St. Henry 90, Holy Cross 86
The Crusaders rallied from a 26-point halftime deficit to stun the Indians on Thursday night. Trailing 57-31 at the half and 68-52 after three, St. Henry outscored Holy Cross 38-18 in the fourth as they close the regular season with a 13-12 record.
Holy Cross closes their regular season with a 21-7 record, the loss just their second in the last 16 games. Jacob Meyer scored 47 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Indians. Jacob Smith added 15, Javier Ward with 14.
St. Henry opens up the postseason with Dixie Heights in the 34th District Tournament on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Henry.
Holy Cross takes on Beechwood in the 35th District Tournament on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Covington Catholic.
Cooper 67, Scott 57
The Cooper Jaguars (14-12) concluded the regular season with a 67-57 win on the road against the Scott Eagles (13-17).
Cooper put three players in double figures. Sophomore point guard Yamil Rondon led the way scoring 19. Senior forward/guard Gavin Lutz scored 17 and senior forward/guard Trevor Ollier added 10.
Scott put two players in double figures. Senior guard Brayden Howell and junior guard Dylan Giffen scored 13 points each.
Scott faces Bishop Brossart (13-14) in the 37th District semifinals at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday at Campbell County Middle School. Cooper plays host to Boone County (4-19) on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.
Covington Catholic 66, Ryle 43
Evan Ipsaro poured in 31 points as the Colonels (23-4) snagged a road victory at Ryle (9-17) on Thursday.
Ipsaro hit 13-of-20 shots from the field and added five assists. Kascyl McGillis and Brady Hussey chipped in 11 points apiece.
Grady Reynolds notched a double-double for Ryle with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Jonathan DeGroff added nine, Landon Lorms with eight.
Covington Catholic closes out their regular season at home on Friday night against Madison Central. Ryle kicks off postseason play on Monday against Heritage Academy in the 33rd District Tournament at Cooper. The winner then faces Conner on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Other Boys Basketball Scores
Bellevue 59, Covington Latin 43
Owen County 62, Simon Kenton 51
Robertson County 26, Calvary Christian 24
Walton-Verona 69, Newport Central Catholic 63
Girls Basketball
Ryle 53, Notre Dame 44
The Raiders (21-7) concluded the season 5-0 at home with a win over the Pandas (16-10).
Ryle made six three-pointers. Senior guard Abby Holtman led the way making those six three-pointers on her way to 22 points. Junior forward Quinn Eubank scored 11 and junior center Sarah Baker added 10.
Notre Dame also made six three-pointers. Senior forward Noelle Hubert made three triples on her way to 18 points to lead the Pandas.
Ryle takes on Conner (18-7) in the 33rd District semifinals on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at Cooper. Host Notre Dame takes on Beechwood (14-12) at 8 p.m. the same day in the 35th District semifinals.
St. Henry 48, Campbell County 47
Kayla Unkraut’s 21-point effort helped the Crusaders to a one-point victory over Campbell County on Thursday.
Chilota Iloegbunam added 11 points in the winning effort as St. Henry won their 17th game (17-11) of the season headed into the postseason. Taylor Hill pulled down 10 rebounds.
St. Henry hosts Lloyd Memorial on Tuesday in the first round of the 34th District Tournament at 7:30 p.m.
Campbell County (10-19) takes on Bishop Brossart in the semifinals of the 37th District Tournament on Monday at 6 p.m. at Campbell County Middle School.
Lloyd Memorial 77, Augusta 57
Sierra McCoin’s 25 points and five 3-pointers paced the Juggernauts to a 20-point victory over Augusta.
Kenya Williams added 13 points and Mya Holden chipped in 12, Williams pulling down 10 of Lloyd’s 50 rebounds in the contest.
Lloyd takes on St. Henry in the semifinals of the 34th District Tournament on Tuesday at St. Henry at 7:30 p.m.
Other Girls Basketball Scores
Gallatin County 52, Dayton 37
