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On this date, Jan. 7, 1993, the No. 1 ranked Division II Urbana High School girls basketball team, the defending D-II state champions, beat Shawnee 79-47.
The Hillclimbers, which included future Purdue and WNBA player Jannon Roland, went on to win the state title again in 1993.
Roland will be inducted into the Ohio Hoops Hall of Fame this year.
Published in the Jan. 8, 1993 edition of the News-Sun:
URBANA FEELS RIGHT AT HOME, WHIPS SHAWNEE
By Brett Turner, News-Sun Special Writer
Coming off two tough non-conference losses last week at the prestigious Holiday Classic at Pickerington High School, Urbana made itself feel right at home Thursday night - even though they were at Shawnee.
The Hillclimbers returned to the comfortable confines of Central Buckeye Conference play and registered an easy 79-47 victory over Shawnee in girls basketball.
“We just had to improve our effort,” said Urbana Coach Bill Moss, who saw no real difference between the squad that lost two tournaments games to teams from Tennessee and Kentuckey and the one that defeated Shawnee Thursday. “We had to work on the little things - working hard, hustling.”
It didn’t take the Hillclimbers, 7-2 and 5-0, long to remind the Braves just why they are undefeated in the CBC.
The Hillclimbers, ranked first in the Division II Associated Press poll, combined a balanced scoring attack, led by Jannon Roland’s game-high 22 points, and a tenacious defense that was quick to capitalize on any Braves’ mistakes, to jump out to a 28-6 lead after one quarter.
Shawnee Coach Dave Perin felt that the excitability of the Braves’ recent victories may have contributed to some of their mental mistakes early in the game.
Shawnee, 7-3 and 4-2, was coming off a pair of road wins.
“We just dug ourselves a hole. Most of our turnovers were bad passes. We missed some wide-openshots and it they took us out of our halfcourt offense.” Perin said.
Roland scored 19 of her 22 and Dana Clark had all 10 of her points in the first half as the Hillclimbers widened the lead to 47-16 at halftime.
Beth Ostendorf, meanwhile, led Urbana’s second half effort, scoring 17 of her 20 points after intermission, including 6 of 7 from the foul line. Stacey Parker, playing her first game since suffering a leg injury in December, added 11 points, including three three-pointers.
Meanwhile, Shawnee’s Cassie Kahler, who failed to score in the first half, fired in 16 points, a game-high for the Braves.
Moss said the victory was one of the Hillclimbers’ best of the season and that the Braves were the first hurdle on the remainder of the CBC schedule.
“I was concerned that the (CBC) race would tighten. They gave a good effort, and we have to continue improving ours,” he said.
Despite the Braves’ loss, Perin was quick to acknowledge his respect for the Hillclimbers and his own team’s effort.
“Everybody knew Urbana was in a league of their own, but I feel that we’re fortunate to be where we are. Nobody expected us to compete in the league, but we’ve done a nice job,” he said.
URBANA (79) - Clark 5 0-0 10, Collins 1 0-0 2, Ostendorf 6 8-9 20, Parker 4 0-0 11, Roland 9 2-4 22, Smith 1 0-0 2, Wynia 6 0-0 12. Totals: 33 10-13 79.
SHAWNEE (47) - Haffner 2 0-0 4, Kemp 1 0-0 2, Bauer 3 0-0 6, D. Hupp 2 1-2 5, J. Smith 2 0-4 4, Cummings 3 0-0 6, A. Hupp 0 0-2 0, Gray 0 0-2 0, Mellott 0 2-2 2, Kahler 8 0-0 16, A. Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 3-12. Three-point goals: Urbana 5 (Parker 3, Roland 2), Shawnee 0. Records: Urbana 7-2, 5-0 CBC; Shawnee 7-3, 4-2
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