Staff report
TROY — The No. 2-seeded and unbeaten Sidney Lady Jackets got off to a great start and rolled to a 72-56 victory over Miamisburg in the first round of the Troy Division 1 Sectional Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday at Troy High School.
The Lady Jackets are now 23-0 and need only get by Piqua Wednesday at 6 p.m. to reach the sectional championship. Sidney owns two wins over Piqua this season by a combined 75 points (52-18 and 60-19).
Sidney jumped out to a 10-0 lead over Miamisburg, a team the Lady Jackets beat by just 12 early in the season at home.
Sidney’s all-time scoring leader Sylvia Hudson went wild in the opening quarter, pouring in 14 points to get the Lady Jackets out to a 21-9 lead after one.
“I was wondering how we would come out, having not played for seven days,” said Sidney coach Megan Mummey. “But our energy was incredible from the opening tip. I was pleased with both the inside and outside play today. Carrie Nuss stepped up and hit four three-pointers, and Sylvia and Celena Taborn were strong inside and combined for 46 points.
“Kaitlyn Davis did an excellent job defensively on Miamisburg’s Rylie Parkhurst, allowing her only 13 points. And she (Davis) also had 11 points and five assists,” Mummey went on. “Overall, the girls came out and played hard and I’m super proud of the way they have carried themselves this year. The atmosphere was impressive. It felt like a home game for us. We’re all very thankful for all the support we’ve received this season.”
Hudson, the Greater Western Ohio Conference’s scoring leader, went on to finish with 29 points for Sidney and was one of four players in double figures. Taborn had 17, Nuss 12 and Davis 11.
Miamisburg (56) — Rang 9, Leigh 14, Parkhurst 13, Gilkinson 3, K. Pringle 10, Hawkins 3, S. Pringle 2, Haas 1, Kepple 1.
Sidney (72) — Davis 11, Nuss 12, Kindle 3, Hudson 29, Taborn 17.
Score by quarters:
M’burg—9 23 45 56
Sidney—21 43 63 72
Three-pointers: Miamisburg 4 (Parkhurst 2, Rang, Hawkins); Sidney 5 (Nuss 4, Kindle).
Records: Sidney 23-0, Miamisburg 9-15.
Sidney’s next game: Wednesday, semifinals at Troy 6 p.m. vs. Piqua
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Sidney Division 4:
Houston 55, Russia 49
SIDNEY — The very first game in the Sidney Division 4 Girls Sectional Basketball Tournament produced an upset when fifth-seeded Houston defeated third-seeded Russia in the only close game of the four that were held on Saturday at Sidney High School.
The Lady Wildcats came from four points down after three quarters to get past the Lady Raiders 55-49 and advance to the upper-bracket semifinals on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Mechanicsburg, which had a first-round bye.
Houston will take a 10-13 record into that game. Russia, meanwhile, closes out the campaign with a 12-11 mark.
The score was deadlocked at the half at 26, but Russia pulled ahead by outscoring Houston 12-8 in the third quarter. Cameo Wilson had six of her nine points in that period, while Houston’s Jenna Winner had all eight of her team’s points.
In the final period, Houston overtook the Lady Raiders late and then used the free throw line to put it away. In the fourth quarter alone, the Lady Wildcats went to the line 15 times and hit 12 of them. Macey Stang dropped in four out of five and Winner 4 for 6.
Winner had a big day, finishing with 23 points for Houston. She wound up 11 for 14 from the free throw line.
Rebekah New finished with 12 points and Stang added 10.
Tiffany Hatcher and Maria Herron both had 13 points for Russia. Herron had three three-pointers, giving her an even 50 for the season.
Houston (55) — Winner 23, Stang 10, S. Monnier 6, Jarrett 2, New 12, J. Monnier 2.
Russia (49) — Cordonnier 5, Hatcher 13, Wilson 9, W. Pleiman 9, Herron 13.
Score by quarters:
Houston—13 26 34 55
Russia—12 26 38 49
Three-pointers: Russia 6 (Herron 3, Cordonnier, Hatcher, Pleiman); Houston 4 (Stang 2, New 2).
Records: Houston 10-13, Russia 12-11.
