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Hamilton 64, Colerain 57
Junior guard Billy Allen led Hamilton with 19 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocked shots.
Senior guard Eric Graf led Hamilton's charge in the third quarter, going 4-of-6 on 3-pointers. He finished with 14 points.
Colerain was led by junior forward Dustin Liegibel's 12 points.
Colerain -Clifford 3 3 9, Simpson 3 0 6, Liegibel 5 0 12, Lumpkin 1 0 3, Miller 3 1 7, Baber 2 4 8, Gordon 4 0 9, Smith 1 1 3. Totals 22 9 57.
Hamilton -Fowler 2 0 5, Bailey 0 3 3, Fath 0 1 1, Graf 5 0 14, Schultheiss 3 3 9, Butler 2 2 7, Allen 5 6 19, Brown 2 0 4, Ratliff 1 0 2. Totals 20 15 64.
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3-pointers: C 4 (Liegibel 2, Lumpkin, Gordon); H 9 (Graf 4, Allen 3, Fowler, Butler).
Hamilton 58, Eastmoor Academy 56
Ronald Steward scored 16 points, but Eastmoor Academy (3-3) dropped a nonleague game to host Hamilton (4-2).
Hamilton 79, Upper Sandusky 70
Balanced scoring won out over a one-man scoring machine as Hamilton (5-3) held off defending Division II state champion Upper Sandusky (4-4).
Hamilton’s Justin Schulteis (18 points), Kelsey Brown (17), Eric Graf (13), Ryan Butler (nine points, 12 rebounds) and Billy Allen (seven points, 12 assists, nine rebounds) more than counteracted the 36-point, four-assist effort by Ohio State-bound Jon Diebler of Upper Sandusky.
The Big Blue (5-3) won the game despite their star junior, Billy Allen – son of the coach, scoring just seven points.
However, Allen contributed with 12 assists.
Wolf's 3-pointer lifts St. Xavier
Nick Wolf made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 2 seconds remaining to lead St. Xavier over visiting Hamilton 64-63 Tuesday.
St. Xavier, ranked No. 5 in The Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll, managed to take the lead early in the fourth quarter, scoring off three consecutive turnovers.
Walt Gibler scored 16 points, and Brad Scherer added eight points and six assists to lead the Bombers.
Billy Allen had 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and seven assists for the Big Blue. Eric Graf also scored 20 points for Hamilton.
Hamilton (5-4) - Fath 1 0 2, Graf 8 0 20, Schultheiss 1 2 5, Butler 2 1 5, Allen 6 3 20, Brown 5 0 11. Totals: 23 6 63.
St. Xavier (8-2) - Scherer 3 2 8, Gedeon 6 0 15, Reis 2 0 5, Gibler 7 2 16, Veith 3 2 8, Krabacher 1 0 2, Wolf 3 2 10. Totals: 25 8 64.
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3-pointers: H 11 (Allen 5, Graf 4, Brown, Schultheiss); X 6 (Gedeon 3, Wolf 2, Reis).
Hamilton 68, Fairfield 65
Hamilton (6-4, 4-2 GMC) - Fath 1 0 3, Graf 2 0 4, Schultheiss 12 7 37, Butler 1 0 2, Allen 2 0 6, Brown 4 0 10, Ratliff 2 2 6. Totals: 24 9 68.
Fairfield (2-8, 1-6) - Frank 3 0 9, Mink 4 8 16, Roesch 1 0 2, Wilkerson 3 0 6, Pate-Farlow 1 0 2, Scott 1 5 7, Riggins 7 7 21, Taylor 0 2 2. Totals: 20 22 65.
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3-pointers: H 11 (Schultheiss 6, Allen 2, Brown 2, Fath); F 3 (Frank 3).
LAKOTA WEST 51, HAMILTON 33
Seniors Josh Chichester and Matt Karaffa combined for 25 points to lead Lakota West, No. in the Enquirer Division I poll.
Hamilton (6-6, GMC 4-4) - Fowler 1 2 4, Graf 2 0 6, Powell 0 2 2, Butler 3 2 11, Allen 2 0 4, Brown 3 0 6. Totals: 11 6 33.
Lakota West (13-1, 8-0) - Casper 1 0 2, Gschwind 2 0 6, Chichester 5 5 15, Cook 2 2 6, Mayberry 1 0 3, Karaffa 3 3 10, Black 0 1 1, Schloemer 4 0 8. Totals: 18 11 52.
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3-pointers: H 5 (Butler 3, Graf 2); LW 4 (Gschwind 2, Mayberry, Karaffa).
SYCAMORE 53, HAMILTON 48
Senior David Buchberger totaled 17 points and six rebounds for Sycamore.
Hamilton (6-7, 4-5 GMC) - Fowler 2 4 9, Bailey 3 0 8, Fath 0 2 2, Graf 2 0 5, Powell 0 3 3, Butler 0 1 1, Allen 4 2 13, Brown 3 0 7. Totals: 14 12 48.
Sycamore (7-6, 4-5) - Battle 3 1 7, Clark 1 0 2, Peters 4 3 11, Mayer 1 4 6, Buchberger 6 4 17, Grissom 4 2 10. Totals: 19 14 53.
