2/1/16 - HSGBKB
SBAAC National Division CHAMPIONS!!!
Blanchester girls basketball team fought off a charging Bethel-Tate squad to claim the school’s first league championship since 1989.
The Ladycats got a huge three from Tristan Culberson with 48 seconds to play and then two clutch free throws with 8.6 second remaining from Sarah Burton to hold on for a 46-45 win over Bethel-Tate in a Southern Buckeye Conference National Division game at a raucous BHS gym.
The win gives Blanchester (17-3 overall, 8-1 in the SBCN) no less than a share of the National Division crown. Bethel-Tate falls out of first and is now 11-8 overall and 7-2 in league play.
Burton had a huge game for Blan, leading the team in each category — 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block.
Culberson finished with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals. Emma Gundler came off the bench with two points and three key assists in the opening period when Blanchester jumped out to a 14-11 lead.
“We didn’t really design that (three-pointer), but I was OK with her shooting that,” said Carroll. -From wnewsj.com Mark Huber
JV game
Blanchester jumped out to an early 14-3 lead but only managed 3 made baskets over the next two quarters as Bethel Tate worked their way back to get within 4. Hayley Wilson hit a big shot early in the fourth quarter which seemingly took the "lid off the rim" and Blanchester outscored Bethel Tate 10-8 in the final frame to pull out the 31-24 win on Monday night.
Blanchester is now 19-1 and will look to reach 20 wins on Thursday night when they take on Georgetown. Olivia Gundler led the Ladycats with 8 points while Shelbie Rose got Blanchester out to their early lead by scoring 6 of Blanchester's first 8 points. She finished with 7 points. Elecia Patton added 6 and Asia Baldwin had 4. -Coach Pyle
SBAAC National Division CHAMPIONS!!!
Blanchester girls basketball team fought off a charging Bethel-Tate squad to claim the school’s first league championship since 1989.
The Ladycats got a huge three from Tristan Culberson with 48 seconds to play and then two clutch free throws with 8.6 second remaining from Sarah Burton to hold on for a 46-45 win over Bethel-Tate in a Southern Buckeye Conference National Division game at a raucous BHS gym.
The win gives Blanchester (17-3 overall, 8-1 in the SBCN) no less than a share of the National Division crown. Bethel-Tate falls out of first and is now 11-8 overall and 7-2 in league play.
Burton had a huge game for Blan, leading the team in each category — 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block.
Culberson finished with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals. Emma Gundler came off the bench with two points and three key assists in the opening period when Blanchester jumped out to a 14-11 lead.
“We didn’t really design that (three-pointer), but I was OK with her shooting that,” said Carroll. -From wnewsj.com Mark Huber
JV game
Blanchester jumped out to an early 14-3 lead but only managed 3 made baskets over the next two quarters as Bethel Tate worked their way back to get within 4. Hayley Wilson hit a big shot early in the fourth quarter which seemingly took the "lid off the rim" and Blanchester outscored Bethel Tate 10-8 in the final frame to pull out the 31-24 win on Monday night.
Blanchester is now 19-1 and will look to reach 20 wins on Thursday night when they take on Georgetown. Olivia Gundler led the Ladycats with 8 points while Shelbie Rose got Blanchester out to their early lead by scoring 6 of Blanchester's first 8 points. She finished with 7 points. Elecia Patton added 6 and Asia Baldwin had 4. -Coach Pyle
2/4/16 - Varsity Girls Basketball
Coming off the biggest win for BHS in nearly 30 years Monday night, all Blanchester had to do was beat Georgetown. The Lady G-Men came into the season having won 15 straight SBC National Division titles. No slip-ups since talk of the last millenium. “The win over Bethel was an emotional game, it did take a lot of energy,” said Carroll. “Tonight was senior night and the girls had their minds on that. We were primed for an upset.” Plus Carroll had to match wits against one of the best, his good friend Bernie Cropper. “They’ve won 15 straight league championships. I don’t know if many people realize what a great accomplishment that is,” Carroll said of GHS. “I can tell you how hard it was just to win one. It was an honor to me to compete against him. I consider him a friend and one of the best coaches in the state of Ohio.” BHS seniors are Sarah Burton, Tristan Culberson, Marissa Doughman and the aforementioned Dugger and Doyle. While Burton and Culberson have taken their turns pacing the BHS offense, on this night it was clearly Dugger and Doyle. Dugger had 10 of her 13 points in the first half while Doyle scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds. “The one thing that has happened for us, we’ve always had one kid who stepped up and had a good night,” the BHS coach said. “They ran some junk defenses on Sarah and Tristan. Kayla and Rachael stepped up and had big games.” 2/4/16 - JV Girls Basketball
The Blanchester reserve girls basketball team wrapped up its season Thursday with a win over Georgetown. The victory gives the Ladycats a 20-1 record, losing only to Eastern Brown in December. Overall, Blanchester outscored its opponents 697 to 456. Against Southern Buckeye Conference National Division teams, BHS was 10-0. The JV teams at BHS the past three seasons have amassed a 30-0 record against league teams and are a combined 57-5 overall in that span. The 2015-16 girls JV squad consisted of Asia Baldwin, Jordan Fisher, Hayley Wilson, Elecia Patton, Bailey Jorge, Olivia Gundler, Jalyna Ambrocio, Savanna Shank, Alexa Sams, Shelbie Rose, Regan Ostermeier and Dakota Watters. 1/21/16 - HS girls bkb
