2016-17 Season UPWARD SPORTSCENTER This is the place for the latest up to date SOUL news Saturday March 4th 2017 – Championship Day 5/6th girls Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 26-11 over Timnah Yellow Jackets in Championship Game Mt Sinai Big Ten are 2017 Girls 5/6th grade Southwest Ohio Upward League Champions 5/6th boys Bearcats Win 47-32 over Sword in Final Four Bethlehem Kings Win 37-33 over Clippers in Final Four Bearcats Win 39-29 over Bethlehem Kings in Championship Game TCA Bearcats are the 2017 5/6th Boys Southwest Ohio Upward League Champions 7/8th girls Bearcats Win 30-3 over Lady Flames in Final Four Mercury Win 31-21 over Crete Storm in Final Four Bearcats Win 18-11 over Mercury in Championship Game CBC Bearcats are the 2017 Girls 7/8th grade Southwest Ohio Upward League Champions 7/8th boys Buckeyes Win 23-18 over Philippian Earthquake in Final Four Bulls Win 55-23 over Nineveh Rebounders in Final Four Bulls Win 59-36 over Buckeyes in Championship Game HCG Bulls are 2017 Boys 7/8th grade Southwest Ohio Upward League Champions Friday March 3rd 2017 5/6th girls Timnah Yellow Jackets Win 25-22 over Lynx Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 28-20 over Lady Pacers 5/6th boys Sword Win 37-24 over Rock Clippers Win 39-36 over Athens Athletics (OT) Bearcats Win 29-21 over Vikings Bethlehem Kings Win 27-18 over Lions 7/8th girls Princeton Pike Mercury Win 22-15 over Musketeers Bearcats Win 24-8 over Princeton Pike Stars Lady Flames Win 28-24 over Lady Lynx Crete Storm Win 32-31 over Wildcats in OT 7/8th boys Bulls vs Damascus Blinders at HCG @ 8:30pm Buckeyes vs Cavaliers at FCC @ 8:30pm Philippian Earthquake Win 42-26 over Tigers Nineveh Rebounders Win 57-49 over Wildcats Thursday March 2nd 2017 Boys 5/6th grade: TCA Bearcats Win 38-12 over LCC Wildcats CBC Sword Win 32-5 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters LCC Vikings Win 24-15 over Jericho Demolition FCC Athens Athletics Win 28-12 over CBC Cavaliers CBC Lion Win 25-19 over HCG Cavaliers CBC Rock Win 45-36 HCG Warriors Girls 7/8th grade: Princeton Pike Stars Win 24-17 over the Princeton pike Lady Terrapins Boys 7/8th grade: HCG Cavaliers Win 55-24 over Princeton Pike Titans FCC Nineveh Rebounders Win 54-21 over Princeton Pike River Lions CBC Tigers Win 51-42 over Princeton Pike Riptide HCG Cavaliers Win 55-24 over Princeton Pike Titans Philippian Earthquake Win 34-22 over Princeton Pike Highlanders HCG Bulls Win 57-32 over LCC Boilermakers FCC Damascus Blinders Win 41-37 over SBC Flyers CBC Wildcats Win 51-41 over HCG Suns February 27th 2017 7/8th Boys Play In Games: #10 LCC Warriors Win 38-20 over #8 PP Hurricanes #8 LCC Boilermakers Win 39-28 over #9 CBC Bearcats February 25th 2017 5/6th Girls 5/6th Boys Stars Conference: FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 50-30 over CBC Lion HCG Cavaliers Win 35-10 over CBC Cavaliers HCG Clippers Win 42-32 over FCC Athens Athletics Stripes Conference: HCG Warriors Win 33-21 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters CBC Sword Win 37-22 over Jericho Demolition TCA Bearcats Win 53-48 over CBC Rock LCC Vikings Win 46-13 over LCC Wildcats 7/8th Girls CBC Bearcats Win 28-6 over FCC Crete Storm PP Mercury Win 22-14 over SBC Lady Flames TCA Musketeers Win 13-10 over PP Stars CBC Wildcats Win 30-26 over FCC Crete Storm LCC Lady Lynx Win 41-21 over PP Lady Terrapins 7/8th Boys Stars Conference: PP River Lions Win 33-23 over PP Hurricanes PP Riptide Win 22-20 over PP Titans SBC Buckeyes Win 48-34 over SBC Flyers CBC Wildcats Win 45-14 over PP Highlanders Stripes Conference: HCG Bulls Win 56-31 over LCC Warriors LCC Boilermakers Win 29-19 over CBC Tigers HCG Suns Win 57-46 over HCG Cavaliers FCC Ninevah Rebounders Win 50-39 over FCC Damascus Blinders FCC Philippian Earthquake Win 43-22 over CBC Bearcats February 18th 2017 5/6th Girls The final week of the 5/6th girls regular season is complete. The HCG Lynx capped a perfect regular season with a win over the Yellow Jackets to enter the tournament as the #1 seed. Their next game will be on March 3rd since they will get a 1st round bye. The Mt Sinai Big Ten locked in the #2 seed with a tie breaking win over the SBC Lady Pacers. the Big Ten will face off with the #7 LCC Lady Tigers next Saturday in 1st round action. The #3 SBC Lady Pacers will also play the #6 CBC Wildcats in the 1st round. the Wildcats dropped their week 7 game vs the LCC Lady Wildcats 24-16 this afternoon. The #4 Lady Wildcats were able to edge the Yellow Jackets in the standings due to their week Five 2 point win over the jackets. However, they will still face the #5 Yellow Jackets in 1st round action next week. February 18th scores: FCC Yellow Jackets Win 10-6 over LCC Lady Tigers FCC Big Ten Win 37-24 over SBC Lady Pacers HCG Lynx Win 23-16 over FCC Yellow Jackets LCC Lady Wildcats Win 24-16 over CBC Wildcats 2017 5/6th grade girls tournament bracket: 2016-17 5/6th Girls Tournament 5/6th Boys In the Stars Conference, The standings remain the same as last week. The top 3 teams won and bottom 3 teams didn’t. The Kings are now locked into the #1 Stars conference tournament seed, but the other seeds are still in play. In Stripes Conference play, although the standings stayed the same as week 6, tournament seeds will hinge on the week 8 results. The #1 Bearcats and #2 Rock will face off in week 8. The pressure is on the Rock to take down the undefeated ‘Cats. If the Sword overcome the Demolition it make help break up the “Coexist tie” at 4th place. Within that tie, the Vikings and the Carpenters will face off with lower seed opponents. The Warriors and Wildcats both face uphill challenges this week but anything is possible. Stars Conference: FCC Athens Athletics Win 41-37 over CBC Lion FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 26-17 over HCG Cavaliers HCG Clippers Win 30-19 over CBC Cavaliers Stripes Conference: TCA Bearcats Win 28-18 over FCC Jericho Demolition HCG Warriors Win 28-19 over LCC Wildcats CBC Sword 34-25 over LCC Viking CBC Rock Win 41-21 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 5/6th Grade Division 7/8th Girls In 7/8th Grade girls action there were a couple moves this weekend. The