February 7, 2008

sports

Bulldog Sports Roundup

Kilan Brown added nine points to the Bulldog tally on Friday night but could not stop the Middletown Christian Eagles from taking home the 59–32 conference win.

Girls split games
YSHS hoopster Ashantá Robinson continues to be a force, whether the Lady Bulldogs win or lose, often scoring more than any other player on the floor and sometimes more than the total for the other team. This week she did it again as the Bulldogs split a pair of home games.

On Monday, Jan. 28, against Troy Christian, Robinson led both teams with 30 points, but it was not enough to overcome their opponent’s balanced scoring as the Eagles prevailed 67–34.

On Friday, Feb. 1, Robinson scored a game-high 20 points, two more than the Middletown Christian team, to lead Yellow Springs to victory 29–18 on senior night. According to Coach Duncan Thomas, the Lady Bulldogs played great team defense for the whole game, holding the Eagles to zero points in the second quarter. The girls are now 8–11 overall and 6–6 in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

Bulldogs fall prey to Eagles
The Yellow Springs High School boys basketball team let the last home game of the season against Middletown Christian slip away 59–32 on Friday night, Feb. 1. Trailing the Eagles 21–6 after the first quarter, the Bulldogs came back to outscore their opponents 15–13 in the second period, but could not make up their losses. Two tall Eagle posts spent the rest of the night pulling down everything but the sky, and Yellow Springs hardly got its foot back in the door the second half of the game.

Kilan Brown put up 9 points for the ’Dogs (including three 3-pointers), and Raphael Allen had 6. Kevin Sikes-Gilbert had 5 and Ryan Newsome 4, while Andrew Ferguson, Jeremiah Peacock, E. Benton and J. Diebold each had 2 points.

Tickets on sale for basketball tourney

Tournament time is coming up for the Yellow Springs High School girls and boys basketball teams. The girls pulled a first round bye and will play their first game against the winner of Tri-Village/National Trail on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 6 p.m. at Brookville. The boys play Mississinawa Valley on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 3:30 p.m. in Vandalia.

Tickets for tournament games cost $5 presale and $7 at the door. Tickets will be available at the school from Feb. 10–15 during regular school hours.