Final per the scoreboard. 

Dixie looked really good tonight. Played on both ends, and ran their offense well while getting open looks. Highlands was just to much to handle with Vinson. Birds are good, but have to improve on the defensive side of the ball if they want any chance at winning the region...

Whew...and what a game it was! 

The Red Colonels of Dixie Heights went into Ft. Thomas with a ‘W’ on their minds, and they almost pulled it off. This Double-Overtime affair was a tough match start to finish, and not trying to take the spotlight off of the Birds in their victory, but this year’s Dixie team has something to say. 

This was a fun game to watch with both teams setting the pace early by knocking down some decent shots. Vinson of course got his with lots of help from sophomore William Herald showing that he’s the real deal, and is a sure keeper for the Birds in the next couple of years. Herald can knock down the 3, and does a nice job getting to the rim. Luke Muller was probably 3rd in scoring for Highlands tonight, but I’ve not the benefit of any stats, so I’d guess Vinson got his 30+, Herald probably close to 20, Muller perhaps 10-15, with a handful more from their supporting cast. Read, Barth, and Ryan I believe also contributed to the scoring column, and forgive me if I forgot anyone else. 

For Dixie, Jason Summe had a big night probably in the 20 something range if not more. He’s quite a player who is efficient all over the court. He can really get to the basket at will, and still knock down the 3. He pretty much was the man for the Colonels in the 1st half, with still much contribution the rest of the way. He did sit out a few minutes in the 3rd quarter as he was served with a ‘T’ that Vinson cashed in on at the line, and then turned around with a dunk for the exclamation point. 

Sr. Ian Snelling, Jr Jay Flynn, and Jr. Logan Landers helped keep pace as well with good shot efficiency, and also The Colonels has the great fortune of great ball handlers all around.

Can’t miss talking about Jr. big guy Billy Wogenstahl who probably dropped in nearly 20 himself, and is a decent inside threat with limber quickness with his lanky frame.

Jr. Keirnan Geraci, who from past game stats is a big time scorer was mostly quiet through 3 periods but came to life in the 4th with some big shots to keep a game that was getting away from them close again before going into overtime. 

Dixie was up 23-18 at the end of 1 quarter.

Then it was all knotted up at half at 36. 

Highland started to pull away in the 3rd ending the quarter up 52-46.

In the 4th they got it to 54-46 before Dixie started chipping away at their lead. 

Highlands truly could’ve put them away, but weren’t efficient with the clock in the last 3 minutes of regulation and couldn’t connect on a series of ill advised shots where the Colonels were tough on the defensive boards and continued to capitalize in the last couple of minutes with Vinson missing a last second 3 sending it into the first overtime period, knotted at 66 all. 

Highland got a lead out of the gate in the 1st overtime, but Dixie would not be denied, and again Vinson had the chance to end it but didn’t sending it to the 2nd overtime tied at 75. 

2nd overtime is where Dixie’s luck would run dry with Vinson connecting on a circus shot and 1, and Muller connecting I believe 4 more from the line, where Dixie couldn’t quite hit their FT’s down the stretch, and the Birds sneaked out of there with the ‘W’ final score 88-81, but the Red Colonels sure did give them all they wanted. 

I think that we can safely say that Dixie is right on board with the likes of Highlands, St. Henry, and Beechwood. They beat Conner by 20 recently as well, and Conner recently took good care of Holy Cross by a bunch. 

Of course teams like Holy Cross and NewCath are both missing a big key player: McClendon for HC, and Pangallo for NCC, and they too might be closer to the top 5 than we’re presently seeing, but after CovCath, St. H, Highlands, Beechwood, and Dixie are too close to call and securely in the Top 5. 

Great game!  Both teams answered multiple times...get the link and watch this one!

27 minutes ago, Believe It said:

Great game!  Both teams answered multiple times...get the link and watch this one!

Here it is 

 

3 hours ago, B-Ball-fan said:

Whew...and what a game it was! 

The Red Colonels of Dixie Heights went into Ft. Thomas with a ‘W’ on their minds, and they almost pulled it off. This Double-Overtime affair was a tough match start to finish, and not trying to take the spotlight off of the Birds in their victory, but this year’s Dixie team has something to say. 

This was a fun game to watch with both teams setting the pace early by knocking down some decent shots. Vinson of course got his with lots of help from sophomore William Herald showing that he’s the real deal, and is a sure keeper for the Birds in the next couple of years. Herald can knock down the 3, and does a nice job getting to the rim. Luke Muller was probably 3rd in scoring for Highlands tonight, but I’ve not the benefit of any stats, so I’d guess Vinson got his 30+, Herald probably close to 20, Muller perhaps 10-15, with a handful more from their supporting cast. Read, Barth, and Ryan I believe also contributed to the scoring column, and forgive me if I forgot anyone else. 

