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LCC wins third state title

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The Lima News

Sunday, March 20, 2016 Section C

Lima Senior finishes runner-up

Lima Seniors
hope for first
hoops state title
gets dashed late

Thunderbirds
keep promise
made year ago

By Jim Naveau

tusher@civitasmedia.com

By Tom Usher

jnaveau@civitasmedia.com

COLUMBUS The body

language during the trophy
presentation said it all about
Westerville Souths 57-55 win
over Lima Senior in the Division I boys basketball state
championship game on Saturday night.
After Lima Senior coach
Quincey Simpson accepted the
state runner-up trophy, none of
the Spartans made a move to
touch the silver trophy.
But a few minutes later when
Westerville South accepted
the winners gold trophy, every
hand on the Wildcats roster
seemed to be reaching out to
touch their prized possession.
Lima Senior (29-1) came
so close to finishing off a
perfect season with a state
championship. But in a game
that became closely contested
for the final 16 minutes after
Westerville South broke out to
a big early lead, the Wildcats
made one more play than the
Spartans.
Jordan Humphreys floater
in the lane with 2.3 seconds
left in the game gave Westerville South (26-5) the state
championship a year after it
finished runner-up to Huber
Heights Wayne in last years
D-I championship game. The
Spartans called a timeout with
1.8 seconds left on the clock
after Humphreys shot, but
Xavier Simpsons shot from
just inside the midcourt line hit
high off the backboard as time
ran out. Humphrey led Westerville South with 19 points,
14 of them in the first half.
Simpsons 17 points led Lima
Senior. Ruben Flowers scored
12 points and Rico Stafford had
10 points.
Its tough, Quincey Simpson said. Theres some studs
over there. Theyre very well
coached. We gave it all weve
got. I thought all my guys laid
it on the line.
Humphrey described the
game-winning shot this way:
It was what Ive worked on all
year and was doing all game
just attack and get the ball
to the rim. Time was running
down. Somebody had to score.
It was a tie game and I just happened to be in position.
Lima Senior never led after
the opening minutes of the
game and was behind by as
many as five points in the
fourth quarter before tying the
game at 55-55 on a bucket by
See Lima |6C

More coverage
of Lima Senior
Photo page | 5C
Game summary | 6C
Spartans tough inside | 6C
Photo galleries | LimaOhio.com

Photos by Richard Parrish | The Lima News

LCCs Tre Cobbs was named the Division III player of the state tournament. He scored 24 points against Cleveland
VASJ, hitting 9 of 14 from the field and was 4 of 5 on 3-pointers. Cobbs also had six rebounds and four assists.

Inside
Lincolnview
falls in
Division IV
state final
| 8C

COLUMBUS Lima Central Catholic was dominate

all season. So why should the
state tournament be any different? The Thunderbirds handled Cleveland Villa Angela-St.
Joseph like most of the teams
on their schedule.
LCC blew VASJ out the side
door of the Value City Arena to
grab the state title.
LCC used a big second half
to run away with a 66-44 victory over VASJ to win the Division III boys basketball state
championship Saturday before
11,109 fans at Ohio State.
It was the third straight year
the two teams had met for the
D-III state crown, with LCC
winning 64-62 in 2014 and this
year. LCC lost to the Vikings
63-50 in last years state title
game. LCC ended its year 28-1,
while VASJ finishes 23-6.
I cant put it in words, LCC
guard Tre Cobbs said. Its a
blessing. . We werent going
to have the same faces in that
van that we had last year. We
worked for it as soon as we
got back, put in the time and it
definitely showed.
Added LCCs Dantez Walton,
Last year at the end we had
our heads down, as you saw
with the newspaper (picture)
that we hung up in our locker
room as a reminder of that pain
we had. This year you may
have heard us cheering in our
locker room, and thats a good
thing. LCCs Thomas Williams said, I walked out of that
locker last year and said well
be right back here next year. To
come out and win it is the best
feeling in the world.
Its LCCs third boys basketball state championship after
winning in 2010 under coach
Bob Seggerson and 2014 under
coach Frank Kill.
They were first class all the
way. They deserved to win,
VASJ coach Babe Kwasniak
said. They are so good. If
Tre Cobbs is not a Division I
player, then someone needs
to show me what a Division
I point guard looks like. The
kids pretty good and the (Dantez) Walton kid is great.
LCC was led by guard Cobbs
24 points. Cobbs, who was
named the D-III player of the
state tournament, hit 9 of 14
See LCC |3C

Lima Seniors
Xavier Simpson
puts up a
shot against
Westerville
Souths Antoine
Smith during
Saturdays
Division I State
Championship
game at Value
City Arena in
Columbus.

More LCC
coverage
Game summary | 2C
OConnor delivers | 3C
All-tourney team | 3C
Photo page | 4C
Photo galleries | LimaOhio.com

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quick hits

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UPCOMING GAMES

Allen County men win

Special Olympics title
Staff and wire reports

HILLARD The Allen County mens Special

Olympics basketball team won the Division III state
title Saturday with a 38-36 victory against Medina
County. Allen County reached the state Final Four
by winning the West Sectional tournament.

Dillon wins Xfinity race

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) Austin Dillon passed
Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez on the final lap and
surged to an improbable victory in the Xfinity
Series race on Saturday. Busch got within two miles
of his record-tying fourth consecutive Xfinity win
after leading 133 of the 150 laps, but the defending Sprint Cup Series champ got a flat tire while
attempting to save fuel.

TODAY
Champaign
Swarm
3:05 p.m. (MPBA.
tv)

SUNDAY
Florida
Noon (ESPN)
OHIO STATE
BUCKEYES
MONDAY
Nuggets
7 p.m. (FSO)

COLUMBUS
CREW

TODAY
At Devils
5 p.m.(FSO)

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Bucks
At Nets
7 p.m. (FSO) 7:30 p.m. (FSO)

Cleveland
CAVALIERS

MARCH 25
At Gateway
Steam
8:05 p.m.
(MPBA.tv)

MARCH 26
At St. Louis
RiverSharks
5:05 p.m.

TUESDAY
Flyers
7 p.m. (FSO)

THURSDAY
Hurricanes
7 p.m.

APRIL 3
Martinsville
Speedway
1 p.m.(FS1)

APRIL 9
Texas Motor
Speedway
7:30
p.m.(FOX)

columbus
blue jackets
APRIL 2
At FC Dallas
9 p.m.
(TWCSC)

APRIL 9
Montreal
4 p.m.
(TWCSC)

APRIL 16
At NYC FC
7:30 p.m.
(TWCSC)
NASCAR SPRINT
CUP

TODAY
Auto Club
Speedway
3:30
p.m.(FOX)

Day stays ahead

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jason Day survived
bursts of rain and a few bogeys for a 2-under 70
to keep his two-shot lead Saturday in the Arnold
Palmer Invitational. He was at 15-under 201 and
had a two-shot lead over Henrik Stenson (70), Troy
Merritt (67) and Kevin Chappell (67).

Crew tie Fire

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) Matt Lampson had
four saves, including a diving stop in the 68th minute, to help Chicago (0-1-1) play Columbus (0-2-1)
to a 0-0 draw Saturday. It was the first shutout of
the season for Lampson, who came into the game
fifth in all of Major League Soccer with 10 saves.

Athletics edge Reds

MESA, Ariz. (AP) Oakland ace Sonny Gray
struggled through five-plus innings Saturday, allowing five earned runs on eight hits, before the splitsquad Athletics rallied past the Cincinnati Reds 7-6.

On the air
Time Event

TV/Radio

AUTO RACING
3:30 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series,

Auto Club 400, at Fontana, Calif.
FOX
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
NIT, second round, Florida at Ohio St.

