Holding Down the Hill

Bryn Lewis reported from the Friday, February 6th, Boys Basketball game against Indian Hill.

To start the first quarter, Lonnie Grayson got a three, Walker Lewis had a huge block against the glass and Garyn Prater got a two and an And 1. Just under four minutes to go and the score was tied at 6. At 3:10 mark, Garyn was fouled and made both, 8-6. Just under three minutes, Garyn grabbed a D rebound and Lonnie got a 2 and an And1, 11-6. At 1:30 left, Hudson Rogers to an open Jake Edmonds for 3, 14-6. Walker and Mason Rogers gave the Braves fits with a number of steals and, with 40 seconds to go, Mason laid it up, 16-6.

2nd qtr., Cowboy defense continued to frustrate the Braves when Walker nabbed a steal and took the lay-up, 18-6. Less than two minutes in and Jake got a D rebound. Just under five to go and Mason grabbed a D rebound. Soon after, Walker got a putback, 20-10. At the 4:26 mark, Jake took a charge and ten seconds later drove into traffic for 2, 22-10.  The Braves tried to cut the lead but, at the 3:20 mark, Garyn to Walker for 2, 24-15.  At 2:04 left in the half, Hudson grabbed a rebound in traffic and got the putback, 26-18. Thirty seconds later and the Braves had 7 fouls.  Lonnie was fouled, twice. At the half, 29-23.

The 3rd started quick with a Mason to Walker 2, 31-23. Just under seven minutes in, Walker from the corner to an inside Hudson for 2, 33-25.  Twenty seconds later, Walker to Lonnie for 3, 36-25. Hudson grabbed another D rebound and soon after Walker drove into the paint for 38-25.  At the 5:15 mark, Lonnie got a floater and on the next possession netted a three, 43-28. At the 4:00 mark, Jake was fouled driving in the paint and made both, 45-28. The Cowboy Crazies smelled blood and got louder and louder. Hudson continued to grab more D rebounds. At the 3:10 mark, Jake executed a beautiful 360 in the paint and dished to Hudson, 47-28. Walker and Mason both scored soon enough, 51-28.  Garyn drove from the corner to a lay-up, 53-31, and then took a charge on the other end. 3rd ended, 54-33.

4th qtr., this game got away from the Braves and the game final 72-47.

Notes: Jake had at least 7 assists, Lonnie probably was close.  Cowboys out-rebounded the Braves 37-17. Hudson is a rebound beast followed, this game, by Mason then Walker.

Editorial Note: This is my son's final year playing high school ball and, as we get closer to the end, I want to watch the games without trying to take notes at the same time.  It's a special season and my son's last Cowboy year so I'd like to just enjoy it. Going forward, I won't be giving minute by minute reports.  Hopefully, someone else will take the opportunity. If not, I'll try to get at least some stats the Enquirer won't already report.

Thanks to Bryn Lewis for the report, and

Thanks to Rod Apelbeck for the pictures

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Spider Murphy and the Wildcats

No, it's not Jailhouse Rock.  It's a just another great night at a Girls Basketball game.

The Girls invited Finneytown to come out an play on Wednesday, January 28th.  The home team shared the court, but not so much with the points.  The girls won 34-20.

Thanks to Arch Cunningham for the great pictures.

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Mariemont Sent Packing on Homecoming

Friday, October 17th, the Cowboys Homecoming game saw our boys in blue defeat Mariemont 39-10.

Thanks to Rod Apfelbeck for the great photos.

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Where Were You?

A lot of people have a lot of work to do to make the football games as great as they are.   Below are some examples of people at work.

And then there are these guys, too.

One of the few jobs the Round Up Photo Corps wasn't able to capture with their camera was the dedicated fan who was taking notice of the game so they could send in a report to the Round Up that included some game highlights to help shine the spotlight a little brighter on our Cowboys.  Maybe next week you should raise your hand so we can get a good picture of you!

Thanks to Arch Cunningham for over 63% of the photos above.

Girls' Varsity Basketball Review

This week saw the lady Cowboys varsity basketball team notch three more wins in their normal manner...defense, rebounding, and a patient balanced scoring attack.  The week started at The Stable against a very athletic Turpin team.  The Wyoming band provided a little extra boost and atmosphere that would prove to be too much for the visiting Spartans to handle.  Ashli Oneal continued to scorch teams dropping 25 from inside, outside, and anywhere on the court.

Thursday night the team traveled to NCH to face the 10-3 Trojans.  The atmosphere inside the gym was loud with the band, dance team, and cheerleaders all trying to will the Trojans to the upset.  The Trojans came out on fire led by a freshman who scored 14 of the 18 first quarter points to take an 18-11 lead.  That would be the best part of the game for NCH...and the frosh who finished with 16 for the game.  Emily Wadds (17) and Ashli Oneal (21) took over from that point...but they didn't do it with offense alone.  Wadds (22) and Hailey Stewart (13) decided to give NCH one shot at the basket and collect a high percentage of the games rebounds.  Senior Natalie Burchard was her normal energetic self...reeking havoc on the defensive end of the floor, and pushing the pace on offense.  The Wyoming onslaught caused the NCH scoreboard to malfunction throughout the game, but the final was another Win for the Cowboys 50-44 (despite what you may read elsewhere).  The Wyoming D held Turpin and NCH under their season scoring average by 4 and 13 respectively.

Saturday the Cowboys traveled to play an outmatched Finneytown squad.  The total team effort theme continued as Wadds (14), Hailey Stewart (9), Ashli (9), Marta Stewart (7), Kayla Hampton (6), and Olivia Cunningham (3) all contributed to the scoring.  The game was never in doubt as the Cowboys scored the first nine points en route to a 48-26 Win.

The 13-1 Cowboys return to the court with two huge CHL games at The Stable this week.  They take on Taylor on Wednesday, and look to avenge their only loss of the year on Saturday at 1:30 vs Indian Hill.

Thanks to Jody Hampton for the great review.

Thanks to Arch Cunningham (NCH) and Parker Hampton (Turpin, Finneytown) for their great pictures.

See more of Parker's Turpin pictures HERE (including the Band)

See more of Arch's NCH pictures HERE

See more of Parker's Finneytown pictures HERE

Not enough for you? Check out a small write-up and some video from Cincinnati.Com's Scott Springer HERE

The Crazies Came Out

Thursday, October 17th, the CHL leading Cowboys traveled to First-Runner-Up Mariemont for a game that was to be televised by Fox Sports.  Looking at the 47-7 score alone, it was hardly a match for CHL supremacy.  Of course, I'll defer to the Wyoming Sports Report for any intelligent analysis of the record-breaking performance on the field as all I can offer are smart-alecky comments about how our defensive line must be a very shy bunch considering they made such quick work of Mariemont's offense that they spent as little time on the field under the big cameras and lights as possible.

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