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3-pointers: H 8 (Allen 3, Bailey 2, Fowler, Graf, Brown); S 1 (Buchberger).
Ohio basketball roundup
Third-ranked Vikings fend off Big Blue 55-53
ENQUIRER STAFF REPORTS
Princeton, ranked No. 3 in the the Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll, had a strong start and then held off Hamilton for a 55-53 victory in boys' basketball Tuesday night.
Matt Weber hit a baseline jumper with 22.8 seconds left and Ezra Bradshaw sank a free throw with seven seconds remaining to seal the game for the Vikings (13-3, 8-2 Greater Miami Conference), who jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first quarter.
Hamilton (6-9, 4-7) trailed by 11 points at the half but climbed back into the game in the third quarter behind six points from Billy Allen. But the Big Blue had a late turnover that led to Bradshaw's final trip to the foul line.
Princeton (13-3, 8-2 GMC) - Bradshaw 3 4 13, Weber 3 0 8, Stevens 3 0 8, McGrath 2 3 7, Jackson 5 4 14, Smith 1 3 5. Totals: 17 14 55.
Hamilton (6-9, 4-7) - Fowler 0 5 5, Bailey 0 11 Graf 4 0 11, Butler 4 5 14, Allen 5 2 13, Brown 3 1 7, Boseman 1 0 2. Totals: 17 14 53.
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3-pointers: P 7 (Weber 2, Steven 2, Bradshaw 3); H 5 (Butler, Allen, Graf 3).
HAMILTON 64, MILFORD 50
Hamilton (8-8, GMC 6-6) - Fowler 3 6 15, Graf 5 2 16, Butler 5 2 12, Allen 4 0 11, Brown 3 2 8, Boseman 1 0 2. Totals: 21 12 64.
Milford (7-9, 2-10) - Hibbard 0 1 1, Williams 1 0 3, Truesdell 1 0 2, Elsen 3 8 14, Salerno 5 4 14, Burton 3 3 9, Baker 2 2 7. Totals: 15 18 50.
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3-pointers: H 10 (Graf 4, Fowler 3, Allen 3); M 2 (Williams, Baker).
HAMILTON 72, MIDDLETOWN 55
Junior Billy Allen had 32 points 12 rebounds and six assists for the Big Blue.
Middletown (5-13) - Hunter 1 0 2, Edwards 8 1 19, Barnett 3 1 8, Helvey 6 1 15, Smith 2 0 4, Peters 3 0 7. Totals: 23 3 55.
Hamilton (9-8) - Fawler 2 0 5, Bailey 4 1 9, Graf 1 1 3, Schultheiss 3 2 9, Butler 3 0 6, Allen 11 7 32, Brown 4 0 8. Totals: 28 11 72.
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3-pointers: M 6 (Edwards 2, Barnett, Helvey 2); H 5 (Allen 3, Fawler, Schultheiss)
WITHROW 72, HAMILTON 63
Withrow (11-8) - Maupin 4 0 8, McBride 5 10 20, Salaam 1 0 3, Frazier 1 4 6, Howard 4 5 15, McCullar 7 4 18, Hisle 1 0 2. Totals: 23 23 72.
Hamilton (10-9) - Bailey 1 0 2, Graf 2 3 9, Schultheiss 5 0 13, Butler 2 0 4, Allen 5 6 17, Brown 4 0 10, Ratliff 4 0 8. Totals: 23 9 63.
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3-pointers: W 3 (Howard 2, Salaam); H 8 (Schultheiss 3, Brown 2, Graf 2, Allen).
HAMILTON 64, FAIRFIELD 53
Fairfield (6-14) - Frank 3 0 9, Mink 5 0 10, Roesch 2 0 4, Wilkerson 3 2 8, Riggins 8 0 21, Taylor 0 1 1. Totals: 21 3 53.
Hamilton (11-9) - Fowler 0 2 2, Bailey 1 0 2, Graf 4 2 13, Schultheiss 4 0 4, Butler 2 6 10, Allen 8 9 29, Brown 1 0 2, Ratliff 1 0 2. Totals: 17 23 64.
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3-pointers: F 8 (Riggins 5, Frank 3); H 7 (Allen 4, Graf 3).
ST. XAVIER 68, HAMILTON 42
St. Xavier's David Gedeon had 18 points in a Division I sectional game. St. X plays Mount Healthy at Cintas Center at 2 p.m. Sunday.
St. Xavier (18-4) - Gedeon 7 1 13, Gibler 1 2 4, Veith 5 7 17, Wolf 3 4 13, Scherer 1 0 2, Mazza 1 0 3, Zesterman 1 2 4, Krabacher 1 0 2, Budde 1 0 2, Aluise 1 0 3. Totals: 22 16 63.
Hamilton (11-10) - Graf 1 0 2, Schulthess 2 0 4, Butler 2 2 6, Allen 3 5 13, Brown 1 0 2, Bailey 1 0 2, Powell 1 0 2, Miller 1 0 2, Ratliff 1 3 5, Boseman 0 4 4 . Totals: 13 14 42.
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3-pointers: X 8 (Gedeon 3, Wolf 3, Mazza, Aluise); H 2 (Allen 2).