ESPN, 99.7 FM, 1150 AM
7:30 p.m. NIT, second round, Georgia

at Saint Marys (Cal.)
ESPNU
NCAA Tournament second round
Noon
Tournament coverage
93.1 FM
Noon
Villanova vs. Iowa
CBS
2:40 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin CBS
5:15 p.m. Oklahoma vs. VCU
CBS
6:10 p.m. Syracuse vs. Middle Tennessee
TNT
7:10 p.m. Maryland vs. Hawaii
TBS
7:45 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Northern Iowa
TRU
8:40 p.m. Wisconsin vs. Xavier
TNT
9:40 p.m. Oregon vs. St. Josephs
TBS
DRAG RACING
1 p.m. NHRA, Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals,

finals, at Gainesville, Fla.
FS1
GOLF
6 a.m.
European PGA, Hero Indian Open

(same-day tape)
GOLF
12:30 p.m. PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational

GOLF
2:30 p.m. PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational

NBC
5 p.m. Champions Tour, Tucson

Conquistadores Classic
GOLF
7 p.m. LPGA Tour, JTBC Founders Cup GOLF
MLB BASEBALL
Spring training
6 a.m.
Philadelphia vs. Toronto (tape-delayed)

MLB
9 a.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego (tape-delayed)

MLB
1 p.m. Boston vs. N.Y. Mets
MLB
4 p.m. Kansas City vs. Chicago Cubs
MLB
2 a.m. (Monday) Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore

(same-day tape)
MLB
NBA
7:30 p.m. Sacramento at New York
NBA
NHL
5 p.m. Blue Jackets at Devils
FSO, 940 AM
6 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh
NBCSN
8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago
NBCSN
SOCCER
9:30 a.m. Premier League, Sunderland

at Newcastle United
NBCSN
10:30 a.m. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen

at VfB Stuttgart
FS1
Noon
Premier League, Manchester United

at Manchester City
NBC
5 p.m. MLS, Colorado at D.C. United
ESPN2
7 p.m. MLS, Toronto at Sporting Kansas City FS1
TENNIS
2 p.m. ATP World Tour & WTA Tour,

BNP Paribas Open
ESPN
TRACK & FIELD
4 p.m. IAAF World Indoor Championships

NBCSN
WINTER SPORTS
6 a.m.
FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing,

Mens Slalom
NBCSN
7 a.m.
FIS World Cup, Alpine Skiing,

Womens Giant Slalom
NBC
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA Tournament second round
Noon
West Virginia vs. Ohio State

or Albany vs. Syracuse
ESPN2
2:30 p.m. DePaul vs. Louisville

or Mississippi St. vs. Michigan St. ESPN2
7 p.m. Kansas St. vs. South Carolina
ESPN
7 p.m. Auburn vs. Baylor
ESPN2
9 p.m. Tennessee vs. Arizona St.
ESPN
9 p.m. St. Bonaventure vs. Oregon St. ESPN2
WOMENS COLLEGE LACROSSE
1 p.m. North Carolina vs. Northernwestern BIG10

A R E A R E S U LT S
High Schools
Boys Basketball
State Finals
All games at Value City Arena (Columbus)
Division II
Lima Central Catholic 66, Cleveland Villa
Angela-St. Joseph 44
LCC
Tre Cobbs 24, Nick Taflinger 5, Ethan
OConnor 11, Dantez Walton 20, Jamison
Bradley 2, Thomas Williams 4. Totals:
26666.
Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph
Roberts 9, Higgins 15, Dean III 8, Stauffer
3, Newlon 3, George 2, Turk 2, Gaffney 2.
Totals: 17644.
Score by quarters:
LCC
11 16 14 25 66
CVSJ
10 16 4 14 44
3-point goals: LCCCobbs 4, Taflinger 1,
OConnor 1, Walton 2 ; CVSJHiggins 1,
Dean III 2, Newlon 1.
Records: LCC 28-1; CVSJ 23-6.
Division IV
Cornerstone Christian 72, Lincolnview 54
Cornerstone Christian
Williams 3, Oliver 6, Bothwell 14, Owens 14,
Kelsheimer 13, Wheeler 4, Hordinski 4, McQueen 13, Selle 1. Totals: 28972.
Lincolnview
Austin Leeth 10, Derek Youtsey 10, Josh
Leiter 3, Chandler Adams 6, Hayden Ludwig
9, Trevor Neate 16. Totals: 23754.
Score by quarters:
Lincolnview 12 6 17 19 54
Cornerstone 19 18 24 11 72
3-point goals: CCWilliams 1, Bothwell 2,
Kelsheimer 2, Hordinski 1, McQueen 2,
Selle 1; LLudwig 1.
Records: CC 16-12; L 27-1.
Colleges
Womens Tennis
Cardinal Stritch 7,
UNOH 2
At Indianapolis
Singles
Melina Lopez (UNOH) def. Alexi Loomis
(CS) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Volvy Boilvin (CS) def. Valeria Popko
(UNOH) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Jitsupa Sirnit (CS) def. Kate Bondarenko
(UNOH) 6-1, 6-0
Luise Gruber (CS) def. Raquel Marques
(UNOH) 6-4, 7-6
Natalie Grieve (CS) def. Ana Lacerda
(UNOH) 6-2, 6-0
Emily Kaftan (CS) def. Xiomara Aguilar
(UNOH) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
Melina Lopez/Raquel Marques (UNOH)
def. Alexi Loomis/Natalie Grieve (CS) 8-4
Volvy Boilvin/Jitsupa Sirinit (CS) def. Valeria Popko/ana Lacerda (UNOH) 8-3
Emily Kaftan/Luise Gruber (CS) def. Kate
Bondarenko/Xiomara Aguilar (UNOH) 8-2
Records: Cardinal Stritch 5-1; UNOH 5-6
Mens Tennis
UNOH 8,
Cardinal Stritch 1
At Indianapolis
Singles
Daniel Rueda (UNOH) def. Fabio Perasso
(CS) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Rik Van Gerwin (UNOH) def. Gian Pico (CS)
6-2, 6-1
Thommy Johansson (UNOH) def. William
East (CS) 7-5, 6-2
Theo Baudin (UNOH) def. Florian Fresse
(CS) 6-3, 6-4
Iustin Baciu (UNOH) def. Raymond Weich
(CS) 6-3, 6-4
Caio Barros (CS) def. Jean-Marc Krone
(UNOH) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
Daniel
Rueda/Thommy
Johansson
(UNOH) def. Fabio Perasso/Raymond
Weich (CS)
Theo Baudin/Jean-Marc Krone (UNOH)
def. Abel Da Costa/William East (CS) 8-5
Rik Van Gerwin/Austin Hammett (UNOH)
def. Florian Fresse/Caio Barrows (CS) 8-6
Records: Cardinal Stritch 3-6; UNOH 8-2
Softball
Capital 1, Bluffton 0
at Bluffton
Capital 100 000 0 1 6 2
Bluffton 000 000 0 0 4 2
WPAmber Martinelli (2-1). LPJesse Madzia (2-2).
2BJ. Madzia (B).
Records: Capital 6-7; Bluffton 6-7.
Bluffton 3, Capital 1
at Bluffton
Capital 010 000 0 1 4 2
Bluffton 000 003 0 3 8 3
WPEmily Scupholm (3-4). LPBree Kilgus (3-6).
Records: Bluffton 7-7; Capital 6-8.
Baseball
Goshen 3, Bluffton 2
at Goshen
Bluffton 000 002 0 2 6 1
Goshen 010 200 0 3 5 2
WPBlake Collins. LPTaylor Gambrell.
2BVincent Caschera (G); Blake Fox (B).
Records: Goshen 7-15; Bluffton 4-5.
Bluffton 5, Goshen 1
at Goshen
Bluffton 100 000 004 5
10 1
Goshen 000 000 100 1 4 2
WPDyson Bowman. LPMichael Walker.
2BBlake Fox (B).
Records: Bluffton 5-5; Goshen 7-16.
Ohio Northern 6, Trine 3
at ONU
Trine
100 011 000 3 8 1
ONU
050 100 000 6 7 2
WPNick Eltzroth (3-1). LPBen Wheaton
(1-1).
2BDrew Palmer; Zach Thorn (Trine).
HRAndy Lubonovic (ONU).
Records: ONU 8-4; Trine 3-6.
Trine 10, Ohio Northern 5
at ONU
Trine
101 007 001 10 10 3
ONU
001 400 000 5 13 7
WPVinny Slobodecki (1-1). LPZach Maier
(0-2).
2BZach Thorn (Trine); Adam Wilson
(ONU).
3BDrew Palmer (Trine).
Records: Trine 4-6; ONU 8-5.

