photo taken by Tony Tribble on Jan. 9, 2013.

Lakota West is No. 3 in the final 2012-2013 Cincinnati Enquirer coaches’ poll, which was released this week.

The Firebirds spent the majority of the season in the No. 3 spot, behind Greater Miami Conference rivals Mason and Princeton.

Overall, Lakota West finished 19-3 and 11-3 within GMC play this winter. The team heads into the postseason on a 9-game winning streak.

This postseason, Lakota West will begin tournament play next Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Harrison High School. The matchup will be against the winner of the Walnut Hills and St. Ursula matchup, which will be played this Thursday.

Lakota East, meanwhile, was not ranked in the final poll, but did receive votes.

The Thunderhawks finished the regular season with a 8-14 overall record and a 7-7 mark within GMC play. They will begin postseason play next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kings High School against Little Miami.

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The Lakota West boys’ basketball team has a bye in the postseason tournament this year, but may have to play the GMC’s first-place team in Sycamore in its first game of the Ohio boys’ basketball state tournament. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.

First, the last regular season game for each school could help determine who will win the Greater Miami Conference title. Both teams are 8-5 in conference play, a game back from Sycamore (12-8, 9-4 in the GMC) in the GMC standings.

Lakota East (15-6, 8-5) is at Fairfield (13-8, 8-5), while Lakota West (14-7, 8-5) will be at Oak HIlls (8-12, 5-8). Both games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Sycamore’s last conference game is also Friday, at Princeton (10-10, 7-6), at 7:30 p.m.

In postseason play, East will open with a game against Glen Este (4-16, 0-11 in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference) next Friday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Lakota West High School. If East advances, it will face Oak Hills the following Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at Lakota West.

Meanwhile, West won’t have its first postseason game until Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at Hamilton High School. In that game, the Firebirds will face the winner of the Loveland (10-10, 6-5 in ECC) and Sycamore game – which will be played next Friday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Hamilton.

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Lakota East and Lakota West are both one game out of first place behind Sycamore in the Greater Miami Conference standings with one regular season game to go.

Lakota East senior Stedman Lowry slams home 2 of his 32 points in his team’s 83-67 win against Middletown Feb. 8, 2013. Photo by Barb Trimble of TrimPhotoAndVideo.com. http://proofs.trimphotoandvideo.com/g/020813mid_east

Both East and West were victorious on Friday – East defeated Middletown, 83-67, and West defeated Fairfield, 59-44. After the wins, both teams improved to 8-5 in conference play and are tied with Fairfield and Middletown for second place in the GMC.

Lakota East senior standout Stedman Lowry scored a career-high 32 points. Lowry made all 10 of free-throw attempts, pulled down 7 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and had 3 steals.

Junior Vincent Edwards, who scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the loss, led Middletown. According to Yahoo! Sports, Edwards has offers from Dayton, Purdue, West Virginia and Xavier.

East is scheduled to play at Fairfield this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Middletown (11-10, 8-5) - Johnson 1 0 2, Edwards 9 7 27, Sorrell 3 0 6, Dees 1 2 4, Marshall 7 4 18, Jackson 2 0 4, Sayne 3 0 6. Totals: 26 13 67.

Lakota East (15-6, 8-5) - Au. Emerick 3 1 7, Harprin 2 2 6, S. Lowry 9 10 32, An. Emrick 1 0 2, D. Lowry 1 6 8, Panzeca 4 0 8, Baxter 3 3 9, White 2 7 11. Totals: 25 29 83.

Halftime: Lakota East 35-19. 3-pointers: M 2 (Edwards 2); L 4 (S. Lowry 4).

Meanwhile, Lakota West outscored Fairfield 20-10 in the final quarter to pull away to a 59-44 win on Friday night.

The Firebirds’ guard trio of senior Ali Barnes (19 points, 5 rebounds), junior Tyler Williams (14 points) and junior Malik Grove (13 points) combined to score 46 points. 6-foot-8 junior center Tyler Bowling added 8 points and 14 rebounds in the win.

