New Richmond Basketball Vs Bethel Tate

The New Richmond Boys Basketball teams won all three games in their triple header against Bethel Tate Friday Night.

The Varsity team won their game by a score of 61-39. After getting off to a slow start and leading at the half by a score of 22-19, the lions pushed forward in the second half by applying great defensive pressure and precise passing. The Lions were led by Senior Jake Gundler with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Junior Sam Leffler pitched in 9 points and 4 steals. Senior Chris Turner had 8 points, Junior Austen Craig 8 points, and Sophomore John Ernst had 8 points and 14 rebounds. The win improves the Lions season record to 5-4 and 3-0 in the conference.

The JV team won by a score of 51-42. Trent English and Caleb Hayward each scored 10 points. Josh Heiden had 7 points.

The Freshman won by a score of 45-35. Chris Mazzaro had 13 points, and Jake Craig had 12 points. John Buckingham had 9 rebounds.

The Lions travel to Batavia Saturday night.

Lady Lions Fall to Western Brown

The Lady Lions Girls Basketball Team lost a close game to arch rival Western Brown Last NIght 44-43. The girls played fantastic defense for entire game holding Western Brown well below their season average as a team and holding one of the leagues top scorers to only 5 points on the night. After leading by 8 at half time and by 5 at the end of the 4th quarter the girls failed to execute offensively down the stretch committing unforced turnovers while failing to connect on open shots. Josie Buckingham led the way on offense leading all scorers with 21 points while collecting 12 rebounds. Lady Lions are next @ Ripley Monday December 9.

SWIM TEAMS WIN BIG AGAINST GREENFIELD MCCLAIN

The boys swim team beat Greenfield McClain by a score of 57 to 36. 1st place finishers for the 200yd. Medley Relay were Colt Reese, Grant Gilman, Alex Ariapad, and Tyler David; 200yd. Freestyle - Tyler David; 200 IM Alex Ariapad; 100yd. Butterfly Alex Ariapad; 500yd. Free Tyler David; 200yd Free Relay Tyler David, Colt Reese, Derek Gelter, & Alex Ariapad; 100yd Breaststroke Grant Gilman. 2nd place finishers were 200yd. IM Cody Biehle; 50yd. Free Colt Reese; 100 Butterfly Theo Ostermann; 100 Free Derek Gelter; 100yd. Backstroke Colt Reese; 400yd. Free Relay Theo Ostermann, Conall Stapleton, Vincent Speaks, & Austin Berger. Great job by all the swimmers.

The girls swim team beat Greenfield McClain by a score of 57 to 33. 1st place finishers were: 200yd. Medley Relay Megan Woolum, Kara Burns, Ann Bishop, & Jessica Nazareth; 200yd Free Vicky Booker; 50yd Free Ashlee Lewis; 100yd. Butterfly Ann Bishop; 500yd. Free Kara Burns; 200yd. Free Relay Paige Anderson, Kara Burns, Jessica Nazareth & Ashlee Lewis; 100yd. Breaststroke Kara Burns; 400yd. Free Relay Ann Bishop, Kelsey Williams, Audrey Feiler, & Megan Woolum. 2nd place winners were: 200yd IM Paige Anderson; 50yd. Free Jessica Nazareth; 100yd. Free Jessica Nazareth; & 100yd. Backstroke Megan Woolum. Great job by all the swimmers.

Next meet will be at home on Wed. Jan. 11 against Little Miami and Winton Woods.

Varsity and JV Wrestling Lions travel to the Bluegrass State.

The Lions headed to Conner High School to compete in a super tri meet. The team started the evening with a 70-8 victory over Conner. Next up was the Ryle Raiders. The Lions started with a big win by JR Forsee. AJ Rostetter lost a tough match, Brody Hooks captured the next victory. Tristan Williams came up a little short, Austin Skaggs wrestled the returning Ky. state champ and lost a competitive match. Cody Gabelman lost a tight match 7-3. Robbie Lemar got the first takedown but couldn't hold the lead. Ryan Zawacki and Clay Loadman both lost by one point. Cory English got the Lions back on the winning way with a pin! Kevin Reid and James White followed Cory's lead with pins also. Ryle Beckerich lost a close match to a strong opponent. Nathan Dixon won by forfeit. Final score Ryle 39 NR 31.

The JV Lions wrestled Turpin, Conner and Ryle last night. The JV came up big with a dominating performance!

The Varsity will travel to Graham HS Sunday to do battle in the State Duals. Only the top eight teams in the state are invited, the action starts at noon, BE THERE!

The JV takes a short trip up 71 to wrestle in the Washington Court House Invitational Saturday. WE ARE NR!

Lady Lions Extend Win Streak to 8

The Varsity Girls Basketball Team trailed Madeira last night by 9 points going into the 4th quarter but refused to give up and rallied to a 49-47 victory. The Lady Lions had played 3 lackluster quarters and had been consistently frustrated by the zone defense and consistent shooting by Madeira but never lost their determination to win the game. The 4th quarter rally was fueled by 3 pointers by Courtney Grogan, Sarah Shoemaker, and Mikaela Rupp. The senior guards combined for 36 points scoring 11, 12, and 13 respectively. It was an exciting come-back victory fueled by solid defense and spectacular outside shooting. The girls play next Thursday, Dec. 5 at home.

Boys Basketball up for Game of the Week

Please go to the following site and vote for the Lions Basketball team as game of the week against Bethel Tate on Friday night. Thanks!

http://www.wlwt.com/high-school-playbook/index.html