[toussaints]

Final as the Bulldogs win the Covington City Championship. Holmes was up 48 to 23 at the half, then it was 58 to 48 at the end of the 3rd when Holy Cross scored 25 in the quarter. Holy Cross tied the game with 1:25 left in the 4th. Holmes took the lead with a 3 pointer with 1:11 left. Holy Cross had 2 tries at tying the game, both hitting off the rim.

Chris Englemon led Holmes with 21 points, James Bolden and Daquan Palmer added 16 points each. Tony Campbell led Holy Cross with 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Holmes stays undefeated at 16-0, Holy Cross is now 7-6

[Spirit100]

Congrats to Holmes...did you go to the game Tous? Sounds like it was a great one.

[toussaints]

^ yes, i never miss this game lol. Great comeback by Holy Cross. It wasn't anything Holmes did either

I've seen NCC, Cooper, Dixie, and CovCath play, and Holmes is by far the most athletic, fastest team in the 9th region. If they play defense like they did in the 1st half, then they'll win the 9th running away. James Bolden is a sophomore for Holmes and he's the real deal. Kid can handle the rock and score like Allen Iverson in his prime.

I used to play in this game and any player that's played in it knows the refs are not calling fouls unless it's obvious, which it's why it's always a bloodbath. fun game to watch

[jalfzou]

This was one strange game. Holmes falls behind 9-3 early, then goes on a 45-14 run to close out the half. Even though Bolden hit the game-winning trey with a minute to go, he didn't have a particularly good game, especially in the second half. (Fatigue factor starting to set in?) He got his pocket picked several times by Holy Cross's guards and got called for a travel with 20 seconds left in the game. What really hurt Holmes is that the refs' whistles went silent in the second half. No trips to the line for the home team. If the 'Dogs lose to CovCath at CovCath on Tuesday, that means they'll likely have to play Holy Cross again in the district tourney, and that ain't good, especially with the 6-8 Antonio Campbell bombing threes in addition to playing intimidating D in the second half. Still, the Bulldogs won the game despite being outscored 42-20 in the last two quarters. That doesn't happen often. The tough part of the schedule begins Tuesday.

[toussaints]

Here's some footage from WLWT: wlwt cincinnati: holmes holds off holy cross

[YOUTUBE="Tony Campbell dunk vs. Holmes"]JYHDCgpfEys[/YOUTUBE]

[toussaints]

NKY.com: Holmes survives HC's rally

some really good pictures of the game

[hop24]

Have seen this game a time or two, always entertaining. The Bolden kid has incrdible hangtime. Seems like he's airborne forever. Had two showtime drives to the hoop against SK in there meeting. Been wanting to see Campbell play, always have a sceduling conflict.

[Thebeast123]

What about josh hollan