For Dixie, Jason Summe had a big night probably in the 20 something range if not more. He’s quite a player who is efficient all over the court. He can really get to the basket at will, and still knock down the 3. He pretty much was the man for the Colonels in the 1st half, with still much contribution the rest of the way. He did sit out a few minutes in the 3rd quarter as he was served with a ‘T’ that Vinson cashed in on at the line, and then turned around with a dunk for the exclamation point. 

Sr. Ian Snelling, Jr Jay Flynn, and Jr. Logan Landers helped keep pace as well with good shot efficiency, and also The Colonels has the great fortune of great ball handlers all around.

Can’t miss talking about Jr. big guy Billy Wogenstahl who probably dropped in nearly 20 himself, and is a decent inside threat with limber quickness with his lanky frame.

Jr. Keirnan Geraci, who from past game stats is a big time scorer was mostly quiet through 3 periods but came to life in the 4th with some big shots to keep a game that was getting away from them close again before going into overtime. 

Dixie was up 23-18 at the end of 1 quarter.

Then it was all knotted up at half at 36. 

Highland started to pull away in the 3rd ending the quarter up 52-46.

In the 4th they got it to 54-46 before Dixie started chipping away at their lead. 

Highlands truly could’ve put them away, but weren’t efficient with the clock in the last 3 minutes of regulation and couldn’t connect on a series of ill advised shots where the Colonels were tough on the defensive boards and continued to capitalize in the last couple of minutes with Vinson missing a last second 3 sending it into the first overtime period, knotted at 66 all. 

Highland got a lead out of the gate in the 1st overtime, but Dixie would not be denied, and again Vinson had the chance to end it but didn’t sending it to the 2nd overtime tied at 75. 

2nd overtime is where Dixie’s luck would run dry with Vinson connecting on a circus shot and 1, and Muller connecting I believe 4 more from the line, where Dixie couldn’t quite hit their FT’s down the stretch, and the Birds sneaked out of there with the ‘W’ final score 88-81, but the Red Colonels sure did give them all they wanted. 

I think that we can safely say that Dixie is right on board with the likes of Highlands, St. Henry, and Beechwood. They beat Conner by 20 recently as well, and Conner recently took good care of Holy Cross by a bunch. 

Of course teams like Holy Cross and NewCath are both missing a big key player: McClendon for HC, and Pangallo for NCC, and they too might be closer to the top 5 than we’re presently seeing, but after CovCath, St. H, Highlands, Beechwood, and Dixie are too close to call and securely in the Top 5. 

Dixie top 5? Little reach I think. They beat a Conner team missing two big starters, but I'll give them credit tonight. They played great.

6 hours ago, BigRob said:

Dixie top 5? Little reach I think. They beat a Conner team missing two big starters, but I'll give them credit tonight. They played great.

Glad you’re giving them some credit, but where might you place them after taking a fullstrenghed No. 3 Highlands Bluebirds to 2 OT’s with no fluke solid play on the road?

9th Region games look to be tightly contested most nights. 

 I would still place them behind Holy Cross. I was watching the finals of the All A region and if they made those free throws they may have beaten the Cru. Anyway you look at it, the 9th is loaded and I am just super happy to be able to talk basketball. 

1 hour ago, BigRob said:

 I would still place them behind Holy Cross. I was watching the finals of the All A region and if they made those free throws they may have beaten the Cru. Anyway you look at it, the 9th is loaded and I am just super happy to be able to talk basketball. 

Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the All ‘A’ Final, but I do like the looks of HC’s team this season with them having Hicks, Meyer, and McClendon back. 

Just curious if McClendon played in that game? 

After CovCath at the number 1 spot, St. H at 2, Highlands at 3, and Beechwood at 4, 5-8 arguably could be any one of the following: Dixie, Holy Cross, Conner, NewCath in no particular order, and this could shift time and again before the season is through. 

It’s still early in the season, and players have been out for various teams, but so far:

St. Henry beat Highlands in OT by 2 @ Highlands

St. Henry beat NewCath by 8 @ St. Henry

St. Henry beat Beechwood by 7 @ Beechwood

St. Henry beat Holy Cross by 4 @ (?)

Highlands beat Dixie in 2OT by 7 @ Highlands

Conner beat Holy Cross by 17 @ Holy Cross

Dixie beat Conner by 20 @ Conner

 

For my money at present my Top 13 would look like this, but still it’s splitting hairs here and there:

Covington Catholic

St. Henry

Highlands

Beechwood

 

Dixie

Holy Cross

Conner

NewCath

 

Ryle

Holmes

Cooper

Newport

Lloyd 

Holy Cross has McClendon back and he played tonight. He totally changes the offense for them. They didn't force shots tonight and he drove and kicked out to Robinson who hit 5 three pointers tonight. He is shooting nearly 60% from deep, with like 15 made threes. With Meyer being able to attack at will, I think they can compete with anyone. This was McClendon's first game.  I just watched it on the NCC Athletic page, so no eye witness account. Going to be interesting for sure

On 1/14/2021 at 9:55 PM, B-Ball-fan said:

Whew...and what a game it was! 