Fairfield (13-8, 8-5) – Braun 3 0 7, Johnson 1 2 4, Brunis 8 2 20, Fleming 0 2 2, Wells 2 0 4, Boyle 2 0 4, M. Johnson 1 1 3. Totals; 17 7 44

Lakota West (14-6, 8-5) – Barnes 4 11 19, Bowling 4 0 8, Williams 4 3 14, Grove 2 9 13, Martin 2 1 5. Totals: 16 24 59

Halftime: Lakota West 28-27. 3-pointers: F 3 (Brunis 2, Braun); L 3 (Williams)

Girls’ basketball

Lakota West 50, Oak Hills 40 - Sophomore guard Lauren Canatelli scored 15 points to lead Lakota West. Freshman guard Nia Staples added 10 points for the Firebirds. Oak Hills was led by senior point guard Mackenzie Laumann with 15 points. Lakota West extended its winning streak to nine games to improve to 19-3. Oak Hills fell to 6-16. The game was Lakota West’s last of the regular season. It won’t begin postseason play until next Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Harrison High School against the winner of the Walnut Hills and St. Ursula matchup, which will be played on Valentine’s Day (Thursday).

Lakota West (19-3, 11-3) – Staples 2 4 10, Cannatelli 3 8 15, Carter 2 3 7, Whitaker 3 2 8, Aull 2 2 6, Wasan 2 0 4. Totals 14 19 50.

Oak Hills (6-16, 3-11) – Laumann 4 3 15, Kilgore 3 2 8, Eckstein 3 2 8, MacArthur 1 0 2, Kilgore 0 2 2, Rogers 0 1 1, Braun 1 0 2, Lohmann 0 2 2. Totals 12 12 40.

Halftime: Lakota West 22-17. 3-pointers: L 3 (Staples 2, Cannatelli); O 4 (Laumann 4)

Lakota East 42, Fairfield 39 – The Thunderhawks help force Fairfield to turn the ball over 25 times in their win on Saturday afternoon. The win is Lakota East’s second in three games. It was the Thunderhawks last game of the regular season. East will play its first postseason game next Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at Kings High School against Little Miami.

Lakota East (8-14, 7-7) – Satterwhite 2 1 5, Rodgers 3 0 6, Franklin 3 3 9, White 3 0 6, Wills 2 0 4, Goodwin 1 4 7, Panzeca 1 3 5. Totals 15 11 42.

Fairfield (7-15, 4-10) – Stewart 0 6 6, Mueller 1 0 2, Rhodes 0 1 1, Spaulding 5 0 11, Brandi Williams 3 0 6, Branch 4 1 10, Ricks 1 1 3. Totals 14 9 39.

Halftime: Lakota East 20-15. 3-pointers: L 1 (Goodwin); F 2 (Spaulding, Branch).

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The Lakota East student section pretends to read the newspaper before the start of game against Lakota West on Jan. 8. At the time, East was 11-1 and 5-0 in the GMC. Exactly a month later, East has gone 3-5 and 2-5 in the GMC. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Just a month ago, Lakota East was considered to be one of the best teams in the state.

The Thunderhawks were ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press state poll, 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the Greater Miami Conference heading into their matchup with rival Lakota West on Jan. 8.

Since then, East has lost five of its last eight games. The latest loss, 52-47 in overtime at Sycamore, coming on Thursday night, has dropped the team’s record to 14-6 and 7-5 in the GMC.

With only two regular season games left, East now trails Fairfield (13-7, 8-4 in GMC), Sycamore (11-8, 8-4) and Middletown (11-9, 8-4) in the GMC standings.

Tonight, East will host Middletown at 7:30 p.m. and will play at Fairfield next Friday, Feb. 15 at the same time.

Lakota East (14-6, 7-5) - Emrick 2 0 4, Harpring 1 0 2, S. Lowry 5 3 16, Panzeca 0 1 1, White 4 0 8, D. Lowry 4 0 9, Baxter 3 1 7. Totals 19 5 47.

Sycamore (11-8, 8-4) - Gruden 6 1 14, Farquhar 4 2 13, Brown 5 2 12, Morgan 2 1 5, Hill 3 2 8. Totals 20 8 52.