Next for Houston: Tuesday, semifinals at Sidney, 6 p.m. vs. Mechanicsburg.
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Jackson Ctr. 60, Troy Chr. 35
Second-seeded Jackson Center rolled to an easy opening-day tourney win, routing Troy Christian in the second game Saturday 60-35.
Jackson’s third win in a row put the Lady Tigers at 16-7 on the year, and they return Tuesday night to face Lehman in the semifinals of the upper bracket at 7:30. Lehman had a first-round bye.
Jackson started slow, leading 10-6 after a quarter. But the Lady Tigers got it in gear in the second period, outscoring Troy 17-9 for a 27-15 halftime lead. Cassie Meyer had seven in the quarter and 10 in the first half.
Jackson then doubled the score after three at 44-22, with Peyton Esser doing the damage. She had three field goals and was 4 for 4 from the line for 10 points in the quarter. She went on to lead the Lady Tigers in scoring with 15 and was a perfect 7 for 7 from the line. Meyer finished with 13.
Jackson Center (60) — Reese 6, P. Meyer 2, Esser 15, Hickey 2, Elchert 3, C. Meyer 13, Fogt 7, Hoehne 2, Winner 3, Clark 3, Ware 4.
Troy Christian (35) — Lee 10, Peters 15, Lavy 6, Forrer 2, Echols 2.
Score by quarters:
JC—10 27 44 60
TC—6 15 22 35
Three-pointers: JC 6 (C. Meyer 3, Elchert, Fogt, Winner); TC 1 (Lee).
Records: JC 16-7, TC 14-9.
JC’s next game: Tuesday, semifinals at Sidney at 7:30 vs. Lehman.
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Loramie 66, Riverside 12
Top-seeded Fort Loramie coasted to a lopsided win, beating Riverside 66-12 in the third game at Sidney.
The Lady Redskins are now 19-4 and are back in action Wednesday at 6 against Mississinawa in the semifinals.
Loramie held Riverside scoreless in the first and third quarters, leading 17-0 after one and 49-5 after three.
Holly Frey had 15 and Jessica Boerger had 12 to lead Loramie, 11 of Boerger’s coming in the third quarter.
Riverside (12) — Smith 2, Davis 7, Giles 3.
Loramie (66) — Gasson 2, Quinter 9, Luebke 8, Stang 5, Brandewie 3, Albers 1, Meyer 3, Boerger 13, Holthaus 6, H. Frey 15.
Score by quarters:
Riverside—0 5 5 12
Loramie—17 28 49 66
Three-pointers: FL 1 (Meyer); Riverside 0.
Records: FL 19-4, Riverside 7-16.
Loramie’s next game: Wednesday, semifinals at Sidney at 6 p.m. vs. Mississinawa.
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Botkins 58, Ansonia 42
The final game was also an upset, with No. 6 seed Botkins routing fourth-seeded Ansonia 58-42.
The Lady Trojans are now 10-13 and advance to the lower-bracket semifinals Wednesday at 7:30 against County rival Fairlawn.
Botkins started out well, leading 17-10 after one quarter behind Sarah Bergman’s eight points. By the half, the Lady Trojans were well on their way, holding a 34-19 bulge.
Bergman had a big day for Botkins, pouring in 24 points to be the high scorer of the day at Sidney. She connected on 8 for 12 from the line.
Paige Lane and Kayla Heuker had 10 apiece for Botkins.
Botkins (58) — Pitts 6, Heuker 10, T. Greve 4, Bergman 24, Lane 10, J. Greve 2, Woodall 2.
Ansonia (42) — Overholser 2, Garrett 2, Barga 6, Wertz 7, Thwaits 2, Neal 9, Henderson 1, Wentworth 2, Stammen 3, Helmke 8.
Score by quarters:
Botkins—17 34 45 58
Ansonia—10 19 21 42
Three-pointers: Botkins 2 (Pitts, T. Greve); Ansonia 3 (Neal, Stammen, Helmke).
Records: Botkins 10-13, Ansonia 12-11.
Botkins’ next game: Wednesday, semifinals at Sidney at 7:30 vs. Fairlawn.