GOLF
Bay Hill Arnold Palmer Invitational
Par Scores
Saturday
At Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Orlando, Fla.
Purse: $6.3 million
Yardage: 7,419; Par 72
Third Round
a-amateur

Jason Day
66-65-70 201
Troy Merritt
67-69-67 203
Kevin Chappell
68-68-67 203
Henrik Stenson
67-66-70 203
Derek Fathauer
70-66-69 205
Justin Rose
68-66-71 205
Emiliano Grillo
68-71-68 207
Jamie Lovemark 68-68-71 207
Smylie Kaufman 69-71-68 208
Zach Johnson
70-70-68 208
Chris Kirk
68-71-69 208
K.J. Choi
68-70-70 208
Francesco Molinari 68-72-69 209
David Hearn
71-67-71 209
Chris Wood
69-69-71 209
Rob Oppenheim
70-68-71 209
Paul Casey
68-69-72 209
Andy Sullivan
70-70-70 210
Adam Scott
67-73-70 210
Patrick Rodgers
70-70-70 210
Brian Harman
69-71-70 210
Hideki Matsuyama 70-69-71 210
Jason Kokrak
70-68-72 210
Jonas Blixt
72-68-71 211
Charles Howell III 72-71-68 211
Cameron Tringale 68-71-72 211
Brendan Steele
67-70-74 211
Marc Leishman
67-70-74 211
Byeong-Hun An
74-70-67 211
Ben Martin
71-70-71 212
Kyle Reifers
71-70-71 212
Sean OHair
70-72-70 212
David Lingmerth 70-72-70 212
Billy Hurley III
69-70-73 212
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 70-69-73 212
Keegan Bradley
69-70-73 212
Scott Brown
70-74-68 212
Matthew Fitzpatrick 70-71-72 213
Retief Goosen
70-71-72 213
Chad Campbell
74-68-71 213
Lucas Glover
68-74-71 213
Freddie Jacobson 69-73-71 213
Billy Horschel
72-67-74 213
Martin Laird
69-74-70 213
Hudson Swafford 72-72-69 213
Adam Hadwin
69-72-73 214
Greg Owen
71-71-72 214
a-Maverick McNealy 69-71-74 214
Ian Poulter
72-70-72 214
Roberto Castro
75-68-71 214
Colt Knost
71-73-70 214
Jon Curran
71-70-74 215
Chez Reavie
71-71-73 215
Bryce Molder
72-71-72 215
Hunter Mahan
70-73-72 215
J.J. Henry
76-67-72 215
Webb Simpson
70-70-76 216
William McGirt
69-73-74 216
Zac Blair
71-68-77 216
Rory Sabbatini
70-74-72 216
Ryan Palmer
70-74-72 216
Jim Herman
70-74-72 216
a-Bryson DeChambeau 72-72-72 216
Rory McIlroy
75-67-75 217
Brandt Snedeker 70-72-75 217
Jhonattan Vegas
71-72-74 217
Thomas Pieters
73-70-74 217
Tony Finau
70-74-73 217
Ernie Els
70-74-73 217
John Huh
73-70-76 219
Spencer Levin
73-71-75 219
Angel Cabrera
71-73-75 219
Si Woo Kim
70-74-75 219
Ryan Moore
71-69-81 221
Davis Love III
72-71-78 221
Camilo Villegas
73-71-77 221

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X f i n i t y ra c e
results
NASCAR XFINITY
TreatMyClot.com 300 Results
Saturday
At Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, Calif.
Lap length: 2 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (6) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 150 laps,
0 points.
2. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 150, 0.
3. (13) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 150, 38.
4. (1) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 150, 38.
5. (5) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 150, 37.
6. (17) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 150, 0.
7. (15) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 150,
35.
8. (4) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 150, 0.
9. (14) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 150, 32.
10. (20) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 150, 31.
11. (16) Aric Almirola, Ford, 150, 0.
12. (8) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 150, 29.
13. (9) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 149, 28.
14. (10) Ryan Reed, Ford, 149, 27.
15. (2) Erik Jones, Toyota, 149, 26.
16. (7) Jeb Burton, Ford, 149, 25.
17. (12) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 149, 24.
18. (32) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 149, 23.
19. (19) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 149, 22.
20. (11) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 148, 0.
21. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet,
148, 20.
22. (21) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 148,
19.
23. (27) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 148,
18.
24. (26) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet,
148, 0.
25. (24) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 148, 16.
26. (35) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 147,
15.
27. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 147, 14.
28. (31) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 145, 13.
29. (23) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 145, 12.
30. (39) Todd Peck, Ford, 141, 11.
31. (40) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 140, 10.
32. (38) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 139, 9.
33. (37) B.J. McLeod, Ford, engine, 95, 8.
34. (34) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, engine,
89, 7.
35. (36) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet,
engine, 84, 6.
36. (22) Dylan Lupton, Chevrolet, accident, 56, 5.
37. (33) Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 44, 4.
38. (29) David Starr, Toyota, engine, 30, 3.
39. (28) Josh Wise, Toyota, vibration, 18,
0.
40. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota,
brakes, 2, 0.
___
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 143.008
mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 52
seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.714 seconds.
Caution Flags: 4 for 16 laps.
Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: D.Suarez 1-4; K.Busch 5-11;
J.Wise 12; K.Busch 13; K.Larson 14; K.Busch
15-32; B.Gaughan 33-34; K.Larson 35-38;
K.Busch 39-73; A.Almirola 74-76; E.Sadler
77; K.Busch 78-149; A.Dillon 150.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): K.Busch, 5 times for 133 laps;
K.Larson, 2 times for 5 laps; D.Suarez, 1

time for 4 laps; A.Almirola, 1 time for 3 laps;

B.Gaughan, 1 time for 2 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time
for 1 lap; E.Sadler, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Wise, 1
time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: 1. D.Suarez, 182; 2.
E.Sadler, 173; 3. J.Allgaier, 163; 4. B.Jones,
161; 5. T.Dillon, 159; 6. B.Gaughan, 154; 7.
E.Jones, 152; 8. D.Wallace Jr., 134; 9. R.Reed,
133; 10. B.Poole, 130.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap,
Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap,
Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

MENS COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
NCAA Tournament
All Times EDT
Wednesday, March 16
Holy Cross 59, Southern 55
Michigan 67, Tulsa 62
EAST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Thursday, March 17
At PNC Arena
Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina 83, Florida Gulf Coast 67
Providence 70, Southern Cal 69
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Indiana 99, Chattanooga 74
Kentucky 85, Stony Brook 57
Friday, March 18
At Barclays Center
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Stephen F. Austin 70, West Virginia 56
Notre Dame 70, Michigan 63
At Scottrade Center
St. Louis
Wisconsin 47, Pittsburgh 43
Xavier 71, Weber State 53
Round of 32
Saturday, March 19
At PNC Arena
Raleigh, N.C.
North Carolina (29-6) vs. Providence (2410), 9:40 p.m.
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Indiana 73, Kentucky 67
Sunday, March 20
At Barclays Center
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Stephen F. Austin (28-5) vs. Notre Dame
(22-11), 2:40 p.m.
At Scottrade Center
St. Louis
Xavier (28-5) vs. Wisconsin (21-12), 8:40
p.m.
At Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
North Carolina-Providence winner vs.
Indiana (27-7), TBA
Xavier-Wisconsin winner vs. Stephen F.
Austin_Notre Dame winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Round of 64
Thursday, March 17
At Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Miami 79, Buffalo 72
Wichita State 65, Arizona 55
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
UConn 74, Colorado 67
Kansas 105, Austin Peay 79
Friday, March 18
At Barclays Center
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Villanova 86, UNC Asheville 56
Iowa 72, Temple 70, OT
At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Hawaii 77, California 66
Maryland 79, South Dakota State 74
Round of 32
Saturday, March 19
At Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Miami 65, Wichita State 57
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Kansas (31-4) vs. UConn (25-10), 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At Barclays Center
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Villanova (30-5) vs. Iowa (22-10), 12:10
p.m.
At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Hawaii (28-5) vs. Maryland (26-8), 7:10
p.m.
At KFC YUM! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Kansas-UConn winner vs. Hawaii-Maryland winner, TBA
Villanova-Iowa winner vs. Miami (27-7),
TBA
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Thursday, March 17
At PNC Arena
Raleigh, N.C.
Butler 71, Texas Tech 61
Virginia 81, Hampton 45
At Pepsi Center
Denver
Iowa State 94, Iona 81
UALR 85, Purdue 83, 2OT
Utah 80, Fresno State 69
Gonzaga 68, Seton Hall 52
Friday, March 18
At Scottrade Center
St. Louis
Syracuse 70, Dayton 51
Middle Tennessee 90, Michigan State 81
Round of 32
Saturday, March 19
At PNC Arena
Raleigh, N.C.
Virginia (27-7) vs. Butler (22-10), 7:10
p.m.
At Pepsi Center
Denver
Iowa State (22-11) vs. UALR (30-4), 6:10
p.m.
Utah (27-8) vs. Gonzaga (27-7), 8:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 20
At Scottrade Center
St. Louis
Middle Tennessee (25-9) vs. Syracuse

(20-13), 6:10 p.m.