Halftime: Lakota East 17-13. 3-pointers: L 4 (S. Lowry 3, D. Lowry); S 4 (Gruden, Farquhar 3)

Girls’ basketball

Lakota West improves to 18-3 – The Firebirds added another win to what has become a very impressive season. On Thursday, Lakota West blewout McAuley 54-34 in its second to last game of the regular season.

The game didn’t start like a blowout, as McAuley actually led 30-27 at halftime. However, Lakota West put together an impressive second half and outscored its opponent 28-4 in the final two quarters.

6-foot-2 sophomore Arianne Whitaker led all scorers with a career-high 16 points.

For the Firebirds, the winning streak is now at 8. Overall the team is 18-3 and 11-3 heading into Saturday’s regular season finale at Oak Hills (6-15, 3-10 in GMC) at 2 p.m.

Lakota West (18-3, 11-3 in GMC) - Staples 4 0 8, Carter 1 1 3, Tomasic 1 0 3, Niehaus 2 0 5, Adams 2 2 6, Whitaker 5 6 16, Aull 1 2 4, Wasan 4 1 10. Totals: 20 12 55.

McAuley (12-9, 4-6 in GGCL) - Bove 1 2 4, Lambert 4 2 10, Vogelpohl 1 0 2, Egbers 2 3 9, Pifher 3 0 6, Harris 1 1 3. Totals: 12 8 34.

Halftime: McAuley 30-27. 3-pointers: W 3 (Tomasic, Niehaus, Wasan); M 2 (Egbers 2).

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East and West to begin postseason play soon

Lakota East and Lakota West will face off Wednesday during the final week of the regular season before beginning postseason play. Photo taken by Tony Tribble on Jan. 9, 2013.

The Firebirds have enjoyed their best season since 2009 and are currently 16-3 and 10-3 within the Greater Miami Conference. Two of their three losses have come against Mason and Princeton, who are No. 1 and No. 2 in The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Division I coaches’ poll.

This postseason, Lakota West will begin tournament play Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Harrison High School against the winner of the Walnut Hills and St. Ursula matchup, which will be played next Thursday, Feb. 14.

Meanwhile, Lakota East (7-13, 6-7 in GMC) will begin postseason play next Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kings High School against Little Miami.

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Lakota West’s Lauren Cannatelli leads the Firebirds in scoring this season with more than 14 points per game. Photo from Mason game Jan. 12, 2013 by Jeff Swinger.

Lakota West has won six straight heading into its matchup with school district rival Lakota East on Wednesday. The Firebirds latest came Saturday with a 60-43 win against Fairfield. Lakota West sophomore Lauren Cannatelli led all scorers with 14 points.

Fairfield (7-13, 4-9) – Butler 1 0 2, Stewart 0 4 4, Spaulding 1 0 2, Saliba 1 0 2, Mueller 4 0 11, Williams 3 2 8, Ricks 2 0 4, Rhodes 5 0 10. Totals: 17 6 43.

Lakota West (16-3, 10-3) – Wells 1 1 3, Niehaus 2 3 8, Staples 4 2 10, Cannatelli 5 3 14, Whitaker 2 1 5, Carter 3 0 6, Tomasic 1 0 2, Aull 3 1 7, Wasan 2 1 5. Totals: 23 12 60.

Halftime – Lakota West 31-25. 3-pointers: F 3 (Mueller); L 2 (Niehuas, Cannatelli).

Girls’ basketball

The Thunderhawks snapped a four-game skid with a 60-48 win at Middletown Saturday. Lakota East has two games left in the regular season, at Lakota West Wednesday and at Fairfield Saturday.

Lakota East (7-13, 6-7) – Satterwhite 4 1 9, Rodgers 1 0 3, Pearl 0 1 1, Franklin 3 2 9, White 3 3 9, Wills 4 1 9, Thomas 2 1 5, Goodwin 3 6 13, Panzeca 1 0 2. Totals 21 15 60.

Middletown (8-13, 2-11) – Rodriguez 2 1 5, Edwards 6 12 24, Shealey 4 1 9, Booker 2 1 5, Bost 0 1 1, Banks 2 0 4. Totals 16 16 48.

