Game Summaries for June 27, 2009

McCLUSKEY CHEVROLET 85, CLOVERNOOK HEALTH CARE 50

McCluskey Chevrolet raced out to a 9-0 lead to start the game, cruising to an 85-50 victory against Clovernook Health Care in the opening game of Saturday's action at the Deveroes Summer League at Woodward High School.

Tony Rack had two 3-pointers during the opening spurt, finishing the game with six triples and a team-high 18 points. Brad Hosler added 16 points with nine rebounds, as six of the seven players to take the floor for McCluskey reached double-figures in points.

McCluskey also shot 64-percent from the floor in the game (32-for-50), and dominated the second half by outscoring Clovernook, 42-16.

Jason Miller, a Columbia graduate, led all scorers by scoring 20 points and pulling down 12 rebounds for Clovernook. Brad Sellers had 10 points for Clovernook, and Wimpy Woods contributed five assists.

The win was the second straight for McCluskey Chevrolet (2-1), which opens up Sunday's action at Woodward by taking on undefeated S.I. Pool Care (2-0) at noon. Clovernook (0-3) will look for its first win when it faces Jackson All-Stars (0-2) in the game that follows at approximately 1 p.m.


S.I. POOL CARE 96, SUPERIORCARS.COM 93 (OT)

Greg Rice tipped in a basket mid-way through overtime to put S.I. Pool Care ahead for good in its 96-93 win against SuperiorCars.com Saturday at Woodward.

Rice, a Covington Holmes graduate who now attends Cincinnati State, had four of his tournament-high 32 points in overtime. Mike Johnson and Charles Thompson each contributed 14 points for S.I. Pool Care, with Thompson leading the team with eight boards.

Deonta Vaughn missed the first half for SuperiorCars.com, but managed to score the final four points of regulation to force the overtime. Vaughn's basket with 31.7 seconds remaining pulled SuperiorCars.com to within 88-86, and he scored another basket with 14.6 seconds remaining after S.I. Pool Care missed a pair of free throws.

Rice had a chance to win the game in regulation, but Fred Willis blocked his shot attempt in the final moments to preserve the tie.

Willis scored 19 points to match former Miami RedHawk Danny Horace. Horace also pulled down 12 rebounds for a double-double. Ohio University graduate Bubba Walther drained five 3-pointers in scoring 17 points for SuperiorCars.com, while Vince Cook had 14.

S.I. Pool Care (2-0) puts its undefeated record on the line noon Sunday against McCluskey Chevrolet (2-1). SuperiorCars.com (1-2) will play John H. Flessa Law Office (0-2) 2 p.m. Sunday.


OHC 99, CAMP'S COLLISION CENTER 89

OHC overcame a halftime deficit to remain undefeated with a 99-89 win against Camp's Collision Center Saturday at Woodward.

OHC used a 22-10 run over a six-minute span in the second half to turn a 69-65 deficit into an 87-79 advantage it would not relinquish.

Xavier University transfer Jordan Crawford had 10 of his game-high 28 points during that span. Norman Plummer added 20 points on eight-of-12 shooting as OHC shot 60.7-percent from the floor (37-for-61). XU graduate C. J. Anderson helped OHC to a commanding 38-23 advantage on the boards, pulling down 10 rebounds.

Camp's Collision Center, which played with just six players and was without several key players, got 26 points from Johnny Wolf and 12 from Marcus Thompson. Nick Wolf added 13 points and Camp's Jordan Crawford, a freshman at Bowling Green, scored 12 points.

OHC (3-0) plays SLATS (1-0) 3 p.m. Sunday. Camp's Collision Center (1-2) will take on Game Day Communications (2-0) in the final game on Sunday, scheduled for 4 p.m.


GAME DAY COMMUNICATIONS 72, JOHN H. FLESSA LAW OFFICE 64

UC sophomore Cashmere Wright led Game Day Communications to its second straight win, 72-64, against John H. Flessa Law Office Saturday at Woodward.

Wright had 23 points to lead Game Day Communications, including a pair of 3-pointers. Armein Kirkland had three 3-pointers an 11 points for Game Day Communications, and Scottie Donald chipped in with 10 points.

Former XU guard Gary Lumpkin scored all six of his points during a 13-0 second half run that put Game Day Communications ahead to stay, 56-48.

John H. Flessa was able to pull to within 64-61 on a 3-pointer from Steve Steward with 1:51 remaining, but never got any closer.

Paul McMillian led John H. Flessa with 25 points. Dewayne McNeal had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and DeAngelo Dean scored 11.

Game Day Communications (2-0) concludes Sunday's action again Camp's Collision Center (1-2). John H. Flessa Law Office (0-2) plays SuperiorCars.com (1-2) at approximately 2 p.m.


SLATS 90, JACKSON ALL-STARS 85 (OT)

Yancy Gates outscored Jackson All-Stars by himself in overtime as Slats won its first game at the Deveroes Summer League, 90-85, against Jackson All-Stars.
Gates, a UC sophomore, scored six points in overtime to finish with 24 points. Sean Kilpatrick, an incoming freshman to UC, matched Gates with 24 points and Dion Dixon scored 22.

Dixon hit a pair of free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime.

Jackson All-Stars was led by Rodney Haddix's 23 points and eight rebounds. Drew Kelley had 19 points and Drew McGhee 13. Carl Richberg had six assists and two steals to go with his five points.

Jackson All-Stars (0-2) faced Clovernook Health Care (0-3) in the second game on Sunday. SLATS (1-0) takes on OHC (3-0) at approximately 3 p.m. in a game of undefeated teams.