Bearcats topped the Lady Lynx to stay in the top position going into week #8. The Wildcats went to Springboro with fire protective gear on and wear able to handle the Lady Flames and break their tie to take the #2 seed. The Lady Flames dropped to #3 and will need to fight through a tough Mercury squad to hold onto the 3 seed for one more week. The Mercury won both games of their doubleheader today, putting themselves potentially into a good spot next week if they can maintain momentum. The Crete Storm win over the Stars gave them a boost in the standings, but they will face a One Two punch next week by the #1 ans #2 seeds so it will be difficult but not impossible to hold that spot. PP Mercury Win 29-4 over PP Lady Terrapins FCC Crete Storm Win 29-26 over PP Stars PP Mercury Win 20-12 over TCA Musketeers CBC Wildcats Win 25-15 over SBC Lady Flames CBC Bearcats Win 37-12 over LCC Lady Lynx Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Girls 7/8th Grade Division 7/8th Boys In Stars Conference play, the top 2 teams won easily over their opponents to stay in place. The Riptide dropped the River Lions in a closer game to sty put in the 3rd seed. The SBC Flyers beat the Titans to split their tie and move into the 4th seed and drop the Titans to #5. The River Lions, Highlanders and hurricanes round out the conference in #6, 7 & 8th seeds. In the Stripes Conference, the Bulls continued to tear up the China shop with a 22 point win over the #2 Philipian Earthquake. The Tigers lost a physical game with the Cavaliers. With the Nineveh Rebounders, Cavs and Damascus Rebounders winning their games, they all moved up and the Tigers dropped from the #3 to #6th seed. The Suns, Boilermakers, Beacats & Warriors stayed in the same positions as last week. Stars Conference: PP Riptide Win 36-26 over PP River Lions SBC Buckeyes Win 41-24 over PP Highlanders SBC Flyers Win 39-31 over PP Titans CBC Wildcats Win 40-17 over PP Hurricanes Stripes Conference: FCC Damascus Blinders Win 40-37 over LCC Warriors HCG Bulls Win 53-31 over FCC Philippian Earthquake FCC Ninevah Rebounders Win 48-36 over CBC Bearcats HCG Cavaliers Win 59-40 over CBC Tigers HCG Suns Win 41-38 over LCC Boilermakers in OT Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 7/8th Grade Division February 11th 2017 5/6th Girls There was only one change in the 5/6th grade girls standings this week. Two wins in todays doubleheader put the Mt Sinai Big Ten even with the SBC Lady Pacers at 6-1. The Mt Sinai Big Ten’s performance vs the same opponents as the Lady Pacers gives them and edge in the tie. That edge will mean nothing in 7 days though as the Big Ten and Pacers will face off in the last week of the regular season to see who goes into the girls 5/6th tournament with a higher seed. The HCG Lynx rolled to victory over the LCC Lady Wildcats (#5) to hold onto the #1 seed heading into the final week. The Yellowjackets, CBC Wildcats and Lady Tigers all struggled this week and remain the #4, #6 & #7 seeds. FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 25-6 over LCC Lady Tigers SBC Lady Pacers Win 22-16 over FCC Yellow Jackets FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 24-4 over CBC Wildcats HCG Lynx Win 28-14 over LCC Lady Wildcats Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Girls 5/6th Grade Division 5/6th Boys In the Stars Conference, the Kings rolled to victory over the Cavaliers to maintain the top position. The Clippers and Athens Athletics both won to move to 4-2. Due to the schedule conflict on week 3 the 2 teams have not faced off (YET). When considering performance vs the same opponents, the Clippers have the edge but everything can be thrown out the window in week 8. If both teams win next week, they will face each other in week #8 to set the record straight. Both HCG and CBC Cavaliers struggles continued and the CBC Lion dropped their game vs the Clippers. These three teams round out the bottom half of the conference. In the Stripes Conference, the Bearcats, Rock and Sword held tight in the 1, 2, 3 spots. In a rock – paper – scissors tie, the Vikings, Demolition & Carpenters are all 3-3. The Vikes have beat the Demolition. The Demolition have beat the Carpenters. BUT, the Nazareth Carpenters have beat the Vikings. For now they are tied in the 4 spot. The next 2 weeks will shake up this tie and give some clarity going into the tournament. The Warriors and the Wildcats stayed in the same positions as last week but this Saturday they will face off and one team will walk away with the W. Stars Conference: HCG Clippers Win 52-34 over CBC Lion FCC Athens Athletics Win 32-28 over HCG Cavaliers FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 34-5 over CBC Cavaliers Stripes Conference: TCA Bearcats Win 37-16 over LCC Vikings FCC Jericho Demolition Win 41-29 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters CBC Rock Win 42-23 over HCG Warriors CBC Sword Win 32-6 over LCC Wildcats Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 5/6th Grade Division 7/8th Girls There were a lot of moves in the 7/8th grade girls group this week. The Wildcats were off this week, but the SBC Lady Flames were hot enough to burnout the Stars and even their overall record with the Wildcats. The Flames overall have had better performance vs the same opponents as the Wildcats so they get the better end of this tie breaker and sneak into the #2 spot. All bets will be off next week as the 2 teams will face off and settle their tie. The Lady Lynx topped the Musketeers and took advantage of a Mercury loss to the Bearcats to move up into the #4 spot and bump the Mercury down to #5. The Mercury will be boiling and ready to go next week as they have a doubleheader and a chance to overtake the Lady Lynx again. The Musketeers lost but maintained the #6 spot coming out of week six. The Lady Terrapins held tight in forced their way through the Storm to take their 1st win of the season and climb up to the #8 slot. The topseed Bearcats held tight but they will face a tough challenge this Saturday against the Lady Lynx. Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins Win 24-15 over FCC Crete Storm SBC Lady Flames Win 19-13 over Princeton Pike Stars LCC Lady Lynx Win 38-24 over TCA Musketeers CBC Bearcats Win 28-12 over Princeton Pike Mercury Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Girls 7/8th Grade Division 7/8th Boys In the Stars Conference, the Buckeyes and Wildcats both delivered decisive wins over their opponents to stay at 1 & 2. The Riptide, Titans and Flyers are all tied at 3-3 but when performance vs the same opponents is considered, the Riptide hold onto #3 while the Titans and Flyers keep the #4 and #5 spots. This 3 way tie will be shaken up in the next 2 weeks with 2 head to head matchups clearing the smoke. The River Lions and Highlanders are tied at 2-4 but in the head to head matchup the River Lions take the high road. The Hurricanes finish out the conference. In the Stripes Conference, The Bulls rampaged in Hamilton goring the #3 Tigers to hold onto their undefeated record. The Phillipian Earthquake canned the Boilermakers to keep the #2 seed. Although the Tigers lost, they stayed at #3, but are tied 3-3 with the rebounders and the HCG Cavs. Because the Tigers beat the Rebounders in week 4 and the Rebounders beat the cavs in week 2, the Tigers are 3, Rebounders are 4 and Cavaliers are 5 seeds. The Damascus Blinders are the sole team at 3-3 and they hold the 6 slot.. The Suns are #7 with the loss to the Blinders. The Boilermakers (1-5) have outperformed the Bearcats (1-5) vs the same opponents. Therefore, as of this week, the Boilermakers hold the edge on the Bearcats. They will not face each other in the regular season. The Warriors round out the Stripes Conference and will face off against the Blinders next Saturday looking for a W. Stars Conference: Princeton Pike River Lions Win 44-31 over Princeton Pike Highlanders SBC Flyers Win 37-18 over Princeton Pike Hurricanes SBC Buckeyes Win 58-41 over Princeton Pike Riptide CBC Wildcats Win 65-27 over Princeton Pike Titans Stripes Conference: HCG Cavaliers Win 58-36 over CBC Bearcats FCC Phillipian Earthquake Win 43-22 over LCC Boilermakers HCG Bulls Win 52-22 over CBC Tigers Damascus Blinders Win 40-32 over HCG Suns FCC Nineveh Rebounders Win 57-42 over LCC Warriors Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 7/8th Grade Division February 4th 2017 5/6th Girls Within the standings, nothing changed this week in girls 5/6th grade action. The top 3 team each maintained their positions by winning. The Timnah Yellow Jackets lost but the LCC Lady Wildcats split their doubleheader and were not able to make up ground on the Jackets. The CBC Wildcats and the LCC Lady Tigers round out the division. In Week #6, FCC is the place to be for 5/6th girls games as the Big Ten host a doubleheader with the Lady Tigers & Wildcats and the Yellow Jackets take on the SBC Lady Pacers. The HCG Lynx will trek out to Harrison to square off with the Lady Wildcats at LCC. SBC Lady Pacers Win 26-6 over CBC Wildcats LCC Lady Wildcats Win 22-20 over FCC Timnah Yellow Jackets HCG Lynx Win 31-3 over the LCC Lady Tigers FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 37-25 over LCC Lady Wildcats Week 6 Matchups: LCC Lady Tigers @ FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten (12:15pm) SBC Lady Pacers @ FCC Yellow Jackets (1:30pm) CBC Wildcats @ FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten (2:45pm) HCG Lynx @ LCC Lady Wildcats (3:45pm) Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Girls 5/6th Grade Division 5/6th Boys In the Stars Conference this week there was no movement in the standings. The Kings won again, overtaking the Athens Athletics 35-25. The Clippers are nipping at the Athletics heels though. With a 40-34 win over the HCG Cavs they are showing they want to take that #2 spot. The CBC Lion roared over the CBC Cavs 27-12 to almost tie with the HCG Cavs but by dropping their Week 4 matchup keeps them just behind the HCG Cavs in the standings. In the Stripes Conference, the TCA Bearcats narrowly escaped the Sword with a 4 point win. The Rock rolled to a 27-12 victory hosting the LCC Wildcats. The Carpenters narrow victory over the Vikings allowed them to sneak up and drop the Vikes back in the standings. The Demolition pulled out a win over the Warriors to keep themselves in a position for a possible standings jump withing the next 2 weeks. Stars Conference: FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 35-25 over FCC Athens Athletics HCG Clippers Win 40-34 over the HCG Cavaliers CBC Lion Win 27-12 over CBC Cavaliers Stripes Conference: TCA Bearcats Win 34-30 over CBC Sword CBC Rock Win 27-12 over LCC Wildcats FCC Nazareth Carpenters Win 30-26 over LCC Vikings FCC Jericho Demolition Win 32-9 over HCG Warriors Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 5/6th Grade Division 7/8th Girls Week 6 did not bring as much excitement as thought, all teams maintained position except the #1 & 2 seeds. The matchup between the CBC Wildcats and CBC Bearcats was dampened by Wildcat injuries early in the game that gave the aggressive Bearcats an easy path to victory. The final score was 27-7, but surely the Wildcats will be looking for a rematch later in the season with everyone healthy. In other games, the Lady Flames brought BBQ down to Princeton Pike but since turtles are vegetarian things didn’t work out for the Terps and the Flames pulled off their 3rd win in a row. The Musketeers weathered the Crete Storm and came away with a 24-9 victory. And the lady Lynx shot out the Stars 28-19. In Week #6, The Bearcats will host the Mercury in another top seed test for the ‘Cats. the Lady Flames will burn rubber out to Princeton Pike to take on the Stars. The Musketeers will play at the lady Lynx and try to overtake 5th place. The Crete Storm will visit the Lady terrapins to see who comes away with the W. The CBC Wildcats will have a bye week to rest up and prepare for another challenging game vs. the Flames in week #7. TCA Musketeers Win 24-9 over FCC Crete Storm SBC Lady Flames Win 22-8 over PP Lady Terrapins CBC Bearcats Win 27-7 over CBC Wildcats LCC Lady Lynx Win 28-19 over PP Stars Week 6 Matchups: FCC Crete Storm @ Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins (10:00am) SBC Lady Flames @ Princeton Pike Stars (12:20pm) TCA Musketeers @ LCC Lady Lynx (2:30pm) Princeton Pike Mercury @ CBC Bearcats (6:30pm) Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Girls 7/8th Grade Division 7/8th Boys In Stars Conference play, the Winner of the battle of the undefeated teams was the SBC Buckeyes. The Buckeyes stayed strong and hit key shots down the stretch to overcome the Wildcats 41-34. The loss puts the Buck in the #1 seed and bumps the Wildcats to #2. The Titans won 37-29 over the Highlanders and the Riptide bested the Hurricanes 36-29 so both teams are 3-2. The hurricanes will square off against the Buckeyes and the Titans will face off with the Wildcats this coming Saturday as both teams look to climb higher up in the conference. With the Titan Win over the Highlanders and the SBC Flyers win over the River Lions, the Flyers were able to inch up in the standings and move into 5th place. The Flyers beat the Highlanders in week#3 so that gives them a head up at least for this week. The River Lions and Hurricanes are working hard to retool and are looking to come back strong in the next week. The River Lions will take on the Highlanders and the Hurricanes will host the Flyers. In the Stripes Conference, the top half of the division stayed put. The Bulls won decisively over the Suns 63-22. With a strong showing in the 2nd half the #3 Tigers took over their game and won their 4th straight game to tie the Earthquake. The Tigers loss to the Earthquake in Week#1 breaks their tie and keeps the Quake at #2 even after they lost their first game of the year to the HCG Cavaliers 35-26. The Ninevah Rebounders put the visiting Boilermakers on ice and put a 4 point Win (35-31) in the books. The Damascus Blinders win over the Bearcats and the Suns loss to the Bulls puts both teams at 2-3 for the season. Although both teams have the same record (for now) their tie is broken by their showing versus similar opponents. This weekend, they will play each other and both get a shot at climbing over the other team. The Boilermakers and Bearcats both sit at 1-4 right now but in the one match vs a similar opponent, the LCC Warriors, the Boilermakers had a stronger showing. Both teams will be focusing on improving their play over the next couple weeks and getting themselves in a good position as they enter tournament week. The Warriors will fight on in search of the W as they take on the 4th place Rebounders at FCC this Saturday. Stars Conference: Princeton Pike Riptide Win 36-29 over Princeton Pike Hurricanes SBC Flyers Win 44-22 over Princeton Pike River Lions Princeton Pike Titans Win 37-29 over Princeton Pike Highlanders SBC Buckeyes Win 41-34 over CBC Wildcats Stripes Conference: CBC Tigers Win 48-35 over LCC Warriors FCC Ninevah Rebounders Win 35-31 over LCC Boilermakers FCC Damascus Blinders Win 41-26 over CBC Bearcats HCG Cavaliers Win 35-26 over FCC Philippian Earthquake HCG Bulls Win 63-22 over HCG Suns Week 6 Matchups: Stars Conference: Princeton Pike River Lions @ Princeton pike Highlanders (11:10am) SBC Flyers @ Princeton Pike Hurricanes (1:30pm) Princeton Pike Riptide @ SBC Buckeyes (2:00pm) Princeton Pike Titans @ CBC Wildcats (5:20pm) Stripes Conference: HCG Cavaliers @ CBC Bearcats (4:10pm) LCC Boilermakers @ FCC Phillipian Earthquake (5:15pm) CBC Tigers @ HCG Bulls (5:15pm) Damascus Blinders @ HCG Suns (6:30pm) LCC Warriors @ FCC Ninevah Rebounders (6:30pm) Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 7/8th Grade Division January 28th 2017 5/6th Girls In 5/6th Girls action the HCG Lynx maintained pole position coming out of the halfway point in the season with a 24-20 overtime win over the visiting Mt Sinai Big Ten. The SBC Lady Pacers took advantage of the Big Ten loss by taking their game with the LCC Lady Wildcats by 3 points and moving up into the #2 position. The LCC Lady Tigers had a challenging doubleheader today. They played the CBC Wildcats in the early game falling short by 10 points and the lost a heartbreaker in the late game vs the Yellow Jackets by 4 points. The Lynx, Pacers and Big Ten will go into week #5 trying to pick up wins as they jockey for the top 3 spots. The Lady Wildcats will host an FCC doubleheader this weekend as they take on the Yellow Jackets and Big Ten. The CBC Wildcats will be going to Springboro on a mission to get their 2nd win of the season and the Tigers will travel out to Hamilton to take on the Lynx at HCG. Looking forward to seeing how next weeks games shape the standings. CBC Wildcats Win 20-10 over LCC Lady Tigers HCG Lynx Win 24-20 over FCC Big Ten in OT SBC Lady Pacers Win 19-16 over LCC Lady Wildcats FCC Yellow Jackets Win 22-18 over LCC Lady Tigers Week 5 Matchups: CBC Wildcats @ SBC Lady Pacers (2:00pm) FCC Timnah Yellow Jackets @ LCC Lady Wildcats (2:30pm) LCC Lady Tigers @ HCG Lynx (2:45pm) FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten @ LCC Lady Wildcats (5:00pm) 5/6th Boys In the Stars Conference, the Bethlehem Kings and Athens Athletics both came away from Week #4 with wins over the HCG Clippers and CBC Cavaliers to stay at the #1 & #2 positions. The HCG Cavaliers pulled out a 2 point win over the CBC Lion to sneak up and tie the HCG Clippers for #3 seed. The win at CBC was just a little tougher as the game tying shot fell in with 2.2 seconds left on the game clock but was erased because the Lions had called a Timeout just before the shot went up. The Lions weren’t able to pull off a quick shot coming out of the timeout and the Cavs got the W. While that is a tough loss, no game is decided by just one play, so the Lion will take this as a lesson and get to work next practice night. In the Stripes Conference, not a lot changed. The TCA Bearcats won decisively over the LCC Wildcats to stay at the #1 spot. The Rock, Vikings and Sword all won to stay locked up at #2. The Carpenters lost and now they own the #3 slot. The Jericho Demolition now are the sole owner of the #4 position while the HCG Warriors and the LCC Wildcats are still tied in the lower end of the standings. In Week #5 the Bethlehem Kings will attempt to distance themselves from the Athletics when the two face off. The HCG Clippers and HCG Cavs will meet to breakup the tie in 3rd place. And the #4 Lion will play the #5 Cavs at home at CBC. In