Westport survives Ottawa in semifinal on late 3 pointer
Westport High School edged Ottawa High 56-54 in a Center Invitational semifinal as Charles Whatley hit a long, off-balance 3 with three seconds left after Ryan Meyer gave Ottawa a 54-53 lead with 11 seconds remaining. Ottawa failed on four timely free throws and a 1-and-1 chance, allowing Westport to steal the win. Ottawa coach Randy Clark criticized late defense and poor free-throw shooting throughout the night.
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Rick Peterson
Herald
Kansas City
Charles Whatley
Westport High School
Ottawa High
Ryan Meyer
Westport
Whatley
OHL
Cyclones
Ottawa
Randy Clark
OHS
Clark
Westport Tigers edge Ottawa Cyclones in tight center showdown
Westport defeated Ottawa 53-52 to reach the Center Invitational final against William Chrisman. Key late free throws and a final turnover sequence defined a game where Westport outshot Ottawa 40.0 to 30.2 percent but benefited from 16 of 25 free throws and 17 rebounds by Kinnard.
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Cyclones
Aspinwall
Wesport
Robert Kinnard
Tigers
OHL
Ken Boyer
Westport
Vernon Potts
Steve Mathey
OHS
Ottawa
Warren Hayes
Kinnard
Potts
Meyer
Heckert
Mathey
Whatley
Henderson
Moseley
Bynum
Mayes
Baylor
Matney
Moses
Gollier
Boyer
Devore
Totals
Wellsville Surprises 3A Champs
Wellsville High girls upset defending Class 3A state champions Jefferson County North 41 37 on their home floor. Kristy Wollen led with 18 points and 12 rebounds, aided by Vicki Bauer's 11 points and 11 boards off the bench as Wellsville improves to 5-5 despite 29.4 percent shooting compared to Jeff North's 37.5. The Eagles trailed briefly in the third before seizing control and closing strong at the foul line.
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Winchester
Wellsville
Jefferson County North
Lady Eagles
Gardner
Craig Adams
Eagles
Kristy Wollen
Santa Fe
Jefferson North
Wollen
Eagle
Vicki Bauer
Bauer
Vicki
Adams
Jeff North
Shelah Shanks
Louisburg
Roby
McMullin
Coons
Cramer
Totals
Shanks
Lane
Weishear
Clark
Dill
Schrick
Winsor
Drama Sparks West Franklin cage tourney night action
Pomona boys crushed Burlingame 70 49 to seize control of the tourney led by Olson 27 points as Heights edged Williamsburg 56 53 in overtime and Burlingame girls outlasted Central Heights 35 33 in a tight pole position chase at Ottawa University’s Wilson Field House.
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Terry Ostmeyer
West Franklin
Pomona
Burlingame
Bearcats
Central Heights
Williamsburg
Chand Burg
Heights
Williamsburg- Pomona
Burg-Pomona
Ottawa University
Wilson Field House
Vikings
Burg
Panthers
Gail Kratzberg
Kratzberg
Buddy Welch
Franklin County
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William Chrisman
Harmon
Mike Aspinwall
John Heckert
Steve Zak
Vikes
Steve Smith
Bob Branam
Viking
Greg Carey
Brad Macoubrie
Smith
Jon Ed Hull
Phil Corbin
Hull
Branam
WHS
Troy Perry
Corbin
Mike Brown
Brown
Keith Milliken
Welch
Chuck Lee
Lee
Carey
Milliken
Burlin
PHL
Steve Olson
Tribe
Olson
Indians
Bearcat
PHS
Steve Leakey
Matt Corwine
Steve Schoephlin
Cats
John Stout
Greg Faiman
Justin Lincoln
Carla Provost
Gwen Rieck
Blue Cross
Bob Hiles
S. Main
Farm Bureau Insurance
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