At The United Center
Chicago
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Virginia-Butler winner vs. Iowa StateUALR winner, TBA
Middle Tennessee-Syracuse winner vs.
Utah-Gonzaga winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Thursday, March 17
At Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Duke 93, UNC Wilmington 85
Yale 79, Baylor 75
Friday, March 18
At Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
VCU 75, Oregon State 67
Oklahoma 82, Cal State Bakersfield 68
Texas A&M 92, Green Bay 65
Northern Iowa 75, Texas 72
At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Oregon 91, Holy Cross 52
Saint Josephs 78, Cincinnati 76
Round of 32
Saturday, March 19
At Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence, R.I.
Duke 71, Yale 64
Sunday, March 20
At Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma (26-7) vs. VCU (25-10), 5:15
p.m.
Texas A&M (27-8) vs. Northern Iowa (2312), 7:40 p.m.
At Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Wash.
Oregon (29-6) vs. Saint Josephs (28-7),
9:40 p.m.
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Oregon-Saint Josephs winner vs. Duke
(25-10), TBA
Oklahoma-VCU winner vs. Texas A&MNorthern Iowa winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 26
Semifinal winners

W ome n s
c ollege
basketball
All Times EDT
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
At Storrs, Conn.
UConn 101, Robert Morris 49
Duquesne 97, Seton Hall 76
At Los Angeles
UCLA 66, Hawaii 50
South Florida (23-8) vs. Colorado State
(31-1), late
At Austin, Texas
Missouri 78, BYU 69
Texas (28-4) vs. Alabama State (19-11),
late
Second Round
Today
At Starkville, Miss.
Mississippi State (27-7) vs. Michigan
State (25-8), 2:30 p.m.
Monday
At Storrs, Conn.
UConn (33-0) vs. Duquesne (28-5), TBA
At Los Angeles
South Florida-Colorado State winner vs.
UCLA (25-8), TBA
At Austin, Texas
Missouri (22-9) vs. Texas-Alabama State
winner, TBA
DALLAS REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday
At College Station, Texas
Florida State 72, Middle Tennessee 55
Texas A&M 74, Missouri State 65
Second Round
Today
At Waco, Texas
Baylor (34-1) vs. Auburn (20-12), 7 p.m.
At Louisville, Ky.
DePaul (26-8) vs. Louisville (26-7), 2:30
p.m.
At Corvallis, Ore.
St. Bonaventure (24-7) vs. Oregon State
(29-4), 9 p.m.
Monday
At College Station, Texas
Florida State (24-7) vs. Texas A&M (229), TBA
SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL
Second Round
Today
At Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina (32-1) vs. Kansas State
(19-12), 7 p.m.
At Syracuse, N.Y.
Albany (NY) (28-4) vs. Syracuse (26-7),
Noon
At Columbus, Ohio
West Virginia (25-9) vs. Ohio State (257), Noon
At Tempe, Ariz.
Tennessee (20-13) vs. Arizona State (266), 9 p.m.
LEXINGTON REGIONAL
First Round
Today
At South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame 95, North Carolina A&T 61
Georgia (21-9) vs. Indiana (20-11), 9 p.m.
At Stanford, Calif.
South Dakota State 74, Miami 71
Stanford (24-7) vs. San Francisco (22-11),
9 p.m.
At Lexington, Ky.
Oklahoma 61, Purdue 45
Kentucky 85, UNC Asheville 31
At College Park, Md.
Maryland 74, Iona 58
Washington 65, Pennsylvania 53
Second Round
Monday
At South Bend, Ind.
Notre Dame (32-1) vs. Georgia-Indiana
winner, TBA
At Stanford, Calif.
South Dakota State (27-6) vs. StanfordSan Francisco winner, TBA
At Lexington, Ky.
Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Kentucky (24-7),
TBA
At College Park, Md.
Washington (23-10) vs. Maryland (31-3),
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 3C

LCCs OConnor comes up big in two state games

By Jim Naveau

jnaveau@civitasmedia.com

COLUMBUS A year ago,

Ethan OConnor was voted
the Glue Guy on Lima Central Catholics boys basketball
team for doing the sorts of
things that might not show up
in the box score.
The award hasnt been
handed out this year, but the
6-foot, 3-inch senior did all
the same things and more
again, which is one of the
reasons another state championship stuck to LCC this
season.
OConnor who averaged
6.5 points and 5 rebounds
this season scored 11
points and had four rebounds,
two assists and a steal in the
Thunderbirds 66-44 win over
Cleveland Villa Angela-St.
Joseph in the Division III
boys basketball state championship game on Saturday.
Two days earlier he had 12
points and three rebounds in
a 74-56 state semifinal win
over Cincinnati Roger Bacon.
Against Villa Angela-St.
Joseph he hit a short jumper,
then connected on a 3-pointer
to help start the 30-7 LCC run
in the third and fourth quarters that turned the champi-

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Central Catholics Ethan OConnor puts up a shot against Cleveland

Villa Angela-St Josephs Sherman Dean III during Saturdays Division III state
championship game Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus.

onship game into a blowout.

Hes a guy who does the
dirty work most people dont

appreciate. If youve been

around the program long
enough you know hes a gritty

kid, hes a hard nosed kid. He

plays super hard and comes
up with some big shots at the
most unexpected times, LCC
coach Frank Kill said.
Hes a guy who has a lot of
leadership skills when needed. He hit a big three for us
there (on Saturday). He will
just do anything you ask him
to do, he said.
OConnor, his brothers
Tyler and Aidan, and their
dad, Mike, have seven state
championships among them.
Tyler was a sophomore
starter and a key player on
LCCs 2010 state champion
team. Aidan was on the 2014
state champion team, Ethan
has been on the last two LCC
state winners and their dad
has been an assistant coach
on all three of them.
I guess you could say weve
always played pretty well in
Columbus, Ethan OConnor
said.
OConnor was usually the
first player off the bench on
LCCs 2015 state runner-up
team. This season he moved
into the starting spot Jake
Williams had as a senior last
year, where he often battled
taller players.
Last year I got voted Glue
Guy. We didnt do that this

year but Glue Guy is basically the guy who doesnt get
on the stat sheet but brings
the team together. I take
pride in bringing the team
together, he said. If theres a
break in the game, I point out
who everybody is guarding. If
there is a run, I get everybody
calm.
Like some of his teammates, OConnor says the
only loss in their 28-1 season,
54-52 to Lima Senior on Jan.
26, was a turning point that
made them intensify their
efforts to win a second state
title in three years.
That was our first loss of
the season, it was our only
loss of the season. It definitely opened our eyes that
we needed to get better, he
said. Prior to that game,
we played to our opponents.
Since that game, we played to
our potential, especially during the tournament.
That potential probably was
never displayed more than
when LCC turned a 27-26
halftime lead into a 24-point
lead at 57-33 in the first 12
minutes of the second half.
Its incredible. We played
so well in the second half. It
was a great way to end our
senior year, OConnor said.

LCC
From page 1C

Lima Central Catholic coach Frank Kill waves the net after
finishing cutting it down following Saturdays Division III
state championship game Saturday at Value City Arena in
Columbus.

Lima Centra; Catholics Tre Cobbs gets a bucket against

Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph during Saturdays
Division III state championship game Saturday at Value
City Arena in Columbus.