Week 5 Stripes Conference play, the TCA Bearcats will get a shot at the CBC Sword to see if they can stay at #1. The Carpenters will host the Vikings while they try to tie the nordsman’s record at 3-2. The Demolition will travel out to HCG to play the Warriors. And the LCC Wildcats will visit CBC to see if they can chip the Rock. Stars Conference FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 39-27 HCG Clippers FCC Athens Athletics Win 24-12 over CBC Cavaliers HCG Cavaliers Win 21-19 over CBC Lion Stripes Conference CBC Sword Win 39-18 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters TCA Bearcats Win 48-5 over LCC Wildcats CBC Rock Win 35-27 over FCC Jericho Demolition LCC Vikings Win 24-20 over HCG Warriors Week 5 Matchups: Stars Conference: FCC Athens Athletics @ FCC Bethlehem Kings (2:45pm) HCG Cavaliers @ HCG Clippers (2:45pm) CBC Cavaliers @ CBC Lion (3:00pm) Stripes Conference: CBC Sword @ TCA Bearcats (11:45am) LCC Wildcats @ CBC Rock (1:50pm) LCC Vikings @ FCC Nazareth Carpenters (12:15pm) FCC Jericho Demolition @ HCG Warriors (6:30pm) 7/8th Girls Week #4 brought the excitement. As expected, the CBC Wildcats were challenged by both the Mercury and the Lady Lynx. The Wildcats and Mercury traded baskets throughout the game nearly going into OT, but the Wildcats were able to take a 2 pt win in an exciting 1st game of a doubleheader. The Lady Lynx took a 17-12 lead into halftime but foul trouble in the second half allowed the Wildcats to outscore them 17-2 in the 3rd period. The 4th period basket trading was even but the damage was done and the Wildcats took their 2nd win of the day to finish Week #4 at 5-0. The CBC Bearcats (4-0) and the SBC Lady Flames (3-1) both won easily over the Stars and the Crete Storm to hold onto the #2 & #3 spots. The Musketeers climbed up a spot with their win to tie the Princeton Pike Stars in the #6 spot. Week #5 will bring the action. The CBC Wildcats and CBC Bearcats will play each other at home so there will be only one undefeated team left after next Saturday. The Crete Storm will try to overtake the Musketeers & pull themselves up in the standings. The Lady Flames will be in snapping turtle territory when they visit the Terrapins. And the Lynx will be depending on the Force to help them be Stars destroyers this week. These are the games your looking for… tune in to upward Sportscenter next week to find out how week 5 scores turn out TCA Musketeers Win 16-5 over Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins SBC Lady Flames Win 33-9 over FCC Crete Storm CBC Bearcats Win 18-3 over Princeton Pike Stars CBC Wildcats Win 22-20 over Princeton Pike Mercury CBC Wildcats Win 37-29 over LCC Lady Lynx Week 5 Matchups: TCA Musketeers @ FCC Crete Storm (1:30pm) SBC Lady Flames @ PP Lady Terrapins (1:30pm) CBC Bearcats @ CBC Wildcats (5:20pm) PP Stars @ LCC Lady Lynx (6:15pm) 7/8th Boys 7/8th boys action brought another good week with 5 of the 9 games being decided by less than 7 points. Another was finalized by 12 pts, but the were 3 lopsided games. In the Stars Conference, The #1 tied Wildcats had a lopsided game with the River Lions finishing with a large margin of victory. The other #1 Buckeyes had a closer game but was still nearly 20 points in favor of the Bucks. The Highlanders pulled out a close win over the Hurricanes to jockey themselves up a few spots into a 3 way #2 tie with the Titans and Riptide. In the Stripes Conference, there was some moving around but not in the top of the bracket. The Bulls and the Earthquake both won. The Bulls win dropped the Damascus Blinders into a #4 tie. The Earthquake handily won over the Warriors to keep their position. The Boilermakers took the HCG Cavs into OT but could not close the deal and did not come away with their 2nd W of the year. The Boilermakers remain tied with the CBC Bearcats who lost a tough 2 point match with the HCG Suns. The Tigers won their 3rd straight game tonight but not without stressing the coach staff. Down 26-17 at the half and then 35-28 after the 3rd quarter, things didn’t look good for the Tigers. But, they pulled off a 15-2 run in the 4th to take the lead and the Win. With that Win, the Tigers are able to take the sole #2 seed. In Week #5 games: The #1 tie will be broken. The Wildcats will visit the Buckeyes in a battle of the topseeds. The Titans and the Highlanders will also meet to snap their tie in 2nd place. The Flyers & River Lions will decide who splits their tie. And, the Hurricanes will bring the storm to the Highlanders to see if they can get their 1st win of the season. tune into Week #5 to find out more 🙂 Stars Conference: Princeton Pike Highlanders Win 27-23 over Princeton Pike Hurricanes SBC Buckeyes Win 48-29 over Princeton Pike Titans CBC Wildcats Win 52-9 over Princeton Pike River Lions Princeton Pike Riptide Win 39-27 over SBC Flyers Stripes Conference: HCG Bulls Win 42-35 FCC Damascus Blinders FCC Phillipian Earthquake Win 45-23 over LCC Warriors HCG Cavaliers Win 42-37 over LCC Boilermakers in OT HCG Suns Win 41-39 over CBC Bearcats CBC Tigers Win 43-37 over FCC Ninevah Rebounders Week 5 Matchups: Stars Conference: Princeton Pike Riptide @ Princeton Pike Hurricanes (10:00am) SBC Flyers @ Princeton Pike River Lions (11:10am) Princeton Pike Titans @ Princeton Pike Highlanders (12:20pm) CBC Wildcats @SBC Buckeyes (3:30pm) Stripes Conference: CBC Tigers @ LCC Warriors (3:45pm) LCC Boilermakers @FCC Ninevah Rebounders (4:00pm) FCC Damascus Blinders @ CBC Bearcats (4:10pm) HCG Cavaliers @ FCC Philippian Earthquake (5:15pm) HCG Suns @ HCG Bulls (5:15pm) January 21st 2017 5/6th Girls Week #3 was kicked off early with a close match Friday night in Springboro between the SBC Lady Pacers and the LCC Lady Wildcats. The Wildcats had a razor thin halftime lead but the Springboro coach was able to channel the spirit of John Wooden to get the Lady Pacers moving in the second half. The Pacers were able to muscle their way to a 23-18 win to take over the 3rd place slot in the 5/6th girls division. The Pacers got another shot at a W Saturday when they played the FCC Timnah Yellow Jackets. They took advantage of that a captured 2 wins this weekend. The CBC Wildcats continued to improve