The Red Colonels of Dixie Heights went into Ft. Thomas with a ‘W’ on their minds, and they almost pulled it off. This Double-Overtime affair was a tough match start to finish, and not trying to take the spotlight off of the Birds in their victory, but this year’s Dixie team has something to say. 

This was a fun game to watch with both teams setting the pace early by knocking down some decent shots. Vinson of course got his with lots of help from sophomore William Herald showing that he’s the real deal, and is a sure keeper for the Birds in the next couple of years. Herald can knock down the 3, and does a nice job getting to the rim. Luke Muller was probably 3rd in scoring for Highlands tonight, but I’ve not the benefit of any stats, so I’d guess Vinson got his 30+, Herald probably close to 20, Muller perhaps 10-15, with a handful more from their supporting cast. Read, Barth, and Ryan I believe also contributed to the scoring column, and forgive me if I forgot anyone else. 

For Dixie, Jason Summe had a big night probably in the 20 something range if not more. He’s quite a player who is efficient all over the court. He can really get to the basket at will, and still knock down the 3. He pretty much was the man for the Colonels in the 1st half, with still much contribution the rest of the way. He did sit out a few minutes in the 3rd quarter as he was served with a ‘T’ that Vinson cashed in on at the line, and then turned around with a dunk for the exclamation point. 

Sr. Ian Snelling, Jr Jay Flynn, and Jr. Logan Landers helped keep pace as well with good shot efficiency, and also The Colonels has the great fortune of great ball handlers all around.

Can’t miss talking about Jr. big guy Billy Wogenstahl who probably dropped in nearly 20 himself, and is a decent inside threat with limber quickness with his lanky frame.

Jr. Keirnan Geraci, who from past game stats is a big time scorer was mostly quiet through 3 periods but came to life in the 4th with some big shots to keep a game that was getting away from them close again before going into overtime. 

Dixie was up 23-18 at the end of 1 quarter.

Then it was all knotted up at half at 36. 

Highland started to pull away in the 3rd ending the quarter up 52-46.

In the 4th they got it to 54-46 before Dixie started chipping away at their lead. 

Highlands truly could’ve put them away, but weren’t efficient with the clock in the last 3 minutes of regulation and couldn’t connect on a series of ill advised shots where the Colonels were tough on the defensive boards and continued to capitalize in the last couple of minutes with Vinson missing a last second 3 sending it into the first overtime period, knotted at 66 all. 

Highland got a lead out of the gate in the 1st overtime, but Dixie would not be denied, and again Vinson had the chance to end it but didn’t sending it to the 2nd overtime tied at 75. 

2nd overtime is where Dixie’s luck would run dry with Vinson connecting on a circus shot and 1, and Muller connecting I believe 4 more from the line, where Dixie couldn’t quite hit their FT’s down the stretch, and the Birds sneaked out of there with the ‘W’ final score 88-81, but the Red Colonels sure did give them all they wanted. 

I think that we can safely say that Dixie is right on board with the likes of Highlands, St. Henry, and Beechwood. They beat Conner by 20 recently as well, and Conner recently took good care of Holy Cross by a bunch. 

Of course teams like Holy Cross and NewCath are both missing a big key player: McClendon for HC, and Pangallo for NCC, and they too might be closer to the top 5 than we’re presently seeing, but after CovCath, St. H, Highlands, Beechwood, and Dixie are too close to call and securely in the Top 5. 

For those of you who may be new to the site, this is the slimmed-down version.   

17 minutes ago, BigRob said:

Holy Cross has McClendon back and he played tonight. He totally changes the offense for them. They didn't force shots tonight and he drove and kicked out to Robinson who hit 5 three pointers tonight. He is shooting nearly 60% from deep, with like 15 made threes. With Meyer being able to attack at will, I think they can compete with anyone. This was McClendon's first game.  I just watched it on the NCC Athletic page, so no eye witness account. Going to be interesting for sure

I would love to see this game, but I'm confused about what the "NCC Athletic page" is. Is it free, or did you have to pay? 

11 minutes ago, B-Ball-fan said:

I would love to see this game, but I'm confused about what the "NCC Athletic page" is. Is it free, or did you have to pay? 

OK I found it on youtube. Thanks for the info that lead me there. I didn't realize that the game was played at NCC. Information about game locations for the 9th Region All 'A' Classic has been sketchy at best. The KHSAA scoreboard didn't even have the game listed today, and at present doesn't have results posted. I knew there'd have to be a game, yet I couldn't find any info anywhere regarding the location. 

I believe Holy Cross and Dixie will both be dangerous, especially after seeing both playing Highlands and St. Henry extremely tough. However, I still believe HHS and St. Henry have the best chance at Cov Cath, including Beechwood, if they have a great shooting night!