Halftime – Middletown 26-23. 3-pointers: L 3 (Rodgers, Franklin, Goodwin).

Boys’ basketball

Lakota East remained in a four-way tie for first place in the GMC despite being upset, 69-59, by Colerain Friday night. Senior guard Stedman Lowry paced the Thunderhawks with 22 points. However, senior guard Milton Davis scored a game-high 25 points for the Cardinals. With a 7-4 conference record, East is tied with Fairfield (12-7, 7-4), Sycamore (10-8, 7-4) and Middletown (10-9, 7-4).

Lakota East (14-5, 7-4) – Emrick 1 0 2, Harpring 5 0 13, S. Lowry 8 0 22, D. Lowry 1 0 3, Baxter 3 0 6, White 6 1 13. Totals: 25 1 59.

Colerain (7-10, 3-8) – Bennie 4 2 12, Porter 1 0 3, Cook 3 0 8, Reed 3 1 8, Davis 7 5 25, Mays 4 1 10. Totals: 23 10 69.

Halftime – Colerain 30-28. 3-pointers: L 10 (Harpring 3, S. Lowry 6, D. Lowry); C 13 (Bennie 2, Porter, Cook 2, Reed, Davis 6, Mays).

The Firebirds made eight 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 62-58 at Middletown Friday night. The loss was Lakota West’s second straight in the GMC. The team did rebound with a 72-69 overtime win at Kings on Saturday, but it didn’t help their conference record, which fell to 6-5. Meanwhile, with the win, Middletown remains in a four-way tie for first place in the GMC. Junior Vincent Edwards, who has offers from Dayton, Xavier, West Virginia and Purdue, scored 17 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in the win. His junior classmate, Chance Sorrell, added a career-high 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Lakota West (12-6, 6-5) – Barnes 5 2 14, Bowling 3 0 6, Williams 4 0 11, Moo Young 2 0 4, Grove 5 0 13, Hicks 3 0 6, Thomas 1 0 2, Martin 1 0 2. Totals 24 2 58.

Middletown (10-9, 7-4) – Edwards 5 7 17, Sorrell 8 3 19, Marshall 3 6 12, Jackson 3 0 7, Dean 3 1 7. Totals 22 17 62.

Halftime – Lakota West 33-31. 3-pointers: L 8 (Barnes 2, Williams 3, Grove 3); M 1 (Jackson).

2013 GMC Wrestling Championships

1. Mason 177.0
2. Fairfield 144.0
3. Sycamore 121.0
4. Lak. East 94.5
5. Lak. West 92.0
6. Colerain 91.0
7. Princeton 87.5
8. Middletown 77.5
9. Oak Hills 22.5
10. Hamilton 22.0

First Place
106: Anthony Jagel(Middletown) dec. Patrick Kearney(Mason) 4-3
113: Austin Sper(Fairfield) pin Dylan Roth(Oak Hills) 1:07
120: Austin Daly(Lak. East) dec. Greysun Barden(Fairfield) 3-2
126: Patrick Allen(Colerain) dec. Brandon Selmon(Princeton) 3-1SV
132: Caleb Dimerling(Mason) dec. Justin Brown(Lak. East) 1-0
138: Adam Sams(Fairfield) dec. Jordan Collins(Mason) 13-6
145: Kevin Leonhardt(Lak. West) dec. Brad Huber(Sycamore) 4-0
152: Latrell Davis(Middletown) dec. A.J. Kowal(Princeton) 3-2
160: Detuan Smith(Colerain) maj. dec. Jacob Globke(Middletown) 12-3
170: Drew Fenton(Lak. West) dec. Ryan Gaffney(Sycamore) 5-1
182: Thomas Danis(Mason) maj. dec. Michael Plunkett(Fairfield) 9-0
195: TeGray Scales(Colerain) dec. Stephen Ludwig(Fairfield) 5-1
220: Tinashe Bere(Sycamore) dec. Austin Morris(Mason) 5-3
285: Jacob Burton(Lak. East) dec. Adam Quick(Mason) 3-2 (more…)

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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 (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 (7-9) - 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 (14-3, 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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Lakota West and Lakota East boys’ basketball teams won their games on Friday night and are both 6-3 within the Greater Miami Conference. Fairfield (10-6, 6-3), Sycamore (9-7, 6-3) and Middletown (9-8, 6-3) are also tied with the Lakotas through Sunday.

