Badin’s Donovan Watkins hit a layup to tie the game at 44, setting the stage for Banks’ heroics.
Additionally, two local athletes had memorable nights on Saturday.
Darren Rubin’s third-quarter three-pointer made him Oakwood’s all-time leading scorer, passing Leo Flotron. The Lumberjacks (6-4) defeated Carlisle 74-44; Rubin had 24.
Emmanuel Christian guard Fred Shropshire cruised past 1,000 career points as the Lions defeated Greenon, 61-51. Shropshire had 18 points and 5 assists. The Lions are 7-2 on the season.
Boys Basketball
Xenia 55, Bellbrook 48: Dylan Hoosier hit 7-of-16 to lead Xenia with 22 points. An excellent first half proved too much for Bellbrook to overcome.
Miami East 74, Riverside 45: Noah King’s 21 points led Miami East to its seventh win.
Alter 67, Fairmont 47: Brady Uhl lead all scorers with 23, Conor Stolly chipped in 15 and Jack Smith 13 as Alter’s strong third-quarter pushed them to a win. Fairmont’s Keon Wright had 19.
Fairlawn 60, Indian Lake 54: Ashton Piper dropped 27 while Skyler Piper and Drew Maddy each had 10 for the Jets. Nate Reichert’s 20 and Austin Parker’s 18 paced the Lakers.
Lehman Catholic 56, Triad 28: Luke Frantz had 29, Justin Chapman added 11 (with 7 boards) and Brendan O’Leary added 8 for Lehman. Triad’s Ayden Sanford chipped in 15 points. Lehman has won three straight.
Ottoville 50, Minster 37: Minster’s Jacob Salazar had 10.
Girls Basketball
Badin 47, Chaminade-Julienne 44: Mickayla Kowalski’s late scoring proved critical for Badin, as did Lizzy Meyer’s pair of free throws. Badin has won three straight. Jayden Haywood had 15 for CJ.
Legacy Christian 67, Miami Valley 17: Emma Hess had 26 points.
Lehman Catholic 46, Elgin 41: Lehman’s Anna Cianciolo had 13 points, Rylie McIver added 10 and Lauren McFarland added 10. Elgin pushed hard in the fourth but couldn’t close the gap.
Piqua 55, Fairborn 44: Piqua’s Natalie Oktavec had 18, Jodee Austin added 12 and Cassidy Mustard scored 8.
Eaton 37, Brookville 29: Bailey Shepherd, Lily Shepherd and Olivia Baumann all had 10 points.
Fairmont 56, Westerville South 35: Madison Bartley shot 7-of-10 for 19 points as Fairmont rolled to a big lead early on.
Lebanon 50, Ursuline Academy 42: Kendall Folley had 20 points to lead all scorers as Lebanon fought off a strong second-half performance from Ursuline to win.
Troy 35, Stebbins 27: Macie Taylor had 13 off the bench as the Trojans stormed out to a 16-4 fourth quarter to win.
Yellow Springs 43, Northridge 28: Leslie Lane and Diamonique Story both had 12 for the Polar Bears.
Mason 57, Oak Hills 43: Mason’s Margo Mattes shot well from the field to pace the Comets with 22 points. Oak Hills’ Dy’Jhanik Armfield had 21. Oak Hills charged toward the lead in the third quarter, but a strong final frame gave the game to the Comets.
Princeton 55, Fairfield 36: Princeton’s Kyla Oldacre had 13 as the Vikings pulled away late to defeat Fairfield. Karlee Mills hit 6-of-8 to lead Fairfield with 15 points.
Lakota West 77, Hamilton 45: Chance Gray had 26 and Kailyn Dudukovich had 22 for the Firebirds. Middletown was led in scoring by Anna Cardwell with 14.
Sycamore 54, Lakota East 41: Leah Riley had 20 for Sycamore and Emma David chipped in 16. A strong first quarter kept Sycamore in control most of the way.
Mechanicsburg 49, Catholic Central 41: Kasey Schipfer scored a game-high 20 points while grabbing ten rebounds, dishing three assists, and collecting seven steals.
PREP RESULTS
Boys Basketball
Saturday’s Results
Ada 44, New Knoxville 35
Alter 67, Fairmont 47: Uhl (A) 23; Wright (F) 19.
Anna 53, Marion Local 35
Botkins 58, Newton 46
Edgewood 46, Badin 44: Allen (E) 17; Giesting (B) 14.
Emmanuel Christian 61, Greenon 51: Shropshire (EC) 18.
Fairlawn 60, Indian Lake 54: A. Piper (F) 27; Reichert (IL) 20.
Lehman Catholic 56, Triad 28: Frantz (LC) 29; Sanford (T) 15.
Jackson Center 57, Waynesfield-Goshen 35
Miami East 74, Riverside 45: King (ME) 21.
National Trail 68, Jefferson 47: Harrison (NT) 25.
New Bremen 53, Mississinawa Valley 48
Ottoville 50, Minster 37: Thorbahn (O) 21; Salazar (M) 10.
Ross 50, Eaton 34
Russia 73, Bradford 36: Luthman, Dapore (R) 12; Davidson (B) 12.
Shawnee 92, Coldwater 55
Tri-County North 52, Brookville 50
Tri-Village 70, Houston 43
Upper Scioto Valley 72, Benjamin Logan 57
Xenia 55, Bellbrook 48: Hoosier (X) 22; Chew (B) 16.
Friday’s Results
Ansonia 65, Bradford 41
Bellbrook 50, Eaton 37: Pavlak (B) 15.
Botkins 55, Fort Loramie 47 F/2OT: Priddy (B) 20; Brandewie (FL) 13.
Butler 76, Fairborn 72: Pullen (F) 21.