After a lackluster second quarter, Blanchester came out of halftime on fire scoring 18 points in the 3rd quarter which broke the game open en route to a 41-21 victory Thursday night in Felicity. Blanchester extended their record to 16-1 on the shoulders of Elecia Patton (18 points) and Regan Ostermeier (9 points). The win was sparked by great team defense from the entire roster.-Coach Pyle VarsityDespite a strong start, Blanchester had to hold on for a 49-44 Southern Buckeye Conference win over Felicity Thursday night at the FHS gym. The Ladycats jumped out to an 11-2 lead but then the Lady Cardinals battled back to tie the game at halftime, 27-27. “It was close the whole game,” said BHS coach Bennie Carroll. “There were several lead changes. In that third quarter, it went back and forth a good bit.” BHS is now 14-3 overall and 5-1 in the SBC National Division. Felicity falls to 5-11 overall, 1-5 in league play. Rachael Doyle led the BHS offense with 14 points while Kayla Dugger was right there with 13 points. “Kayla had a nice game,” Carroll said. “She had eight or nine rebounds to go with her points. She made some big plays for us. Emma Gundler came off the bench to make some plays for us. She had several rebound basketball and played well defensively. Rachael had another beast of a game on the boards.” 1/19/16 - HS Girls bkb
The Blanchester Lady Wildcats JV basketball team improved their record to 15-1 after defeating Leesburg Fairfield 27-21 Tuesday night. The lady cats played tremendous team defense and stayed out of foul trouble to hold their opponent to 21 points, 12 of which came in the 4th quarter. Blanchester was led offensively by Elecia Patton (9 points) and Olivia Gundler (7 points). -Coach Pyle 1/14/16 - HS Girls bkb
The Blanchester JV Girls Basketball team improved to 14-1 by beating Norwood 33-25 Thursday night. Blanchester used a good offensive burst in the first quarter to take an early 14-2 lead and Norwood was never able to get closer than 6 despite a good battle. Elecia Patton lead the wildcats with 10 points and Dakota Watters added 8. Asia Baldwin (3), Jordan Fisher (2), Olivia Gundler (5), Jalyna Ambrocio (3), and Regan Ostermeier (2) all added points. It was a solid effort by the whole team as every healthy player played in at least 3 quarters.-Coach Pyle 1/7/16 - Girls bkb
Eastern Brown jumped out to a 13-2 lead against Blanchester JV girls and held on for a 35-27 victory Thursday night at Eastern Brown. Despite a desperate attack to claw back into the game, Blanchester just could never take the lead as leading scorer Elecia Patton (10 points) got in foul trouble early and the offense had difficulty getting into a rhythm due in large part to Eastern Brown's multiple defensive looks. Blanchester (11-1) will look to rebound Saturday at Ripley. - Coach Pyle Blanchester’s Varsity girls basketball team used its trademark pressure defense to rally for a 44-35 win over Eastern Brown in non-league action Thursday night. Blanchester (9-3) outscored Eastern Brown (10-3) 15-2 in the fourth quarter to erase a four-point deficit to begin the final period. “They punched us in the mouth early,” BHS head coach Bennie Carroll said. “We were self-destructing a little bit and missing foul shots. But to keep battling in a pretty good environment for a girls game, they showed guts.” Burton led Blanchester with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Tristan Culberson added 9 points on 3 threes. Doyle filled the stat sheet. She scored 8 points, had 12 rebounds including 6 offensive rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots. - from NJ Matt Sexton 1/4/16 - HS Girls bkb
The Blanchester JV Girls Basketball team remained undefeated (11-0) despite a strong effort by West Union. The Blanchester girls buckled down on defense and played smart basketball after a run sparked West Union to cut the lead from 10 to 3. Blanchester then scored the last 5 points of the game to win 32-24 and stretch their record to 11-0. Elecia Patton and Regan Ostermeier led the lady wildcats with 8 points a piece. Olivia Gundler tallied 6 points while Dakota Watters (3 points), Shelbie Rose (4 points), Hayley Wilson, Asia Baldwin (3 points), Jalyna Ambrocio, and Savanna Shank all provided the hustle and defense that ultimately won the game. -Coach Pyle Varsity Girls bkb A big third quarter and Rachael Doyle’s keen eye at the free throw line lifted Blanchester to a 46-34 win over West Union Monday night in a non-league girls basketball game in the Adams County gym. Blanchester (8-3) trailed 20-15 at halftime but then outscored West Union 20-4 in the third period. The Ladycats scored the first 15 points of the second half and never looked back. Carroll said the Ladycats maintained a near double-digit lead the rest of the way, in large part due to the free throw shooting of Doyle. The BHS guard hit all 6 of her shots from the line in the final period and was 9 for 10 at the line for the game. Doyle finished with 15 points while Sarah Burton tossed in 8. -Mark Huber [email protected] 12/14/15 - HSGBKB
The Ladycat varsity team is 7-1 (4-1) in league play following a 53-50 overtime victory over the Georgetown Lady G-Men on Monday. This was our first victory over Georgetown since the 2008 season. (The Lady G-men have won 15 consecutive league titles) The team has used an aggressive, tenacious defensive effort to help secure the victories. It has been a total team effort as five different players have led the team in scoring and in six of the eight games 10 players have broken the scoring column. The J.V. is a perfect 8-0 on the season having only been seriously challenged in a couple games thus far. - Coach Carrol |
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