Ohio State Ends Purdue Jinx With Narrow Big Ten Win
Ohio State 69 Purdue 67 in West Lafayette as Allen Hornyak scored 27 and Luke Witte tipped in a late basket to break a 65-65 deadlock. Jim Cleamons controlled the pace. Ford led Purdue with 23 points and Franklin added 19 as OSU moved to 5-1 in the conference and 11-5 overall.
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Otterbein Keeps Title Hopes Alive With 86 72 Win Over Muskingum
Otterbein Cardinals stay in the Ohio Conference title hunt by defeating Muskingum 86-72 to improve to 15 2 overall and 10 1 in league play. Dwight Miller led with 24 points as Jym Vejsitky added 21 for Muskingum while Denison Stram postponed. The win preserves Otterbein's position behind Capital and Wooster in the standings.
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CYO Basketball Scores Inter-Division Showdowns
Scores from CYO games across Ridgeville Avon Lorain Elyria and Sheffield Lake show varied results with St Peter St Mary St Jude St Vincent DePaul and other parishes competing. Notable forfeit win Sheffield Lake St Thomas and multiple successive tallies feature St Mary Nativity Elyria and Lorain parish teams in Class B and C divisions.
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Wooster Faces Uncertain Season After Conference Ban
Wooster holds a 19-1 record but is ineligible for the Ohio Conference Tournament on one-year probation for running a summer basketball camp without league permission. The NCAA bylaw adds to the issue, delaying any official champion and NCAA bids while a conference meeting decides Wooster’s fate and future camp policies.
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Elyria Catholic Faces Byzantine After Offense Slump
Elyria Catholic seeks balanced scoring to offset a drop in big-game production as they visit Parma to face Byzantine. Doug Gerber leads with 16.9 points per game, Greg Bertovich at 12.6, while the team hopes another strong effort from Tomko or Byam fuels a needed win. The Panthers own a 12-3 record and sit 3-1 in the North Central Conference, one-half game behind Lorain Catholic.
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