Senior guard Ali Barnes is averaging more than 16 points a game during Lakota West’s seven-game winning streak. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.

Lakota West 72, Princeton 68: The Firebirds won their seventh straight when they defeated Princeton on Friday night. Senior guard Ali Barnes scored a season-high 25 points in the win. Junior guards Tyler Williams and Malik Grove combined to add 34 points.

Lakota West (11-4, 6-3 GMC) -Barnes 8 7 25, Bowling 3 6 12, Williams 5 3 16, Grove 7 3 18, Thomas 0 1 1. Totals 23 20 72.

Princeton (8-7, 5-4) – Jordan 6 0 13, Bricking 5 3 15, Bosel 4 0 8, Walter 2 5 9, Bradley 4 1 9, Lewis 2 0 4, Abrams 1 0 2, Hilson 4 0 8. Totals 28 9 68.

Halftime: Princeton 33-32. 3-pointers L 6 (Barnes 2, Williams 3, Grove); P 3 (Jordan, Bricking 2).

Lakota East 50, Mason 39: The Thunderhawks outscored Mason 29-17 in the second half en route to its second straight win Friday night. Senior Stedman Lowry led East with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Lakota East (13-4, 6-3) - Emrick 3 0 6, Harpring 4 1 10, S. Lowry 4 5 15, D. Lowry 1 2 4, White 4 5 13, Norris 1 0 2. Totals 17 13 50.

Mason (6-9, 3-6) - McVey 6 1 15, Matula 2 0 5, King 1 0 2, Brinckman 2 1 5, Rice 1 0 3, Beebe 2 2 7, Young 1 0 2. Totals 15 4 39.

Halftime: Mason 22-19. 3-pointers L 3 (Harpring, S. Lowry 2); M 5 (McVey 2, Matula, Rice, Beebe).

Girls’ basketball

Lakota West 45, Colerain 39: West sophomore guard Lauren Cannatelli scored 10 points and freshman guard Nia Staples added nine for the Firebirds, who improved to 13-3. Colerain junior guard Erin Sherrer finished with 10 points for the Cardinals.

Lakota West (13-3, 8-3) - Wells 3 2 7, Neihaus 1 0 2, Staples 3 4 9, Adams 0 2 2 Cannatelli 4 4 10, Whitaker 1 0 2, Carter 2 2 6, Tomasic 1 0 2, Aull 0 1 1, Lexi Wasan 2 0 4. Totals: 17 15 45.

Colerain (6-11, 5-6) - Latimer 3 0 6, Allan 6 3 14, Merritt 2 0 4, Sherrer 4 2 10, Phillips 2 1 5. Totals: 17 6 39.

Halftime: Lakota West 29-20. 3-Pointers L 4 (Wells, Staples, Cannotelli 2) C 1 (Allen).

Princeton 70, Lakota East 56: East kept it close and trailed the Vikings, 46-41, heading into the fourth quarter. However, were outscored 24-15 in the final frame. Sophomore Cydney Franklin led East with a game-high 13 points and a game-high five steals.

Lakota East (6-12, 5-6) - Wills 3 1 7, Thomas 2 0 4, Franklin 6 0 13, White 2 4 8, Catron 2 0 6, Rodgers 1 4 7, Pearl 4 1 9, Goodwin 1 0 2. Totals 21 10 56.

Princeton (11-7, 9-2) - Sherman 5 0 12, Roper 5 0 10, Ballew 4 1 10, Hardin 4 3 11, Pogue 2 8 12, Mitchell 2 0 5, Drake 4 0 8, Brueton 1 0 2. Totals 27 12 70.

Halftime: Princeton 30-25. 3-pointers L 4 (Franklin, Catron 2, Rodgers); P 4 (Sherman 2, Ballew, Mitchell).