Thunderbirds Cobbs named

top player in D-III tourney
Associated Press

COLUMBUS After
leading Lima Central
Catholic to its third
state championship, Tre
Cobbs was named the
most outstanding player
on the Associated Press
Division III all-tournament team.
The senior point
guard scored 24 points
and had six rebounds
and four assists as the
Thunderbirds beat
Cleveland Villa AngelaSt. Joseph in the championship game Saturday.
He had 20 points in the

semifinals on Thursday.
Joining Cobbs on
the Division III alltournament team are
LCC senior wing Dantez
Walton (50 points, 22
rebounds in two games),
VASJ sophomore guard
Gene Higgins (31 points
in two games), St. Bernard Roger Bacon junior
guard Justin Johnson,
who scored 16 points
in a semifinal loss to
LCC and LynchburgClay senior guard Devin
Pierson, who scored 28
points in a semifinal loss
to Cleveland VASJ.

from the field and was 4

of 5 on 3-pointers. Cobbs
also had six rebounds
and four assists.
Walton had 20 points
and 11 rebounds, including 11 points in the
fourth quarter. Walton
was also named to the
D-III all-tournament
team.
Ethan OConnor contributed 11 points for
the T-Birds. Josh Dixon
had six rebounds and
two assists. Williams had
four points and three
rebounds. Nick Taflinger
had five points.
VASJ point guard
Gene Higgins led the
Vikings with 15 points.
Long-range bomber
Sherman Dean had eight
points, but was 2 of 13
on 3-pointers, with mostly Walton watching him.
Im on cloud nine
right now, Dixon said.
Dixon guarded Higgins
most of the day.
Cobbs came out hot
with nine first-quarter
points and 14 at the half.
But for the most part,
the T-Birds were flat
early, getting beat on
the boards and for loose
balls.
LCC led 11-10 after
the first quarter and held
a 27-26 lead at the half.
Coming out of the
gate, I thought we were
tight, LCC coach Frank
Kill said. We missed
some easy buckets and
we kind of played to
Villa Angela-St. Joes
way of slowing things
down. We were out of
rhythm.
But the third quarter
was T-Birds basketball.
They owned the glass,

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Central Catholics Nick Taflinger (14), Dantez Walton (32) and Tre Cobbs apply pressure to
Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Josephs Danny McGarry during Saturdays Division III state championship
game Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus.

were extremely pesky

on defense and got the
inside-outside and running game in full gear.
We had to rebound,
Kill said of his halftime speech. We had
to rebound and play
defense. Its an easy formula for success. We
werent aggressive. We
werent defending.
We got back in that
locker room and I saw a
bunch of guys who came
out in the third quarter
and said we were going
to be hungry. We got
stops. We contested
every shot. We were able
to then transition.
The T-Birds started
the third with a 10-1 run
to pull out to a 37-27
lead with 3:23 left in
the quarter. Cobbs hit
an NBA-like 3-pointer,
OConnor sank a 3-pointer and a layup.
LCC outscored VASJ
14-4 in the third to take
a 41-30 lead.
It was more rebounding and running in the

every rebound I could,

Williams said.
Walton then hit two
driving layups, Cobbs hit
a 17-footer and Walton
hit a putback.
By then, it was over.
In the fourth quarter
Tre looked like he was
kind of gassed and I
knew I had to take on an
extra load, Walton said.
LCC ended up win Frank Kill
ning
its seven tournaLCC coach
ment games by an average of 31 points.
LCC outrebounded
VASJ 36-22, after the
final quarter.
LCC started the fourth two teams both had 13
on a 16-3 run to pull out rebounds at the half.
LCC shot 49 percent
to a 57-33 lead with 3:33
to go. LCC won the final from the field and was
8 of 22 on 3-pointers.
to quarter, 39-18.
VASJ hit 36 percent
This time it was Walton and Cobbs doing the from the field and was 4
of 19 on 3-pointers.
bulk of the damage. To
Walton walked down
start the final quarter
the back hall with a
Cobbs and Walton hit
strong grip around the
3-pointers.
gold state championship
And LCC owned the
trophy.
boards in the second
Ive got some hardhalf, 23-9.
ware Im going to bring
I made it my pact to
go out and there and get home, Walton said.

We got back in that

locker room and I saw
a bunch of guys who
came out in the third
quarter and said we
were going to be
hungry. We got stops.
We contested every
shot. We were able to
then transition.

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Photos by Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Central Catholic players, coaches, cheerleaders and support staff pose with their Division III state championship
trophy.

Lima Central Catholics Josh Dixon and coach Frank Kill embrace in
the closing moments of Saturdays Division III state championship
game.

Lima Central Catholics Dantez Walton works his way for a shot
against Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph during Saturdays
Division III state championship game at Value City Arena in
Columbus.

Lima Central Catholic players and coach Frank Kill celebrate after winning Saturdays Division III state championship.

Above, Lima Central Catholic students hold

commemorative front pages of The Lima News following
Saturdays Division III state championship game.t

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Central Catholics Ethan OConner puts up a shot against Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Josephs Will
Butler (5) during Saturdays Division III state championship game at Value Center Arena in Columbus.

Left, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Josephs Gene Higgins

charges into Lima Central Catholics Josh Dixon during
Saturdays Division III state championship game at
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 5C

Tough end to great Lima Senior season

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Jarius Ward puts up a shot against Westerville Souths

Ennis Thomas during Saturdays Division I state championship
game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Senior coach Quincey Simpson tries to console his team after the Spartans lost 57-55 to Westerville South in the Division I state
championship game Saturday night at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Senior Marquevious Wilson puts up a shot against Westerville

Souths Kaleb Wesson during Saturdays Division I state
championship game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Rico Stafford blocks the shot of Westerville Souths Kaleb Wesson during Saturdays Division I state championship game Lima Seniors Jaylin Thomas puts up a shot against Westerville
at Value City Arena in Columbus.
Souths Andre Wesson during Saturdays Division I state
championship game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Ruben Flowers III, left, and Rico Stafford defend the
shot of Westerville Souths Jordan Humphrey during Saturdays
Don Speck | The Lima News
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Spartans hold their own on the inside

By Tom Usher

tusher@civitasmedia.com

COLUMBUS
Westerville Souths
Kaleb Wesson is massive.
The 6-foot-9 Westerville South pivot is huge
and hard to move.
But Lima Seniors
6-5 Rico Stafford and
6-5 Ruben Flowers gave
him everything he could
handle and more at both
ends of the floor.
Westerville South
knocked off Lima Senior
57-55 on a floater by Jordan Humphrey with two
seconds left to win the
Division I boys basketball state championship
Saturday at Ohio States
Value City Arena.
Wesson managed
only seven points, four
rebounds and shot 2
of 8 from the field. He
struggled to get touches
in the offense and ended
up with four fouls.
I want to front him
and prevent him from
getting the ball, Stafford said. I was trying
not to let him get the
ball in the paint. I didnt
want him to score.
Flowers had 12 points,

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Centers Crouse Hall.

five rebounds and three

blocks. He hit 5 of 5
from the field.
Stafford had 10 points,
four rebounds and two
blocks. He hit 5 of 6
from the field.
I was just trying to
give my team the lead,
Stafford said of his
fourth-quarter putbacks.
I gave it everything. It
was a matter of attacking the boards. If you
get boxed out, you
attack the boards.
Lima Senior coach
Quincey Simpson said,
Ruben and Rico are
both two good defenders. Ruben is our toughest guy, we said that
from day one. I thought
they did a tremendous
job on both Wesson
brothers (6-9 Kaleb and
6-6 Andre).
Stafford had eight
fourth-quarter points,

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Marquevious Wilson, left, and Jaylin Thomas attempt to strip the ball away from Westerville Souths Kaleb Wesson during
Saturdays Division I state championship game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

four points on layups

and four points on putbacks. His final layup
brought the Spartans
within 55-53 with 28
seconds to go.
He (Stafford) did

what he normally knows

how to do, hang around
the basket, get the key
rebounds and make the
key shots, Simpson
said. . Those guys
(Flowers and Stafford)

fight with me to the end. it because theyve been

together for so long. It
Theyve been fighting
with me since the fourth didnt happen for us.
grade.
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From page 1C

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Senior players huddle before the start of Saturdays Division I state championship
game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Westerville
South 57, Lima
Senior 55
at Value City Arena (Columbus)
Westerville South
Humphrey 19, A. Wesson 14,
Thomas 5, Haynie 4, D. Wesson 7,
Mills 3, Smith 5. Totals: 22757.
Lima Senior
Marquevious Wilson 2, Jarius
Ward 7, Xavier Simpson 17, Ruben
Flowers III 12, Rico Stafford 10,
Jaylin Thomas 7. Totals: 23555.
Score by quarters:
WS
19 12 14 12 57
LS
12 16 15 12 55
3-point goals: WSHumphrey 1,
A. Wesson 1, Thomas 1, K. Wesson
1, Mills 1, Smith 1; LSSimpson 2,
Ward 1, Thomas 1.
Records: WS 25-5; LS 29-1.

