St. X wins their 8th in a row,capturing the 26th district championship over the Male Bulldogs.

Brock Kiesler scored the go-ahead basket, but it was Alex Jones’ four-point play that ignited St. Xavier’s big fourth-quarter rally that resulted in a 56-52 victory over visiting Male in the 26th District basketball final Thursday night.

The Tigers, No. 20 in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings, trailed 46-34 after three quarters before outscoring the Bulldogs 22-6 in the fourth.

It was St. X’s eighth consecutive win and its 21st in 29 games. More important, it gave the Tigers (21-8) their first district championship since 2001.

 

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120223/SPORTS05/302230103/basketball-St-X-Male

 

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St. X's Brock Kiesler shoots over Male's Tyler Belew in the second half. February 23, 2012 / Michael Clevenger/The Courier-Journal

 

 

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[TR]

[TD]Male

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[TD]15

[/TD]

[TD]14

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[TD]17

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[TD]6

[/TD]

[TD]-

[/TD]

[TD]52

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[TR]

[TD]St. Xavier

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[TD]8

[/TD]

[TD]11

[/TD]

[TD]14

[/TD]

[TD]22

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[TD]-

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[TD]56

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Male (18-14)—Moran 16, Belew 10, Lambert 10, Taylor 8, Stoner 7, Miller 1.

 

St. X (21-8)—Smith 18, Jones 12, Moody 9, Shaw 7, Kiesler 8, Glasford 2.

 

3-point goals - Lambert 2, Moran, Stoner; Jones, Moody.

St. X is peaking....don't want to play them again.