Wrestling

Harrison 40, Lakota West 21 on Friday night

106 Buschleman (H) tech fall Soliday (LW) 16-1
113 Frey (H) dec Emlemdi (LW) 8-2
120 Napier (H) pin McDonald (LW)
126 Fay (H) pin Acuna (LW)
132 Bernhardt (H) dec Krause (LW) 7-1
138 Cress (LW) dec Scarlato (H) 8-4
145 Leonhardt (LW) dec Gober (H) 8-2
152 Owen (LW) dec Sizemore (H) 11-6
160 Rivera (H) major dec Gerding (LW) 20-7
170 Bowman (H) major dec Malone (LW) 16-4
182 Smith (LW) pin Boatright (H)
195 Sittason (H) dec Skepple (LW) 11-8
220 McBurrows (LW) pin Boyle (H)
285 Gutapfel (H) pin Frasier (LW)

Earlier last week, Lakota East defeated Edgewood 58-6 to advance to the regional semifinals, while Lakota West lost its quarterfinal match 40-27 against Springboro in the state team wrestling tournament.

The win for East means that it will face Mason in the semifinals on Wednesday at 6 p.m. If it wins, East will face the winner of the Fairfield/Springboro match 20 minutes after the conclusion of the match. All matches will be held at Fairfield Middle School.

Gymnastics

Centerville Elk Invitational

Team scores: 1. Worthington Kilborne 137.55, 2. Mason 134.7, 3. Centerville 132.925, 4. Beavercreek 131.875, 5. Miamisburg 128.85, 6. Northmont 127.975, 7. Troy 126, 8. Lakota East 125.5, 9. Anderson 125.025, 10. Piqua 121.75, 11. Cincinnati Country Day 110.775, 12. 105.675.

Bar–Guist (WK) 8.8; Floor–S. Fushimi-Karnes (WK) 9.2; Beam–Sora (Mason) 9.0; Vault–Harpen (Mason) 9.075; All-Around–Guis (WK) 35.075.

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After its championship run at the inaugural LaRosa’s Royal 8 Hardwood Classic this weekend, Lakota West earned the No. 7 ranking in The Cincinnati Enquirer Division I coaches poll. The Firebirds were unranked in last week’s poll.

Senior guard Ali Barnes has helped Lakota West with its six-game winning streak. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.

Lakota West (10-4, 5-3 in the Greater Miami Conference) has won six straight games, while Lakota East (12-4, 5-3 in GMC) has lost four of its last six games.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Walnut Hills (11) 119
2. Moeller 100
3. Withrow (1) 86
4. St. Xavier 66
5. Winton Woods 64
6. Lakota East 58
7. Lakota West 38
8. Sycamore 30
9t. Fairfield 26
9t. Middletown 26

On the girls’ side, Lakota West (11-3, 6-3 in GMC) stayed in the No. 4 spot. The Firebirds defeated Withrow 53-48 on Thursday.

Lakota East (6-11, 5-5 in GMC) was tied for the No. 10 spot in the poll last week, but fell out of the top ten after losing 53-28 to Mason on Saturday and 43-35 at Mount Notre Dame on Tuesday.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ basketball coaches’ poll

1. Mason (14) 140
2. Princeton 108
2t. Ursuline 108
4. Lakota West 82
5. Winton Woods 72
6. Mercy 70
7. McAuley 60
8. Sycamore 32
9. Withrow 31
10. Anderson 29

In wrestling, Lakota East moved up to the No. 7 spot after being No. 9 last week, while Lakota West received received enough votes for the No. 10 spot.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I wrestling coaches’ poll

1. Moeller (14)140
2. Loveland 121
3. Fairfield 109
4. Mason 102
5. Elder 68
6. Harrison 57
7. Lakota East 52
8t. St. Xavier 44
8t. Lakota East 44
10. Lakota West 16

In boys’ swimming, Lakota West was ranked No. 8 and Lakota East was tied for No. 10.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. St. Xavier (3) 30
2. Moeller 26
3. Sycamore 25
4. Kings 19
5. Anderson
6. Mason 15
7. Talawanda 13
8. Lakota West 8
9. Walnut Hills 7
10t. Lakota East 11
10t. Turpin 2