but it was not enough to overcome the Big Ten when they played FCC today. In the battle of the cats this afternoon, the HCG Lynx beat the LCC Lady Tigers to stay undefeated and remain in the #1 spot going into Week #4. Friday Night January 20th SBC Lady Pacers Win 23-18 over LCC Lady Wildcats Saturday January 21st FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten Win 27-10 over CBC Wildcats SBC Lady Pacers Win 31-15 over FCC Timnah Yellow Jackets HCG Lynx Win 26-8 over LCC Lady Tigers Week #4 matchups CBC Wildcats @ LCC Lady Tigers (2:30pm) FCC Big Ten @ HCG Lynx (2:45pm) SBC Lady Pacers @ LCC Lady Wildcats (5:00pm) FCC Yellow Jackets @LCC Lady Tigers (6:15pm) 5/6th Boys In 5/6th Boys Division play, the Bethlehem Kings extended their reign over the Stars conference through a 30-21 win over the CBC Lion. In the “Cavalier Battle”, the Hamilton Cavaliers came out on top of the CBC Cavaliers. Their is currently a 2 way tie between the 2nd place FCC Athens Athletics & the HCG Clippers. With the CBC Lion Loss and the HCG Win today there is also a 3rd place tie. In the Stripes Conference, the Bearcats surged to 3-0 with their win over the Nazareth Carpenters. We have a 4 way tie for 2nd place now with 4 teams at 2-1 which could blow the standings apart next week. The FCC Jericho Demolition are holding onto the 3rd seed with the LCC Wildcats and the HCG Warriors knotting up the 4th place seed. Stars Conference: FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 30-21 over CBC Lion FCC Athens Athletics W via Forfeit over HCG Clippers HCG Cavaliers Win 21-6 over CBC Cavaliers Stripes Conference: TCA Bearcats Win 39-22 over FCC Nazareth Carpenters FCC Jericho Demolition Win 29-11 LCC Wildcats CBC Rock Win 34-20 over LCC Vikings CBC Sword Win 32-22 over HCG Warriors Week #4 Matchups Stars Conference HCG Clippers @ FCC Bethlehem Kings (12:15pm) FCC Athens Athletics @ CBC Cavaliers (3:00pm) HCG Cavaliers @ CBC Lion (4:10pm) Stripes Conference FCC Nazareth Carpenters vs CBC Sword (1:50pm) TCA Bearcats @ LCC Wildcats (3:45pm) CBC Rock @ FCC Jericho Demolition (4:00pm) LCC Vikings @ HCG Warriors (4:00pm) 7/8th Girls The 3 3-way ties were broken up this week in 7/8th grade girls play. The CBC Bearcats and Wildcats both won again this weekend to maintain position in the top 2 spots.The Wildcats will be challenged this week as they face a tough week 4 doubleheader against 2 strong teams when they play the Mercury in the afternoon and then the Lady Lynx to cap off the night. The Princeton Pike Mercury game ended in a draw after OT to knock them a half game back into the 2nd seed. The SBC Lady Flames edged the TCA Musketeers to take ownership of the 3rd seed while the Lady Lynx tie with the Mercury bumped them into #4. The Princeton Pike Stars loss to the Wildcats leaves them in the 5th seed. They will face off against the other CBC team this weekend as the Bearcats visit them at home. The FCC Crete Storm had a bye week so they are now #6, but the loss by the TCA Musketeers to the Lady Flames and the loss by the Lady Terrapins to the Bearcats has them now tied at the 7th seed. Either the Musketeers or the Terrapins will come away from week #4 with a win when they face off Saturday morning. Will the Musketeers trump Princeton Pike or will they fear the turtles? CBC Bearcats Win 32-5 over Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins SBC Lady Flames Win 28-19 over TCA Musketeers Princeton Pike Lady Mercury Tie 37-37 with LCC Lady Lynx after OT CBC Wildcats Win 26-11 over Princeton Pike Stars Week #4 (Jan 28th) matchups: Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins @ TCA Musketeers (11:45am) FCC Crete Storm @ SBC Lady Flames (2:00pm) CBC Bearcats @ Princeton Pike Stars (2:40pm) Princeton Pike Mercury @ CBC Wildcats (5:20pm) LCC Lady Lynx @ CBC Wildcats (7:40) 7/8th Boys In 7/8th grade action, we had a few close games this week but not as many as last week. In the Stars Conference, the CBC Wildcats overcame the Riptide in the early game at Princeton Pike to remain undefeated. The SBC Buckeyes also withstood a tough challenge from the Princeton Pike River Lions to walk away with a 3 point win and remain tied with the Wildcats at #1. The Princeton Pike Titans 45-41 win over the Princeton Pike River Lions this week leap frogged them over 3 teams to take over the #2 seed in the conference. The SBC Flyers also won their first game helping them move up although they are still in a 4 way tie for 3rd place with the River Lions, Riptide and Highlanders. All Stars Conference action will take place at Princeton Pike this weekend with 4 back to back games starting at 10am. It could be an interesting weekend as the Wildcats and the Buckeyes face off against top rated teams. The 4 way tie for 3rd seed will get broken up too. The standings next week could look much different. In the Stripes Conference, there was a top seed shake up. The HCG Bulls upset the top seed Ninevah Rebounders to stay undefeated and move into a 2 way tie with the Philipian Earthquake. With their loss the Rebounders move to a tie for the 2nd seed with the CBC Tigers who overcame the CBC Bearcats to capture their 2nd win of the year. The Philipian Earthquake brought dusk to the HCG Suns to remain undefeated and stay in the same spot as week #2. The Damascus Blinders and the Boilermakers both gained their first W of the year by overcoming the HCG Cavaliers and LCC Warriors in close matchups. The tie for #2 will be broken up this week as the Ninevah Rebounders visit the Tigers. Will the Rebounders Rebound or will CBC have the “Eye of the Tiger”? A couple ties for 3rd seed will be broken up as the Boilermakers visit the Cavaliers and the Bearcats visit the Suns. Can the Boilermakers turn up the heat on the Cavs? Can the Bearcats turn off the lights or will the Suns be too hot to handle? Stars Conference: CBC Wildcats Win 36-25 over Princeton Pike Riptide Princeton Pike Titans Win 45-41 Princeton Pike River Lions SBC Buckeyes Win 44-11 over Princeton Pike Hurricanes SBC Flyers Win 35-25 over Princeton Pike Highlanders Stripes Conference: FCC Phillipian Earthquake Win 54-36 over HCG Suns FCC Damascus Blinders Win 38-31 over HCG Cavaliers LCC Boilermakers