Ceremony
Lima Senior has scheduled a
ceremony for its boys basketball
team at 6 p.m. today in the high
school gym.

the ball last, he said.

NOTES:
Welcome home: Lima Senior
has scheduled a welcome home
ceremony for its boys basketball
team at 6 p.m. today in the high
school gym.
Anthem singer: Courtney
McLaughlin, of Bluffton, sang the
national anthem before the Division I championship game.

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Rico Stafford puts up a shot during Saturdays

Division I state championship game at Value City Arena in
Columbus.
Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Xavier Simpson drives to the

basket against Westerville Souths Daylan
Haynie during Saturdays Division I state
championship game at Value City Arena in
Columbus.

All tourney team: Humphrey

was named the most outstanding
player of the Associated Press
Division I all-tournament team.
The senior guard led all scorers with 19 points in the 57-55
title victory over Lima Senior. He
scored 25 points in a semifinal
win over Garfield Heights one
night earlier.
Joining him on the all-tournament team was fellow Wildcat
Andre Wesson, Simpson, Garfield
Heights senior forward Braun
Hartfield (27 points, 16 rebounds
in one game) and Wilmington
senior guard Jarron Cumberland
(25 points, nine rebounds in one
game).
Reach Jim Naveau at 567-242-0414 or on Twitter
at @Lima_Naveau.

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lima Seniors Ruben Flowers lll goes up for a shot during

Saturdays Division I state championship game at Value City
Arena in Columbus.

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Stafford with an assist from Simpson with 25 seconds to play.

Westerville went out to big leads
twice early in the game before
Lima Senior battled back.
The Wildcats ran out to a 14-5
lead in the games first 4 minutes
and run was the operative word in
an extremely fast-paced start.
Lima Senior cut that lead to four
points, but Westerville South built
an even bigger advantage when it
went up 24-12 with 6:19 left in the
first half.
Turnovers were costly, especially early, for Lima Senior.
Westerville South got 15 of its 31
first-half points after Lima Senior
turnovers.
Early they got some good transition opportunities but I think
we limited those guys in the
second half. Bascially, we were
just getting the nervousness out
of our system, Quincey Simpson
said.
But we erased the first half
and put ourselves in position to
win but we came up short, he
said.
Lima Senior shot the ball better
than Westerville South, 56 percent to 46 percent, outrebounded
the Wildcats 27-19 and blocked
seven shots. The Spartans defensive pressure might not have been
as productive as usual, though,
producing only seven Westerville
turnovers.
Westerville South coach Ed
Calo said he could probably imagine some of what Lima Senior
was feeling after coming so close
to a state championship because
of seeing how hard it hit his team
after its loss in the title game a
year ago.
Wow. Last year was so difficult. We really struggled with
it for a while. We came so close.
It was quite a difference from
tonight, he said.
My heart goes out to Lima
Senior. They had a phenomenal
team and a great season. I know
how they feel.
Its very difficult but they
have to be very proud of what
they accomplished this year.
There was very little difference,
if any difference between the two
squads. We just happened to have

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By now some
fishing a whole lot
anglers have
more fun for you
already put new
with less hassle.
line on their spin- Al Smith
I use an arbor
ning or baitcasting Contributing
uni-knot to tie the
reels. If you do
columnist
line to the reel.
your own, there is
You also can wrap
a difference in putthe line twice around the
ting line on each. If you
middle of the spool reel
prefer to get your reels
and then tie an overhand
filled at a bait and tackle
knot. Make sure you have
store that does it, you
should have no problems. the bail open before tying
either knot.
But there may come a
Put the line filler spool
time when you need new
line on a reel and no place on the floor. You want
to make sure to reel line
to spool it is close by. I
onto the reel without it
remember taking trips
to Canada where I fished twisting. Reel a little line
onto the spool. Check
lakes that had plenty of
and see if the line twists
structure that was tough
or jumps when you lower
on fishing line. On one
trip, I changed line every the rod toward the spool
of line. If it does, flip the
other day. You want the
filler spool over and using
line on your reels properly because the last thing tension fill the reel with
line to within an eighth
you need while fishing
inch of of the spool lip.
is a birds nest or line
Many reels have a line
looking line a bunch of
spaghetti after you made near the lip.
Before clipping the line,
a cast.
Improper spooling of a see if what you put on
the spool come off in fast
line unto a reel not only
bunches when the reel
causes these scenarios
but also reduces the lines is open. Put that excess
back on the filler spool.
performance.
Make sure you are load- When the line does not
come off in bunches, you
ing the proper line test
should be in good shape.
onto a reel. You would
A problem with spinnot put 10-12 pound test
ning reels is line twists
line on an ultralight reel
and loops once you have
that uses 2-6 pound test.
cast. Before casting, make
Filling both kinds of
it a habit to check for a
reels is not difficult. A
key is not overfilling your loop on your reels. Take it
out by opening the spool
reel. That will lead to
problems casting and pos- and taking off the line or
by pulling off line and not
sible birds nests.
have the line with tight
On a baitcasting reel,
tension.
you can use an arbor
Some experts suguni-knot or simply run
the line through the rods gest using your hand to
manually close the bail
guides and then tie it to
of a spinning reel, which
the reel with an arbor
should reduce line twist.
knot. Use the aid of a
Fishing line is not inexpartner. My kids used to
pensive. Consequently
like helping me put line
on reels. Have your part- if I use a certain pound
test often, I will buy it in
ner put a pencil through
the line spool. Make sure large filler spools, usually
the line comes off the top including thousands of
of the line spool and reel yards. If you do a lot of
ultralight fishing, getting
it with tension onto the
spool. Put line on the reel 4 and 6 pound test in
these spools is economispool within 1/16 of an
inch from the rim. Do not cal. Lighter lines will
fray and become weak if
overfill the reel.
fished frequently. Thus,
These days I tend to
use a spinning reel much you may be changing line

many times during open

water season.

A pair of hunting proposals for the 2016-17

hunting season have been
modified following input
from hunters during the
annual district meetings
on proposed regulations.
These changes were presented to the Ohio Wildlife Council last week.
At its next meeting, the
council will vote on this
amended proposals.
According the DOW,
the two-day gun season
are Dec. 17-18 instead of
Dec. 28-29 as originally
proposed. Also the proposed dates for the January muzzleloader season
were modified to Jan.
7-10 instead of the original dates, which were a
week later in the month.

Registration for a special youth turkey hunt at

Paint Creek State Park
will be held Saturday,
March 26 at the Fallsville
Wildlife Area, 10221
Careytown Road in New
Vienna.
Four specified zones on
April 16, 23, 30 and May
7 and 14 will be available
to hunters 17 and younger who are accompanied
by a non-hunting adult
who will accompany them
on the day of the hunt.
Registration begins at
1:30 p.m. with the drawing set to be held at 2
p.m.
The non-hunting adult
accompanying the youth
hunter on the day of
the hunt must enter the
drawing. The permit will
be issued in the adults
name. If drawn, the youth
hunter must purchase
an Ohio hunting license
and youth turkey permit.
Permits are transferable
through the Fallsville
headquarters and must
be done 24 hours prior to
the hunt.
Interested hunters can
call Wildlife District Five
headquarters at 937-3729261 or the Fallsville
Wildlife Area at 937-9872508 for more information.

Want to learn more

about the lives of coyotes

in Ohio? Then plan on

attending a free public
program March 30 from
6-7 p.m. at the Ohio Division of Wildlifes Lake
Erie United located at
305 East Shoreline Drive
in Sandusky.
The non-hunting adult
accompanying the youth
hunter on the day of
the hunt must enter the
drawing. The permit will
be issued in the adults
name. If drawn, the youth
hunter must purchase
an Ohio hunting license
and youth turkey permit.
Permits are transferable
through the Fallsville
headquarters and must
be done 24 hrs. prior to
the hunt.
Although the program
is free, pre-registration
is required. To pre-register phone 330-644-2293.

