Middletown's Edwards scores 17 for South All-Stars
The Ohio Division I-II boys South All-Star basketball team narrowly defeated the North All-Stars 102-100 as Middletown forward Vincent Edwards (Purdue signee) scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus on Sunday.
Edwards' 17 points were the second most on the South squad, trailing only Javon Bess' game-high 28 points.
South 100, North 80, Division III-IV: Summit Country Day guard Antonio Woods (Penn) was named the game's MVP as he had a double-double with a team-high 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds.
The South All-Stars had six players score in double-digits.
Girls Basketball
North 95, South 48, Division I-II: Princeton center Carlie Pogue (New Hampshire) scored 12 points, while Clinton-Massie forward Sydney Brackemyre (Louisville) had eight points, eight rebounds, and four steals.
North 89, South 62, Division III-IV: Cincinnati Christian's Abby Wolford (Cedarville) had eight points, three rebounds and a steal, while Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's Marissa Koob (University of Charleston) finished with three points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Baseball
La Salle 5, St. Vincent St. Mary 3: La Salle won the 2nd annual Reid Rizzo Foundation Memorial Tournament as senior Joe Kemme went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and junior Alec Lane went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
La Salle junior pitcher Brian Schwankhaus was voted the tournament's MVP as he pitched in both games, allowing only one run on three hits over 4 1/3 innings.
St. Ignatius 6, St. Xavier 5 (10 innings): Senior Jordan McDonough went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI, while junior Nathan Winning went 3-for-4 to lead St. Xavier.
Kentucky softball
Eighth Region champion Walton-Verona and Ninth Region champion Newport Central Catholic were sent packing after losing championship bracket quarterfinals Sunday at Jack Fisher Park in Owensboro.
Walton-Verona, the Pool A winner, was edged 4-3 by Pikeville. NewCath, the Pool B runner-up, was routed 12-0 via mercy rule by Louisville Holy Cross. ⬛
Walton-Verona (16-6) nearly made the semifinals. But the Bearcats, who rallied to win each of their pool-play games, had the tables turned when they watched Pikeville (16-11) rally from a 3-0 deficit with two runs in the top of the sixth to tie it and the go-ahead run in the seventh.
"The score was tied in the seventh, and there were two outs on a 2-2 pitch," Walton-Verona coach Marlin Gregg said. "Our pitcher (Hannah Thacker) throws a change-up, and the girl got the end of the bat on it, and hits it to short left. There's a runner on second, and they send her home to get the lead. We throw her out at the plate, but the runner bumped our third baseman, and they get the run on an obstruction call."
Walton-Verona put the lead batter on in the bottom of the seventh with a single by Julann Ginn. Abby Wassem followed with a line-drive out to right-center field. Pikeville got the double play at first after Ginn rounded second on a steal attempt. Walton-Verona grounded out to the pitcher for the final out.
NewCath played four tournament games and all were decided by mercy rule. The Thoroughbreds (13-4) were on the wrong side of a four-inning rout Sunday against Louisville Holy Cross (20-4).
Holy Cross freshman pitcher Kameron Bowling no-hit the 'Breds, who were missing leading hitter and starting shortstop Michaela Ware, away at a basketball tournament. An error in the first by the Holy Cross shortstop kept Bowling from a perfect game.
"We made it to the next day for the first time in three state trips, so it was a great experience for the kids," 'Breds coach Denny Barnes said.