Win 43-32 over LCC Warriors CBC Tigers Win 40-33 over CBC Bearcats HCG Bulls FCC Win 40-15 over Ninevah Rebounders Week #4 (Jan 28th) matchups: Stars Conference: Princeton Pike Hurricanes @ Princeton Pike Highlanders (10:00am) SBC Buckeyes @ Princeton Pike Titans (11:10am) CBC Wildcats @ Princeton Pike River Lions (12:20pm) SBC Flyers @ Princeton Pike Riptide (1:30pm) Stripes Conference: HCG Bulls @ FCC Damascus Blinders (1:30pm) LCC Warriors @ FCC Phillipian Earthquake (2:45pm) LCC Boilermakers @ HCG Cavaliers (5:15) CBC Bearcats @ HCG Suns (6:30pm) FCC Ninevah Rebounders @ CBC Tigers (6:30) Complete Scores and Standings are updated here: Boys 7/8th Grade Division January 14th 2017 5/6th Girls The Standings in the girls 5/6th grade division spread out a little bit this week with one 3 way tie remaining for the middle 3 teams. The HCG Lynx now sit atop the division at 3-0. They will face off with the LCC Lady Tigers this Saturday to see if they can remain undefeated. The Big Ten gave the LCC Lady Wildcats their 1st loss of the season to remain the other undefeated team. The Timnah Yellow Jackets and the Lady Pacers both won their 1st games of the season to form a 3 way tie with the LCC Lady Wildcats. Both the LCC Lady Tigers and the CBC Wildcats will be bouncing back this Saturday looking to add a W to their record. We will also have some Friday Night Basketball in Springboro this week when the SBC Lady Pacers host the LCC Lady Wildcats at 7:45 Jan 20th. So head up to Springboro and visit Will & Barb and say hello. FCC Mt Sinai Big 10 Win 31-22 vs. LCC Wildcats SBC Lady Pacers Win 23-7 vs. LCC Lady Tigers HCG Lynx Win 30-12 vs. CBC Wildcats FCC Yellow Jackets Win 16-4 vs. CBC Wildcats Week #3 (Jan 21st) match ups: Friday Night January 20th LCC Lady Wildcats @ SBC Lady Pacers (7:45pm) Saturday January 21st FCC Mt Sinai Big Ten @ CBC Wildcats (1:50pm) FCC Timnah Yellow Jackets @ SBC Lady Pacers (2:00pm) HCG Lynx @ LCC Lady Tigers (5:00pm) 5/6th grade boys: There were some pretty good games in 5/6th Boys action this weekend. In the Stars Conference, there are now 3 ties for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place after the Clippers and the Kings pulled out wins vs the CBC Cavaliers and the HCG Cavaliers. Not a good weekend to be a Cavalier (unless you are a Cleveland Cavalier, that is – in that case you would be happy after winning 120-108 Friday night). In the other Stars Conference game, the Sword won a close game at FCC winning 25-22 to squeak past the Athens Athletics to. even their record at 1-1. In the Stripes Conference, there was an OT thriller as the TCA Bearcats took advantage of foul trouble on the Rock. Riding the hot hand of Baby Steph Curry and his 5 three pointers the Bearcats came from behind to force OT. The game came down to a last second shot with 1.1 seconds left on the clock that would have forced Double OT. The ball rolled around the rim and fell out giving TCA the 33-31 win. Also in Stripes Conference action, the LCC Vikings played strong vs the LCC Wildcats to take the win. The CBC Sword & the FCC Nazareth Carpenters both won closer games vs the FCC Jericho Demolition & HCG Warriors to close out the division. There is now a 3 way tie between the undefeated Bearcats, Vikings & Nazareth Carpenters. The Bearcats and the Carpenters will face off this weekend in a battle between top seeded teams. Stars Conference: CBC Lion Win 25-22 over FCC Athen Athletics FCC Bethlehem Kings Win 33-15 vs. HCG Cavaliers HCG Clippers Win 23-12 vs. CBC Cavaliers Stripes Conference: CBC Sword Win 23-16 vs. FCC Jericho Demolition FCC Nazareth carpenters Win 24-15 vs. HCG Warriors LCC Vikings Win 38-15 vs. LCC Wildcats TCA Bearcats Win 33-31 over CBC Rock in OT Week #3 (Jan 21st) match ups: Stars Conference: FCC Bethlehem Kings @ CBC Lion (3:00pm) FCC Athens Athletics @ HCG Clippers (2:45pm) CBC Cavaliers @ HCG Cavaliers (4:00pm) Stripes Conference: TCA Bearcats @ FCC Nazareth Carpenters (12:15pm) LCC Wildcats @ FCC Jericho Demolition (1:30pm) CBC Rock @ LCC Vikings (2:30pm) HCG Warriors @ CBC Sword (4:10pm) 7/8th grade girls: In 7/8th grade girls action this weekend there were a couple close games with the CBC Wildcats narrowly pulling out a 1 point win in a physical game against the TCA Musketeers. The CBC Bearcats and the Princeton Pike Mercury also finished Saturday with wins to complete a 3 way 1st place tie with the CBC Wildcats. The LCC Lady Lynx and Princeton Pike Stars both pulled out Week #2 wins to even their records at 1-1 and form a 3 way tie for 2nd place with the SBC Lady Flames. The Crete Storm have a bye week this week so the both the Musketeers and the Terrapins will try to sneak past them in the standings when they face off with the SBC Lady Flames and the CBC Bearcats. LCC Lady Lynx Win 28-16 vs.FCC Crete Storm CBC Wildcats Win 15-14 vs TCA Musketeers CBC Bearcats Win 21-6 vs. SBC Lady Flames Princeton Pike Stars Win 22-15 vs. Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins Princeton Pike Mercury Win 30-22 vs. Princeton Pike Stars Week #3 (Jan 21st) match ups: CBC Bearcats @Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins (10:00am) SBC Lady Flames @ TCA Musketeers (11:45am) Princeton Pike Lady Mercury @ LCC Lady Lynx (3:45pm) Princeton Pike Stars @ CBC Wildcats (5:20pm) 7/8th grade boys: 7/8th Boys action this week kept a lot of players & fans on the edge of their seats all game. 6 of the 9 games were decided by 7 or less points. 