Dayton vs Cincinnati Districts (D-1 Boys) Recap; Centerville Rolls; Fairmont, Wayne, Moeller Fall

D-1 District Recap: Centerville Rolls, Fairmont, Wayne, Moeller Fall 

 In the annual District matchups, the boys D-1 division battled the best of Cincy with a spot for a Regional berth in the balance.

Here's how the local teams fared against their Cincinnati counterparts.

Game 1 

Princeton Powers Past Moeller Behind Arnold, Williams

In the matchup between Cincy schools, Moeller was unable to stop Jaiden Arnold (20pts, 2 stls) and Dorian Williams (18pts, 6reb) as the Tigers rolled past the Crusaders 57-36. 

Princeton used a stifling 2nd quarter to break open a close game and push the halftime lead to 27-12, in which they never looked back.

Princeton will face Fairfield in the Regional Semifinals. 

Game 2

Centerville Grinds Out Big Win Behind Defense, Role Players; Wins 5th Straight District Title 

The Centerville Elks pushed to their 5th consecutive District Title after a impressive display of defense and teamwork as they dominated Anderson 63-39. 

Centerville gave up 11 points at half, and was led by Collin O'Connor, Kyle Kenney and Baboucarr Nije. 

"Collin, Kyle, Baboucarr and Dulguun played great today, doing all the things that we needed to help us win the game." Gabe Cupps, the Co-GWOC Player of the Year said.

"Its hard to stay in front of Collin, and once he gets going he's hard to stop." 

The Elks will face Elder in the Regional Semifinals. 

Cupps has committed to Indiana.

Game 3 

Elder Pulls Away Late, Downs Fairmont as Browne Shines 

Cincinnati Elder used its size, clutch shooting, and timely defense to knock off a feisty Farimont team and now will face the Centerville Elks in the next game. 

Behind the clutch play of  their big man Carson Browne Elder was able to control the tempo in the 2nd half, as it was a near dead heat at halftime. 

Fairmont was led by Jamison Roundtree and Brock Baker in the loss. 

Game 4 

Fairfield Knocks Out Wayne as Crim Explodes

The Fairfield basketball team felt like last year was a year for them to elevate, but Centerville knocked them out in the Regionals.

This year they have came back with a vengeance as they ousted the Wayne warriors in convincing fashion 76-51. Deshawn Crims led the scoring with 18 in the first half to set the tone.

Fairfield used random double teams to slow down Wayne's star player - and it did the job as Lawrent Rice was unable to get free in the first half behind a myriad of defenses. 

Our plan was to double Lawrent and take the ball our of his hands. Fairfield Head Coach Myrick said after the game.

"That kid is special, and we did a good job of getting the ball out of his hands and keeping defenders in his face. He still had 18 despite how we played him."  

#2 played great tonight for us. Our whole team played well. We will face Princeton for the 3rd time, so we will get ready for that challenge. 

D-2 GAMES ON DECK TODAY 

Today will bring up the D-2 Games at the Cintas Center at Xavier, in which will feature

2pm Chaminade vs Wyoming 

4pm Dunbar  vs Woodward

6pm Alter   vs Taft