If you like to fish for

muskies, you might
want to join nearly 200
anglers in a tournament
setting in mid-May in
Indiana.
The 20th annual Indiana Muskies Classic will
be held on the famed
muskie waters of northern Indiana. These lakes
include Lake Tippecanoe, Lake Webster
and the Barbee Chain.
Anglers will fish different waters each day as
they are rotated among
the trio of lakes, which
are all located within
10 miles of the tourney
headquarters.
Sponsored by the
Hoosier Muskie Hunters, tourney proceeds
are used to enhance
Indianas muskie population. The club has raised
more than $85,000 to
stock nearly 12,000 fish
in Indiana waters and
also has purchased critical equipment for the
Indiana Department of
Natural Resources.
The classic is limited
to 90 two-person teams.
Registration has already
opened. To register and
for more information,
visit indianamuskieclassic.com.
Al Smith is a freelance outdoor
writer. He may be contacted at
flyfishman7@hotmail.com or follow
him on Twitter @alsmithFL

West Virginia next up for OSU women

Associated Press

COLUMBUS After beating

a lesser opponent in the opening
round of the NCAA Tournament,
the Ohio State women know theyll
get a faster and grittier game from
West Virginia at noon today.
The Buckeyes (25-7), the No.
3 seed in the Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, regional, face the No. 6
Mountaineers (25-9) in the second
round with a Sweet 16 bid at stake.
The winner will play next Friday
against either Arizona State or
Tennessee.
The question on everyones
mind is whether Ohio State guard
Ameryst Alston, the teams second leading scorer, will play after
spraining her right wrist in a Big
Ten Tournament game. Alston
sat on the bench with a brace on
her wrist Friday, and after the
game had it heavily swaddled in
plastic wrap. Ohio State coach
Kevin McGuff said Saturday that

Theres no doubt in my mind,

he said. Thats good, though. If
youre going to play a team, you
want them to have everybody.
Even if Ohio State is without
Alstons average 18.6 points, the
Mountaineers still have to figure
out how to contain guard Kelsey
Mitchell, the nations fourth leading scorer and a deadly 3-point
shooter. She averaged 25.7 points
per game this year, and led the
team with 27 against Buffalo.
West Virginia will need another
big game from Bria Holmes, who
AP photo averaged 16.4 points and scored 26
Ohio States Asia Doss, right, brings the ball Friday in the Mountaineers firstup court against Buffalos Camera Miley round win over Princeton.
during a first-round NCAA Tournament
I feel like we can go against any
game Friday in Columbus.
team and play our game of basketball, especially when were playing
its close whether Alston will be
well and shooting well, Holmes
ready to play. Im optimistic, but
we really wont know for sure until said. I feel like were going into
this game very confident, and we
(Sunday), he said. West Virginia
just have to come out and really
coach Mike Carey, though, fully
execute.
expects to see her in the game.

Rackley leads Glenn to D-II state title

Associated Press

COLUMBUS Drew
Rackley scored 25 points
as New Concord John
Glenn beat Akron St.
Vincent-St. Mary 76-72
in the Division II state
championship game Saturday.
Matt Weir gave the
Little Muskies (28-1)
the lead again with
a pair of free throws

with 5:42 left after they

coughed up a 14-point
second half advantage,
and John Glenn held on
against an active Fighting Irish press.
Weir finished with
18 points while Tanner
Slack had 15 for John
Glenn, which won its
first state title.
The Fighting Irish
(26-4) were going for

their seventh championship.

That wouldve tied
Middletowns record for
most in Ohio history.
They were led in scoring by Trayvon Graves,
who had 18 points.
Henry Baddley tallied
16 point while John Williams had 14 and Dominic Davis added 11.
Rackley was named

the most outstanding

player of the Associated
Press D-II all-tournament team .
Joining him on the alltournament team were
Weir, Baddley, Cincinnati Aikens Carlik Jones
(29 points in a semifinal
loss to Akron SVSM)
and Bays John Koz (21
points in a semifinal loss
to John Glenn).

Sunday, March 20, 2016 7C

Surviving
high school
banquet trail
of the South
One of the
Division. That
great things
group was led
about writing
by South Bowler
about and coachof the Year Haning bowling is
nah Niekamp
that you are
of Versailles,
given the opporAnna Bohman
tunity to dine on Jack
of Russia as well
some fine food. Hammill
Sunday with
Contributing as Paige Hartings and Emily
the WOHSBC
columnist
Fortener of
was once again
Coldwater.
excellent with
Lexi Bayliff, who in
catered offerings and
the last 72 hours also
Monday evening was
received an invitation
even better with the
to attend a Fellowship
families of the winter
sports athletes at Tem- of Christian Athletes
ple Christian bringing Dinner, gained an honforth the vittles. I can orable mention award
at the conference banhardly wait for one of
quet.
my bowlers to literOne new conference
ally break away from
record was set this
work demands so
season when the Coldshe can celebrate the
end of the season with water girls rolled a 267
game.
her teammates with a
The 300 game of
pizza party. Ahhh
Fought tied a confermore fine food.
ence record. Austin on
As mentioned, the
Jan. 30 became just
trail began at the
the second bowler in
WOHSBC where
the conference to roll
Wapakoneta, Coldwater and Shawnee were a perfect game. Trent
Haughn of Ottawathe toast of the town
thanks to success dur- Glandorf was the first
in December of 2008.
ing the season and at
the OHSAA state tour- The talent has always
been present in this
nament.
I am still both happy conference for more
but the integrity of the
for and impressed by
conference has generalthe success of Shawly led to a competitive
nee in year two of its
program. Drew Ambro- shot on league days.
Brandon Kennard also
za was given high
has a 300 game as a
praise for his second
team All-Ohio ranking high school bowler but
it was in a WBL match
for OHSAA Division
II. The individual hon- at Defiance.
The banquet at
ors spread as well for
Temple Christian
Shawnee with Austin
Fought being honored spoke more to the
Christian impact that
for his 300 game as
the two teams had on
well as first team Allthe bowlers that they
WOHSBC. He had
previously been named came into contact with
during the season. If
bowler of the year in
there was an award
the WBL. Ambroza
within the WOHSBC
earned second team
for sportsmanship it
All-WOHSBC honors.
is certain that the two
Jeffrey Geise and
teams, especially the
Nathan Stratton were
included as honorable girls squad, would
have been honored.
mention. Shawnee
The boys team,
girls team members
under the leadership of
Kasie Moeller, Allie
Dick Mowery, essenMeeker and Dayle
tially took down every
Aldrich were also
named honorable men- existing school record
during the season
tion.
that ended with Gabe
The Bowler of the
Year honors were split DiLallo being the first
boy from the school
between the North
to qualify for district
and South Division.
Britni Hosterman and singles play. He was
joined at that level by
Brandon Kennard of
Wapak earned the top Lexi Bayliff.
Each now holds the
nods for the North.
school standard for
Britni was joined by
teammates (her sister) standing placement at
Carlee Hosterman and that level.
DiLallo was honored
Katie Manger on the
as not only a member
first team group with
of the record-breaking
Kelsey Pothast and
team but also for
Josee Kaeck on the
establishing individual
second unit. All but
marks at the school for
Pothast will return
high game and series.
next season.
It was clearly a great
Kennard edged
season and it is not
Fought for scoring
over yet.
honors 218-217.7.
The crown jewel of
His teammate Blake
Knueve joined him on the youth program,
The Jessica Sanford
first team and they
Singles tournament,
were equally represented on second team will conclude this
by Dusty Haggard and afternoon at Westgate
Lanes with action
Tyler Miller. Each of
the four honorees from beginning at 2 p.m.
The qualifying rounds
Wapak return next
were rolled around 4
season.
p.m. Saturday so we
The balance of the
do not have any real
first team were Nick
information as to who
Bohman of Russia,
Alex Groff of Versailles will be in the mix for
as well as Cory Whita- the finals of this great
ker and Trey James of event. Jordynn Stewart, Lauren Alexander,
Coldwater. Bohman
was Bowler of the Year Abbey Ambroza, Olivia
for the South Division. Miller, Tim Dunifon
and the mega talented
Morgan Twining
Cecelia and Hannah
of Lima Senior High
Riepenhoff are some
closed off a great
of the names, in addifreshman year with
first team honors. The tion to the Lima youth
quartet of Hosterman, above, to keep an eye
on.
Hosterman, Manger
and Twining were
Jack Hammill can be reached at
joined on the first
jgham@wcoil.com.
team by four members

SPORTS

8C Sunday, March 20, 2016

The Lima News

AP photo

Kentuckys Tyler Ulis, a Lima native, looks to drive around

Indianas Thomas Bryant during a second-round NCAA
Tournament game in Des Moines, Iowa.

