- Yesterday’s Dec 9th the game between Lakota West & Fairfield was a good game to watch, OIRS was live streaming and doing play by play. 1st quarter started out slow, but I believe that was the pace Fairfield wanted to play at. Coach DJ Wyrick kept telling his players to stay patient, while Lakota West Coach Moss was pressing, trapping, and switching, saying speed it up. In the middle of the 2nd quarter, the score was only 14 West 11 Fairfield. A lot of people in the stands were yelling. We need a shot clock in HS OH. Basketball, I truly agree. So at the half the score was 24 West & 16 Fairfield. 3rd quarter, you could tell West was about to take over. Junior Guard # 2 Joshua Tyson set the tone on defense with 3 steals, 15pts & 3 ast. He really plays tough hard defense. You see why he’s one of the top players in Southwest OH. Once he got going, the entire team got going with Bryce Curry, adding in 11pts and had a moster Dunk totaling, 6reb & 2blk. Their bench played well, also adding 22 points. Fairfield Cooper Ross # 24 was team high with 10 points & Jakye Akbar also added 9pts in the end Lakota West had too much power.
- Fridays game Dec. 12th, Match up was Purcell Marian (1-6) vs. (3-1).
Both teams came out flat starting off the game, but once shots stated falling, they got it rolling. Mt.Healthy got a few breaks with calls and the way the ball bounced. Purcell Marian was led by Senior 6’1 guard # 3 Matthew Wright. He’s getting a lot of interest from D2 & Mid Major D1 programs. He handled the ball early and passed a lot to get his teammates going and still led the team with 11pts. # 11 Junior Forward, Kharson Ferguson, played well on both ends of the court. He also added 11pts. I believe the 1st year head coach could’ve called early time outs or did a few things differently, but being a coach myself in the moment you see things different and you know your team. MT. Healthy played hard and played to the roar of the home crowd. Head Coach Sean Cook II, his game plan was spot on he had is players running trapping and taking the ball out of Purcells best players’ hands. # 2 for Mt.Healthy was unstoppable on both ends of the floor from blocks, rebounding and steals to scoring, and his court vision. MT. Healthy played team ball & in the fourth quarter they hit free throws when it counted they won 55-51.
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Tuesday, December 13th, Lebanon vs. Winton Woods was a game to see with a lot of D1 & D2 prospects playing. Lebanons # 11 Jashawn Coffey is a bucket only a sophomore he gets to his spot whenever he wants to, with great spacing and high IQ. He’s a pure scorer and floor general. What I saw was a kid playing below & above the rim against WW. I believe he plays on the Nike EYBL circuit. His team played hard, but they couldn’t match up against the team of Winton Woods. Lebanon has good players i can see playing at the next level, like Luke Faler & Cooper Strahm. The Warriors are a well Coached team led by Mr. Pilgrim & staff.
# 0 Isaiah Mack-Russell the Toledo OH transfer is the truth, he scored game & team high 31 pts with the win. The Warriors have a good team with players like Dasai Bronson & Jay’Quawn Walker. The Warriors are still undeated after they beat Lebanon 75-54.
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Dec 22nd-This was an early test for both teams in the ECC. Milford Eagles came out smoking hitting 3’s and getting every loose ball, while Winton Woods Warriors looked slow and couldn’t hit a shot to save their lives. Early 1st Q 10-2 run. Winton Woods started pressing and trapping, sometimes scoring and sometimes fouling. Coach Gray had to call two early timeouts because Milford was just a few steps ahead of them, and they couldn’t catch up. Mid 2nd Q 32-15 Milford. This has to be a season low for the Warriors at the half. Milfords Coach Matt Tolliver was hitting on all play calls in the 1st half. # 44Center Kylie Perone couldn’t be stopped she had 11 pts in the 1st half out scoring everyone, the Warriors Star player # 0 Strayberry tried her best with keeping the Warriors close but she needs her team to come to the party in the second half if they gonna make a comeback.