In girls’ swimming, Lakota West and Lakota East were both ranked in the top ten.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I girls’ swimming coaches’ poll

1. Ursuline (4) 40
2. Mason 36
3. St. Ursula 31
4. Turpin 26
5. Sycamore 23
6. Lakota West 22
7. Seton 14
8. Walnut Hills 10
9. Mount Notre Dame 9
10. Lakota East 5

In bowling, Lakota West was ranked No. 7 in the boys’ poll, while neither team was ranked in the girls’ poll.

The Cincinnati Enquirer D-I boys’ bowling coaches’ poll

1. Oak Hills (6) 90
2. Middletown (3) 72
3. St. Xavier 68
4. Fairfield 67
5. La Salle 61
6. Glen Este 41
7. Lakota West (1) 32
8. Northwest 28
9. Mason 22
10. Harrison 20

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Kevin Goheen reports:

Lakota West completed an impressive weekend of work by beating Withrow 69-56 Monday night in the championship game of the inaugural LaRosa’s Royal 8 Hardwood Classic at Fairfield.

Lakota West junior Malik Grove led Lakota West with 21 points in a 69-56 win against Withrow in the championship game of the inaugural LaRosa’s Royal 8 Hardwood Classic at Fairfield Jan. 21, 2013. Photo taken at an earlier game this season against Lakota East Jan. 8, 2013 by Joseph Fuqua II.

Lakota West beat No. 3 St. Xavier 55-50 in Sunday’s semifinals. The Firebirds have now won six straight games to improve to 10-4 on the season.

The three guards took turns as leading scorers in the three-game tournament; Williams had 22 against Anderson on Saturday, Barnes had 18 against St. Xavier and Grove had 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting against Withrow.

Barnes was named the Player of the Game Monday as he had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Williams added 11 points and seven assists.

“When we’re rolling like that we’re the best team in the city,” said Barnes. “When us three guards are playing like that and we’re together everyone is knocking down shots. When we’re knocking down shots it opens up the inside game for people like Tyler Bowling and Justin (Martin) and Zach Moo Young.”

Bowling, a 6-foot-8 junior center, scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Firebirds won the battle of the boards 43-35. Withrow had 21 offensive rebounds with 18 second-chance points against Fairfield in the semifinals but had just six second-chance points on 12 offensive rebounds Monday.

“We knew they were going to come out and be overly-aggressive and attack the boards after every missed shot so we had everybody crashing the boards,” said Bowling, who had his fifth double-figuring rebounding game of the season. “We knew that’s what we needed to do to win.”

Monday was the fourth game in four days for Withrow. The Tigers beat Woodward in a Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference game Friday night before beating Turpin and No. 7 Fairfield to reach the final.

The teams were tied, 12-12, at the end of the first quarter but Lakota West outscored Withrow 17-9 over the final 5:28 of the second quarter to take control. Grove had 10 points during that run, including two 3-pointers and a spinning baseline jumper two seconds before halftime to give the Firebirds a 35-25 lead.

Withrow never got closer than six points in the second half.

“No excuses but we were dog tired,” said Withrow coach Ty Gibert. “West played lights out tonight and they’re playing great ball. I’m not taking anything away from them. They beat us but we were dog tired. We ran into a buzz saw tonight.”

Senior guard Corey Wise scored 24 points to lead the Tigers, while senior guard Timothy Coleman added 14.

Withrow shot just 38.7 percent (24 of 62) from the field overall and made just four of its 22 attempts from 3-point range. The Tigers went to the free throw line just six times, making four of their attempts.

Lakota West held St. Xavier to 21-of-61 (34.4 percent) shooting in the semifinals, utilizing an aggressive zone in both games.

“We were really trying to protect and cover up Coleman as much as we could,” said Lakota West coach Sean Van Winkle. “He got some shots off but they weren’t on the 3-point line, they were about 25-feet out. The guys did a great job with the scouting report the last two games with that in mind.”

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