IU defeats
Kentucky for
Sweet 16 berth
Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa Kentucky had the

stars. But Indiana had more toughness and
thats why the Hoosiers are headed back to the
Sweet 16.
Freshman Thomas Bryant scored 15 of his 19
points in the final eight minutes, Yogi Ferrell
had 18 and fifth-seeded Indiana beat Kentucky
73-67 Saturday to earn a spot in the regional
semifinals in Philadelphia.
The Hoosiers (27-7) are back in the Sweet 16
for the first time since 2013 despite losing starting guard Robert Johnson to an apparent left
ankle injury late in the first half.
Indiana took control with a 17-4 run to go
up 10 with four minutes left. Lima native Tyler
Ulis and Alex Poythress pulled Kentucky within
69-67 on free throws, but Bryant hit two from
the line with 10 seconds to go to seal the win.
Ulis scored 27 points for Kentucky (27-9),
which suffered its earliest NCAA Tournament
exit since 2008 when it lost to a Marquette
team then led by current Indiana coach Tom
Crean.
Jamal Murray added 16 for the Wildcats, but
he was just 1 of 9 on 3s.
These kids arent machines. Theyre no computers. Stuff happens and you try to figure it
out, Kentucky coach John Calipari said. What
I dont want to do is take away from what Indiana did. Indiana played every kid on that court,
gave everything they had and they deserved to
win this game.
Miami 65, Wichita State 57
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Angel Rodriguez took
over after Miami blew a 21-point lead midway
through the second half, hitting a big 3-pointer
with 72 seconds remaining and scoring 28
points to lead the third-seeded Hurricanes (277) over Wichita State (26-9).
The Hurricanes will play either Iowa or Villanova next weekend in Louisville in the South
Region semifinals.
Duke 71, Yale 64
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Grayson Allen had 29
points, including five 3-pointers, to help Duke
(25-10) fend off a furious rally by Yale (23-7).
Iowa State 78, Little Rock 61
DENVER Georges Niang scored 28 points
and Iowa State (23-11) watched Josh Hagins
closely in the second half of a win over Little
Rock (30-5) in the second round of the NCAA
Tournament on Saturday.
For the second straight game, Hagins had just
two points at halftime. Unlike last time, when
he went off for 29 more in a double-overtime
win against Purdue, Hagins added just six after
the break.
Virginia 77, Butler 69
RALEIGH, N.C. Malcolm Brogdon scored
22 points and Virginia used some hot secondhalf shooting to beat Butler 77-69 on Saturday
night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Anthony Gill added 17 points and Marial Shayok finished with 12 for the top-seeded Cavaliers (28-7).
They shot 73 percent after halftime, hitting
14 of their first 16 shots of the second half, and
advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in
three years.
They will face Iowa State (23-11) on March
25 in the Midwest Regional semifinals.
Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 25
points for ninth-seeded Butler (22-11). Roosevelt Jones pulled the Bulldogs within 72-69 by
hitting the first of two free throws with 36.2
seconds left.
He missed the second, Shayok pushed Virginias lead back out to four with a free throw with
28.3 seconds left and Kellen Dunhams 3-pointer
with 12 seconds to go bounced off the iron.

Don Speck | The Lima News

The Lincolnview Lancers receive their Division IV runner-up trophy Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus. Head to LimaOhio.com to
see more photos from the championship game.

Quick Cornerstone tops Lincolnview

By Tom Usher

tusher@civitasmedia.com

COLUMBUS An
abundance of speed and
quickness.
Willoughby Cornerstone Christian had that
and a lot more.
Cornerstone Christian
used its athletic ability to
run past No.1-ranked Lincolnview 72-54 to win the
Division IV boys basketball state championship
Saturday at Ohio States
Value City Arena.
Cornerstone jumped
on nearly every rebound
and every loose ball and
sprinted the floor at a
track-like pace.
It marks unranked Cornerstones first basketball
state championship in the
14th year of the history of
the school. Cornerstone,
which played a very competitive schedule, ended
the year 17-12. The Lancers (27-2) were making
their first state appearance since the 1997 state
championship team.
We were 27-2 and lost
to the Division III (Lima
Central Catholic) and
Division IV state champions and to have that
on our record, thats an
accomplishment to these
guys, Lincolnview coach
Brett Hammons said. We
didnt have a winning
record from 2005 to last
year and we were 14-10
last year, and for us to go
27-2 this year, is a testament to these seniors.
Cornerstone guard
Michael Bothwell, who
scored 30, 41 and 30 in
his last three games, was
held to 14 points. But the
Patriots put four players
in double figures. Jeremy
Owens scored 14 points,
while Jack Kelsheimer
and Brandon McQueen
both scored 13 points
and had nine rebounds.
Kelsheimer and Bothwell
both hit two 3-pointers.
One of our keys was,
Be free and shoot the
ball and Jack had a great
stroke today, Cornerstone coach Daniel Selle
said. Added Kelsheimer,
Inside we were amped
up, but we knew we could
play on this stage because
we put the work in.
For Lincolnview, Trevor

Don Speck | The Lima News

Lincolnview Hayden Ludwig collides with Willoughby Cornerstone

Christians Jeremiah Selle during Saturdays Division IV state
championship game at Value City Arena in Columbus.

Richard Parrish | The Lima News

Lincolnviews Trevor Neate puts up a shot against Willoughby

Cornerstone Christians Michael Bothwel, left, and Jeremiah Selle
during Saturdays Division IV state championship game at Value
City Arena in Columbus.

Neate led the way with 16

points and four rebounds.
Austin Leeth and Derek
Youtsey both scored 10
points. Chander Adams
had six points and 10
boards.
It was an awesome
feeling coming down
here, Neate said. It
didnt end the way we
wanted to, but theres no
better place to end it than
down here. Added Leeth,
This is a dream come

true for me. Cornerstone

Christian shot a sizzling
56 percent from the
field and was 7 of 15 on
3-pointers. Lincolnview
shot 45 percent and was
1 of 8 on 3-pointers. Cornerstone won the boards,
30-23. Cornerstone sprinted out to early leads of 6-0
and 9-4. By the end of the
first quarter, Cornerstone
led 19-12. By that time,
Cornerstone had hit three
quarters.

They did a great job of

attacking the basket and
their defense led to easy
transition points because
we turned it over, Hammons said. I think that
set the tone for the game.
But halftime we were
down 19 and had to play
for the name on our jersey. I thought we won the
second half and I applaud
them for not giving up
and just throwing in the
towel.
Cornerstone continued
to gobble up loose balls
and sprint the floor in
the second quarter. And
in the halfcourt, Cornerstone used its quickness
to take the ball right at
the basket. The Patriots
outscored the Lancers
13-4 to start the second
quarter to pull out to a
32-16 lead. Cornerstone
led 37-18 at the half. By
the half, Cornerstone was
hitting 52 percent from
the field and was 4 of 9
on 3-pointers. They also
owned the boards, 18-13.
Cornerstone led 61-35
after three quarters. The
Lancers made a run in the
final quarter, but 17 was
as close as they would
get, 67-50, with 2:28 to
go. Cornerstone was also
able to rotate down and
give him to bottle up
6-foot-3 Adams and hold
him to six points.
Hes a load, Selle said
of Adams. We had a guy
fronting him and limiting
his touches, but most of
the credit goes to Jeremy
Owens. Added Hammons, It was a challenge
all night, one we knew
it was going to be, and
unfortunately for us, we
didnt give our best defensive effort today.
All-tourney team
Bothwell was named
the most outstanding
player of The Associated
Press Division IV alltournament team. Joining
him on the all-tournament
team was McQueen, Also
making the squad were
Neate, Jackson Center forward Brady Wildermuth
and Columbus Wellington
forward Dustin Harder.
Reach Tom Usher at tusher@
civitasmedia.com or on Twitter at @
Lima_Usher

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