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2011-12 SCHEDULE
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12/09/11
12/10/11
12/16/11
12/20/11
12/23/11
12/29/11
12/30/11
01/06/12
01/07/12
01/13/12
01/14/12
01/21/12
01/24/12
01/27/12
01/31/12
02/03/12
02/04/12
02/07/12
02/10/12
02/17/12
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@ Tri-County North
Versailles
@ National Trail
Miami East
Marion Local
Russia
Lehman
@ Bethel
@ Milton Union
Ansonia
@ New Bremen
Houston
@ Tri-Village
Newton
@ Mississinawa
Franklin Monroe
@ Coldwater
Twin Valley South
@ Bradford
Arcanum
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W 51-38
L 31-52
W 52-32
L 31-58
L 46-51
W 47-43
L 46-72
L 27-48
W 58-53
W 54-43
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L 30-65
W 47-32
W 53-39
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W 48-27
L 43-48
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| 2010-11 CCC STANDINGS |
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ALL
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| Miami East |
12-0 |
19-1 |
| Franklin Monroe |
11-1 |
19-1 |
| Arcanum |
9-3 |
13-7 |
| Covington |
8-4 |
12-8 |
| Bethel |
7-5 |
11-9 |
| Tri-Village |
7-5 |
10-10 |
| National Trail |
6-6 |
10-10 |
| Twin Valley South |
6-6 |
7-13 |
| Mississinawa Valley |
4-8 |
8-12 |
| Newton |
4-8 |
7-13 |
| Ansonia |
3-9 |
5-15 |
| Tri-County North |
1-11 |
1-19 |
| Bradford |
0-12 |
0-20 |
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DECEMBER 30, 2011 - PIQUA
By Rob Kiser - Piqua Daily Call
The Lehman boys basketball team used a second-half blitz to stun Covington and win its second Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic with a 72-46 win Friday night at Garbry Gymnasium.
More importantly, the Cavaliers continued to grow as a team.
Senior guard Solomon King-White, who was the tournament MVP, played for Northmont last year.
Along with senior guard Alex Baker, who led the second-half barrage and was named to the all-tournament team, and an influx of young talent, the Cavaliers have gotten better with every game.
"It's momentum," King-White said after the victory. "We are growing as a team. This was real big for us to come in here and win the tournament. We just want to keep the momentum going."
Just when it appeared Covington had grabbed the momentum in the third quarter, Baker reversed it 180 degrees.
Covington had rallied to get within 23-20 at halftime, then scored the first five points of the third quarter.
"We talked about coming out and getting off to a fast start in the second half," Baker said. "And then it was just the opposite."
But after Cole Owens, who was named to the all-tournament team, had given Covington a 25-23 lead, the Cavaliers and Baker had an answer.
After Drew Westerheide had a 3-point play to put Lehman in front 26-25, Baker would hit four 3-point field goals in a little over three minutes as the Cavaliers lead ballooned to 42-30.
"It was just a matter of time," Lehman coach Isaiah Williams, who smiled as his son clutched the championship trophy afterwards, said. "The shots Alex (Baker) was taking in the first half weren't good 3-point shots."
It was a different story in the second half as he hit five of seven from behind the arc.
"I was just zoned in," Baker said. "One of the things coach said was to keep shooting."
After Dylan Owens had Covington within 42-33 in the final minute of the third quarter on a three, a foul and technical allowed the Cavaliers to take a 46-33 lead to the fourth quarter and the momentum just continued from there.
"Everything happened pretty quickly," Covington coach Roger Craft said. "If I had to guess without looking at the films, I would say rebounding was a big part of it. The game swung pretty quickly."
King-White matched Baker with 23 points for Lehman, while Michael Jacob added 10.
"I thought one of the big things our bigs had a good tournament,"Williams said. "Michael Jacob had a big game inside for us tonight. Ben Thieman and James Rego both played well."
Troy Cron had 13 points to lead Covington.
Lehman was 21 of 42 from the floor for 50 percent and 24 of of 29 from the line for 83 percent.
Covington was 17 of 48 from the floor for 35 percent and nine of 21 from the line for 43 percent.
The Buccs 3-4 mark is deceiving. Those losses have come at the hands of Versailles, Miami East and Marion Local, along with the Cavaliers.
"We have definitely played some tough teams," Craft said. "But, so has Lehman. Give them credit."
The Cavaliers improved to 5-3.
"Really, it started with Versailles," Baker said. "They are a really strong team. We came out and played them tough and showed what we could do."
Williams agreed.
"That is where it started," he said. "This is a team that has had to come together quickly. We are just going to keep building from this. We come right back with a game Tuesday."
Lehman hosts Franklin Monroe Tuesday, while Covington goes to Bethel Friday.
BOXSCORE:
Covington (46)
Troy Cron 5-2-13, Dylan Owens 3-0-7, Ryan Craft 3-1-8, Alex Baskerville 3-2-8, Cole Owens 2-2-6, Austin Angle 0-2-2, Sam Earick 0-0-0, Trent Tobias 0-0-0, Steven Blei 1-0-2, Andre Benedict 0-0-0, Bobby Alexander 0-0-0, Dustin Hildreth 0-0-0. Totals: 17-9-46.
Lehman (72)
Solomon King-White 7-9-23, Ben Thieman 1-1-3, Michael Jacob 3-4-10, Alex Baker 6-6-23, James Rego 1-2-4, Drew Westerheide 1-2-4, Tharon Goins 0-0-0, James Husa 0-0-0, Jackson Frantz 1-0-3, Greg Spearman 1-0-2, Josh Smith 0-0-0. Totals: 21-24-72.
3-point field goals — Covington: Cron, D. Owens, Craft. Lehman: Baker (5), Frantz.
Score By Quarters
Covington ......... 10 .... 20 .... 33 .... 46
Lehman ............. 16 .... 23 .... 46 .... 72
Records: Covington 3-4, Lehman 5-3.
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