3rd Q, the Warriors started getting it together and closed the gap. But every time Warriors made a run, the Eagles counter, it was like a Mayweather fight. Mid 4th Q 54-48 Warriors just couldn’t finish down the stretch…..So the question is whether this is considered an Upset or Not.
With the final score, 58-48 Eagles.
- Dec 23rd Oak Hills Highlanders vs West Clermont Wolves Boys Game @ West Clermont today was an ECC match up, right before the X-Mas break this game displayed to high standard coaches, Mike Price from Oak Hills & Brandon Grammer both respected in the Ohio basketball community. The beginning of the game Oak Hills Controlled the tip. Both teams with early turnovers. I believe in the the officials played an early part in the games early which played a major part how the players played. Oak Hills # 1 AJ Dean handed the PG and with 9 pts early. His counter partner # 11 was unstoppable early with 5 rebs & 7 pts. At the half the Highlanders by 9. West Clermonts # 4 Amante’ Collins & # 15 Nate Stahi kept the Wolves close, everything Oak Hills made a mini run. # 23 Carson Duke had a monster Dunk and it changed the flow of the game for the Wolves 30-33 late in the 3rd quarter. It’s was 3 Tecs called in the 3rd Quarter players need to learn to be quite and let the coaches handle the talking. Late to the party was # 3 Demetri Vetter with 11 pts for Oak Hills. With 4:48 in the 4th 48-49 Oak Hills we have a game now. Under a minute both teams went back & forth so in the end. Overtime we Go 54 all. In O/T it was a hard scrappy game. Oak Hills 60 West Clermont 54.
- January 2nd Winton Woods Warriors vs. Anderson Raptors boys Varsity basketball game. It started out slow, but Anderson got it rolling with # 45 Tysin Weaver, leading the way with ball handling & scoring. Coach Pilgrim called a time out , and Winton Woods picked up full court led by # 5 Nate Dawson Jr. & # 3 Josai Hill. Their defense was relentless, which actually turned the game around. Winton Woods went into half time with the lead. The 2nd half was back and forth. Anderson scores, then Warriors scored.
Isaiah Mack-Russell started taking over, but Andersons Tysin Weaver did also both had 13 pts each in the 4th quarter. # 5Nate Toby Strausbaugh for the Raptors played great he also added double digits. With the score 40-45 Warriors up, the Raptors switched to man to man on Defense. Winton Woods, in the end, was too much down the stretch with defense and hitting free throws. Warriors 52 Raptors 46. Winton Woods Warriors will go along ways in the playoffs, which is what my sources are predicting.
- Jan. 9th 2026. Today we have a great match-up in the Cmac Aiken Falcons vs. Taft Senators. Both teams are strapped with players. Both teams are undeated in conference play. Taft over all record is (7-1) & Aiken is (7-4). Down Tha Way brings a ton of experience with coaching and senior leadership led by # 11 Antwan Hinton & # 1 Kingston Ross & Junior # 2 Keion Griffin. They said the Cmac Championship will be coming back done the way this season. Aiken aka The Belmont Boys have had the crown the last couple years but with all the coaching changes & no Jaiden Arnold or James Burnett Jr. & Antwan Hinton at Taft, can they even play with the Senators is the question? Let me answer it He’ll Yea) Aikens’ new coach is the new wave of coaching. I’ve watched him personally he’s made me a believer, and with the addition of Junior # 1 Chris Washington Jr. They will always be in the game. They have a lot of great peices around Their 3 PG. # 15 Deondre Jenkins is one of them. Aikens HC Sean Davis & staff will have their hands full. In the end, Taft wins by 6, I think.
