[quote_center]Keep reading to see our special video message to Cam Louder[/quote_center]
Loveland, Ohio – On Friday, December 2nd in the Loveland gymnasium, mens basketball began their season with a game against the Harrison Wildcats; a successful 43-49 home-opener. Loveland was the first to score, and continued on their path to victory with a score of 14-7 in the first quarter. Mitch Robinson led all scorers with 16, took down 7 rebounds and had 4 steals. Tripp Willis scored 12 with 7 rebounds, and Jacob Campbell scored 6 with 9 rebounds.
Earlier in the evening, JV lead 31-21 at halftime, and ultimately defeated Harris 52-34. The mens freshman basketball team fell to Harrison with a loss of 43-37.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |||
| HAR | 7 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | ||
| LVL | 14 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 49 |
[quote_center]Get well and hurry home Cam Louder[/quote_center]
At halftime, Loveland honored fellow student Cam Louder who has recently undergone an arduous, 5-hour surgery in a St. Paul, Minnesota hospital. Cam, the enthusiastic Tiger fan, would normally be at the home opener, however since he couldn’t be, the Tiger cheerleaders led fans in chants of, “When I say Cam, you say Louder. We say get, you say better.” Cam will stay in Minnesota for at least three more weeks. The band also played Eye of the Tiger as a get well message for Cam. Cheerleader, Tess Locasto and Loveland Magazine organized the get well message.
Towards the end of the game, Loveland’s lead shrank, with a final victory of 49-43. Already, Loveland basketball is off to a strong start including all wins in womens basketball. Will the teams live up to their expectations?
| Loveland | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAYERS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Drew Kluender | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tripp Willis | 6-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Mitch Suder | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Owen Wilhoite | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mitch Robinson | 7-15 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Jalen Greiser | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alec Soth | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Campbell | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Hedgepoth | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | 3-19 | 2-4 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 49 | |
| 40.0% | 15.8% | 50.0% | ||||||||||
Mens basketball takes on Mason at their next game on Tuesday, December 6th. The freshman team will begin at 4:30 PM at Mason High School. The JV team competes at 6 PM and Varsity at 7:30 PM.
On Saturday, December 3rd, Women’s basketball competes at Oak Hills, with freshman starting at 11 AM, JV begins at 12:30 PM, and Varsity at 2 PM.
Keep up-to-date on upcoming Loveland athletic events here.