Centerville 55, Miamisburg 37: Murphy (M) 12.
Greeneview 65, West Jefferson 36: Burtch (G) 16; Book (W) 17.
Fairmont 45, Lebanon 40: Johnson (F) 15; White (L) 14.
Franklin 64, Valley View 54
Hamilton 41, Middletown 38: Robinson (H) 24; Hall (M) 15.
Jackson Center 43, Fairlawn 39: Reichert (JC) 25; A. Piper, S. Piper (F) 14.
Lakota East 56, Fairfield 38: Johnson (LE) 13; Crim (F) 13.
Lehman Catholic 45, Elgin 39: Frantz (LC) 20; Sheridan (E) 23.
Marion Local 48, St. Henry 31: Moeller (ML) 12; Link (SH) 9.
Mason 76, Colerain 41: Greer (M) 19; Dial (C) 14.
Miami East 67, Tri County North 56
Minster 52, Fort Recovery 50: Nixon (M) 16; Knapke (FM) 16.
Mississinawa Valley 51, Newton 42: Scholl (MV) 22.
Monroe 50, Brookville 30
Northridge 75, Carlisle 65: McCallop, Story (N) 24; Dean (C) 18.
Oak Hills 65, Lakota West 63: Dietrich (OH) 23; Mackey (LW) 23.
Parkway 65, Coldwater 49: Post (C) 12.
Preble Shawnee 61, Milton-Union 56: Green, Agee (PS) 15; Case (MU) 18.
Princeton 66, Sycamore 50: Randle (P) 20; Wittenbaum (S) 11.
Ross 64, Little Miami 42: Gronas (R) 25.
Russia 58, Houston 27: Dapore (R) 18.
Sidney 64, West Carrollton 48: Darren Taborn (S) 17.
Springfield 60, Springboro 50, OT
Stebbins 62, Xenia 52
St. Xavier 77, Purcell Marian 46
Greenon 94, Triad 71: Downing (G) 13; Springs (T) 16.
Tri-Village 58, Franklin Monroe 41
Trotwood-Madison 82, Beavercreek 77: Anderson (T) 37.
Wayne 49, Northmont 45: Curry (W) 12; Smith (N) 14.
Waynesville 64, Dixie 41
West Liberty-Salem 56, Madison Plains 39: Loffing (WLS) 14.
Girls Basketball
Saturday’s Results
Alter 52, McNicholas 26: Kernan (A) 12.
Anna 38, Miami East 27
Badin 47, Chaminade Julienne 44
Covington 63, Mississinawa Valley 35: Harrington (C) 24; Lavy (MV) 8.
Eaton 37, Brookville 19: B. Shepherd, L. Shepherd, Baumann (E) 10.
Fairmont 56, Westerville South 35: Bartley (F) 19.
Fort Loramie 76, Botkins 18: Heuker (B) 7; Meiring (FL) 18.
Greenville 63, West Carrollton 44
Jonathan Alder 57, Tecumseh 53: Harness (T) 17.
Legacy Christian 67, Miami Valley 17: Hess (LC) 26.
Lehman Catholic 46, Elgin 41: Cianciolo (LC) 13.
Little Miami 37, Edgewood 33
Madison Plains 41, Triad 31: Davis (MP) 18; LeVan (T) 14.
Mechanicsburg 49, Catholic Central 41: Schipfer (M) 20.
Monroe 44, Franklin 25: Miltenberger (M) 14.
Piqua 55, Fairborn 44: Oktavec (F) 18.
Russia 62, Houston 41: Moorman, York (R) 12; Stangel (H) 17.
Springfield 97, Thurgood Marshall 17: Perdue (S) 41.
Tippecanoe 50, Sidney 39: Salyer (T) 13.
Tri-County North 50, Belmont 16: Flory (TCN) 19; Khamis (B) 8.
Troy 35, Stebbins 27: Taylor (T) 13; Seibel (S) 6.
Versailles 49, Franklin Monroe 26
Wayne 53, Newark 48
Waynesville 68, Preble Shawnee 36: Cassoni (W) 19; Campbell (PS) 11.
Yellow Springs 44, Northridge 28
Friday’s Results
Springboro 54, West Clermont 39
Girls Bowling
Saturday’s Results
Northeastern 1768, West Liberty-Salem 1627
Swimming
Saturday’s Results
Bellbrook Girls Team Results: Bellbrook 191, Chaminade-Julienne 127, Fairmont 90, Eaton 59, Fairborn 31, Troy Christian 24, Newton 15, National Trail 6, Miami Valley School 4.
Bellbrook Boys Team Results: Chaminade-Julienne 166, Bellbrook 126, Fairmont 124, Eaton 65, Fairborn 18, Troy Christian 7
Wrestling
Saturday’s Results
Butler 69, Carroll 6
Preble Shawnee 53, Twin Valley South 12
Preble Shawnee 48, Tri-County North 12
Preble Shawnee 42, National Trail 24
Greater Miami Valley Wrestling
Coaches Poll
Division I
Springboro (8) 98; Beavercreek (2) 92; Centerville 77; Vandalia Butler 73; Fairmont 60; Northmont 47; Wayne 43; Tecumseh 30; Stebbins 18; Miamisburg 7.
Division II
Graham (10) 100; Chaminade Julienne 88; Valley View 81; Franklin 71; Tippecanoe 58; Wilmington 52; Urbana 30; Kenton Ridge 20; Greenville 13; Eaton 7.
Division III
Versailles (9) 99; Legacy Christian (1) 91; Troy Christian 78; Miami East 72; Mechanicsburg 58; Brookville 52; Ben Logan 40; Covington 28; Indian Lake 22; National Trail 22.
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