2 of those games went into OT. In the Stars Conference, the SBC Buckeyes won a 3 point contest over the Princeton Pike River Lions. Also in Princeton Pike, the Titans pulled out a nail biting 2 point win over the Hurricanes in OverTime while the Riptide topped the Highlanders with an offensive tsunami. At CBC, the SBC Flyers held the Wildcats down for most of a physical game and were ahead 21-18 before the Wildcats went on a run to make it 30-21 with under 2 minutes left in the 4th quarter. Not giving up, the Flyers battled back playing smart. the Flyers got pulled within 3 points with over 30 seconds left to play but the Wildcats held on to sneak away with the win to close out the night. This game was a fitting end to a day full of razor close games. In the Stripes Conference, the CBC Bearcats came out on top of an offensive shootout at LCC vs the Warriors. The Warriors were down 14points at the half but rallied back in a wild second half to take it into OT. Eventually foul trouble got the best of the Warriors and the Bearcats were able to close the deal. The final score after OT was 48-44 in a great game. At FCC, the Phillipian Earthquake were shaken by the Damascus Blinders but could not be stopped as they finished with a 1 point 30-29 win over the Blinders. The CBC Tigers came away with their 1st win of 2017 by eclipsing the Suns 32-25. The FCC Ninevah Rebounders walked away with a 10 point win over the HCG Cavaliers. And the HCG Bulls charged the LCC Boilermakers and took a lopsided win. Stars Conference: CBC Wildcats Win 31-28 vs. SBC Flyers SBC Buckeyes Win 37-34 vs. Princeton Pike River Lions Princeton Pike Titans Win 27-25 vs. Princeton Pike Hurricanes in OT Princeton Pike Riptide Win 41-22 vs. Princeton Pike Highlanders Stripes Conference: FCC Phillipian Earthquake Win 30-29 vs. FCC Damascus Blinders FCC Ninevah Rebounders Win 51-41 vs. HCG Cavaliers CBC Tigers Win 32-25 vs. HCG Suns CBC Bearcats Win 48-44 vs. LCC Warriors in OT HCG Bulls Win 56-28 vs. LCC Boilermakers Week #3 (Jan 21st) match ups: Stars Conference: CBC Wildcats @ Princeton Pike Riptide (11:10am) Princeton Pike River Lions @ Princeton Pike Titans (12:20pm) SBC Buckeyes @ Princeton Pike Hurricanes (1:30pm) Princeton Pike Highlanders @ SBC Flyers (3:30pm) Stripes Conference: HCG Suns @ FCC Phillipian Earthquake (2:45pm) FCC Damascus Blinders @ HCG Cavaliers (5:15pm) LCC Warriors @ LCC Boilermakers (6:15pm) CBC Bearcats @ the CBC Tigers (6:30pm) FCC Ninevah Rebounders @ HCG Bulls (6:30pm) January 7th 2017 Opening Day and the first 24 games of 2017 Southwest Ohio Upward League basketball are in the books. Starting out the season with Mother Daughter National Anthem singing at Central Butler County Upward 5/6th grade girls: The HCG Lynx pulled out wins in both games of their doubleheader to take an early lead in the 2017 Standings at 2-0. The FCC Mt Sinai Big 10 and LCC Lady Wildcats also walked away with wins to kick off the season. Coming up this Saturday January 14th: LCC Wildcats will vist the Big 10 at FCC (12:15pm) The SBC Lady Pacers visit the Lady Tigers at LCC (6:15pm) The CBC Wildcats will host a Doubleheader and play the HCG Lynx (1:50pm) before facing off with the FCC Yellow Jackets (4:10pm) 5/6th grade boys: Like every season, there were some close and not so close games in the opening week. As some players worked off the off-season rust & dust others took advantage and came away with wins. In the Stars Conference, the FCC Athens Athletics & Bethlehem Kings and HCG Clippers all came away with wins. The HCG Cavaliers lost a close game 20-19. The CBC Lions and Cavaliers both will be working to come back tough next Saturday. The Stars Conference games scheduled for this Saturday are: CBC Lion visiting the FCC Athen Athletics (2:45pm) FCC Bethlehem Kings visiting the HCG Cavaliers (6:00pm) HCG Clippers visiting the CBC Cavaliers (5:20pm) In the Stripes Conference, the FCC Nazareth carpenters, CBC Rock, TCA Bearcats and LCC Vikings all started the new season on the 1-0 side of the conference. The FCC Jericho Demolition, HCG Warriors, CBC Sword and LCC Wildcats finish week 1 in a 4 way tie for 2nd place. This Saturday will break up the at least one of the 1st place ties as the TCA Bearcats visit the CBC Rock (3:00pm). The Stripes Conference games schedule for this Saturday are: CBC Sword visiting the FCC Jericho Demolition (1:30pm) FCC Nazareth carpenters visiting the HCG Warriors (3:30pm) LCC Wildcats playing home town rival LCC Vikings at Legacy (3:45pm) Check out the full list of scores and standings for the 5/6th grade boys division here Boys 5/6th Grade Division 7/8th grade girls: In 7/8th grade girls hoops, both CBC teams (Bearcats & Wildcats) came away 1-0 from week #1 action. The Princeton Pike Mercury won over the FCC Crete Storm while the SBC Lady Flames ended up the victor in a close matchup with the LCC Lady Lynx. The TCA Musketeers, Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins, LCC Lady Lynx and the Crete Storm will all be looking for the W this Saturday. After starting the season with a bye week, the Princeton Pike Stars will get broken in by playing a doubleheader this Saturday at home vs the Lady Terrapins and the Mercury. Week #2 games are: LCC Lady Lynx visiting the FCC Crete Storm (5:15pm) CBC Wildcats visiting the TCA Musketeers (11:45am) CBC Bearcats visiting the SBC Lady Flames (2:00pm) Princeton Pike Lady Terrapins playing the Princeton Pike Stars (10:00am) Princeton Pike Mercury playing the Princeton Pike Stars (2:40pm) 7/8th grade boys: Both the Stars and the Stripes Conferences started out the season warming up by playing Non-Conference teams. The only in-conference game played was the CBC Tigers at home vs the FCC Philipian Earthquake in Stripes Conference action. The Earthquake came out on top starting their season with a win. There was an even W-L split between the 2 conferences with 4 teams from each besting the other side. On the Stars side, the FCC Ninevah Rebounders beat the Titans. The Bulls beat the Hurricanes. HCG Cavs beat the SBC Flyers and the HCG Suns cruised over the Riptide. On the Stripes side, the Princeton Pike River Lions beat the CBC Bearcats. The Princeton Pike Highlanders simmered down the Boilermakers to take the W. The CBC Wildcats beat the Damascus Blinders and the Buckeyes handled the LCC Warriors to finish on top. Week #2 games are: Stars Conference: SBC Flyers visiting the CBC Wildcats (7:40pm) CBC Bearcats visiting the LCC Warriors (2:30pm) SBC Buckeyes visiting the Princeton Pike River Lions (11:10am) Princeton Pike Hurricanes playing at home vs Princeton Pike Titans (12:20pm) Princeton Pike Riptide playing at home vs the Princeton Pike Highlanders (1:30pm) Stripes Conference: FCC Phillipian Earthquake at home vs the FCC Damasucs Blinders (4:00pm) FCC Ninevah Rebounders visiting the HCG Cavaliers (4:45pm) HCG Suns visiting the CBC Tigers (6:30pm) HCG Bulls visiting the LCC Boilermakers (5:00pm)