WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE — It was quite the turn-around in the second half as Circleville overcame a 17-point deficit to grab a 46-39 road win at Miami Trace Wednesday night.
Trailing 34-17 at the break, the Tigers roared back with a 17-3 third quarter.
“We struggled to get anything going in the first half. We weren’t strong with the ball offensively and didn’t communicate well defensively which gave them too many clean looks,” Circleville coach Cody Carpenter said. “At the half, we basically just told them that (Miami Trace) wasn’t doing anything we hadn’t prepared for.
“We’ve been down all season and battled back, and that’s exactly what we did. We started being the physical team, jumping the passing lanes, getting deflections, pushing in transition and then finishing free throws down the stretch.”
Preston Hulse put in eight points in the third while Briley Cramer had seven and Jack Kline added two.
After holding their hosts to three points in the third, the Tigers gave up a lone basket in the fourth while getting six more from Cramer (including his final four free throws) and baskets from Drew Thornsley, Slater Search and Ed Kirk.
The Tigers (6-3) host Fairfield Union Saturday night,
Circleville 46, Miami Trace 39
Circleville — Preston Hulse 3-0-8, Drew Thornsley 2-1-5, Briley Cramer 5-8-18, Jack Kline 2-0-4, Slater Search 3-0-6, Riley Jenkins 0-1-1, Ed Kirk 2-0-4. Three-point goals — Hulse (2). Total — 17-10-46.
Miami Trace — Trey Robinette 1-0-2, Grant Guess 3-0-6, Coleden May 2-0-4, Brady Armstrong 1-0-3, Austin Boedeker 2-2-7, Adam Guthrie 4-1-9, Bryson Osborne 3-1-8. Three-point goals — Armstrong, Boedeker, Osborne. Total — 16-4-39.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Circleville 9 8 17 12 46
Miami Trace 18 16 3 2 39
Quick start propels Shermans over Aces
CHILLICOTHE — In a battle of 9-1 teams, Unioto raced out to a 29-13 lead against Amanda-Clearcreek on the way to a 63-29 win.
Unioto’s Amaris Betts had 10 of her 15 in the first quarter, Milee Smith eight of her 12 and Mya Hamilton seven of her 17.
By halftime the Shermans were up 45-21 and led 61-29 after three.
Kaylie Wilson led AC with nine points and Taylor Evans had seven.
The Aces (9-2) head to Teays Valley Friday.
Unioto 63, Amanda-Clearcreek 29
Amanda-Clearcreek — Rachel Weaver 1-0-2, Allie Leist 2-0-5, Hailey Sowers 1-0-3, Taylor Evans 2-3-7, Kaylie Wilson 3-0-9, Addy Pugh 1-0-3. Three-point goals — Leist, Sowers, Wilson (3), Pugh. Total — 10-3-29.
Unioto — Magnolia Holbert 1-0-3, Amaris Betts 5-1-15, Mya Hamilton 7-1-17, Aidyn Danison 1-0-2, Alexis Book 2-0-5, Amelia Uhrig 4-0-9, Milee Smith 6-0-12. Three-point goals — Holbert, Betts (4), Hamilton (2), Book, Uhrig.Total — 26-2-63.
Quarter scores 1 2 3 4 F
Amanda-Clearcreek 13 8 8 0 29
Unioto 29 16 16 2 63