- Today’s Game Write up was a good one. Summit Country Day vs. St. Xavier. Both teams matched up pretty well on paper. SCD starters out scored St. X 44-39, the biggest difference was when St. X, the offense didn’t drop off like SCD”s Offense did. The benches scored five points to 16 points. As a matter of fact, John Veith was team high with 14 points & and seven rebounds. Being 6’7, he took advantage of his size. He’s really been consistent all season averaging 10pts per game. St. X led the entire game SCD was able to get to to one point in the 4th quarter, Max Joiner caught fire in the 3rd quarter finishing with an game High 16 pts & Two blocks & Three/Seven from the 3-Point line. Coming off a two month back injury, Tim Martin made his return with 14 pts, five rebounds & two blocks. If he stays healthy, SCD can make a run in the post-season, but today belonged to X. They were a step faster on offense, especially with the back door cuts and on defense. They were locked in out rebounding SCD 11 to 20. X played both big men a lot at the same time. Liam McGeady had 11 pts and senior guard Luke Sorce scored 10. Both coaches did a great job coaching their team up. There were a few calls that could’ve gone both ways, but in the end, St. Xavier got the dub.
- 1 Milford Eagles vs. # 3 Winton Woods Warriors, winner takes first place in the ECC. This game will most definitely sell out. The Eagles come into Warrior land with a (17-1) record with a lost to # 2 West Clermont (16-2) West Clermonts only conference lost was to Winton Woods. Winton Woods’ only conference lost was to Milford back in Week Eight (59-48). Reached out to Coach Reese, but his phone was disconnected.
This game will be played from the inside out.
Milford Eagles brings hard tough & smash mouth basketball play while Winton Woods is coming with swagg, speed & in your face defense. This game will determine the ECC champion 2026 & the hirer seat in the OHSAA playoffs. Milford wins they stay # 1 if Winton Woods Win I believe they jump # 2 West Clermont & Milford. So much at stake it will all be sorted out tomorrow around this time.
- Cmac-Red Divison Girls Write up, Western Hills Mustangs, Woodward Bulldogs & Aiken Falcons. Looks like the Cincinnati Metro Conference Girls is back and could be a problem come March Madness. With Keviya Parrish (FR) averaging 34.8, Leigha Acoff 26.2, she is, as of now, the front runner for (MVP) & Janai Hall 23.3. Gamble Montessori (Blue Divison) has a sleeper, also named Karriyah Hill. All schools have a winning record even though it’s early in the season. They just need to put it together and get some victories outside the Cmac. The Games are exciting and fun to watch the girls’ skill sets are way better than a few years again, I can finally see the girls’ game getting better. Great job, ADs & Coaches.
- 8th Grade Girls FBC (United We Trust) vs. Sports City Angels (EYBL). Both Teams Struggled Early, both playing fast and out of control a little bit. Really, it wasn’t a lot of scoring in the beginning, but once both teams settled down, they started playing hard. SCA turned up the defense, picking up full court. After that, the easy layups started coming transitioning from D to O. # 20 for Sports City Angels led the team with Steals & Asst. SCA Won 46-35.
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Live @ Spooky Nook we watch W2N vs West Virginia Thunder Girls 6th Grade 2032.W2N is Coached by a Cincinnati OH Icon when it comes to girls basketball Amber Gray, dtr to NFL legend Carlton Gray & Ohio State University Star basketball player Chance Gray.
Both teams played hard, and both are well coached. Good defense on both ends. To be so young these players can shoot, you can tell there in the gym practicing. Fast paste game going back and forth. W2N started taking off once Amber called 100, and they picked up Full Court Man to Man. # 2 & # 0 The defense is what turned it. W2N won 41-31.
- Today’s Game Featured Cincy Blazers vs. Team Impact. One Team Has The Power The Other Speed. Early Team Impact Jumped Out To An 19-2 League. In The 2nd Half The Blazers Tired To Press And Really Speed The Game Up, It Worked For A Little Bit But Team Impact Was Able To Break It With Ease. 10 Minute Mark They Started Wearing Them Down. They Kept Pressing & Pressing. With 5mns To Go The Blazers Closed The Gap 47-39. With Under One Minute The Blazers Call A Time Out 43.8 Left 47-43.