Scoreboard: 1-11
1/11/2011HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
STATS NOTICE: Boys and girls varsity basketball coaches from the City League, NLL, SLL, TAAC and NWOAL, along with Fayette, Findlay, Fostoria, Fremont Ross, Holgate, Monclova Christian, Napoleon, Oak Harbor, Pettisville and Port Clinton in northwest Ohio, and Bedford, Blissfield, Erie Mason and Whiteford in Michigan, should begin submitting individual scoring (9.0 or better) and rebounding (5.0 or better) stat leaders beginning Monday. The weekly deadline for girls stats is noon each Tuesday, and for boys stats noon each Wednesday. Stats can be faxed to 419-724-6116, or sent by email to highschoolstats@theblade.com.
BOYS
State poll
DIVISION I
1, Mass Jackson (18) 7-0 211
2, Cin. Moeller (2) 11-0 184
3, Cin. La Salle (1) 11-1 108
4, Gahanna Lincoln 7-0 89
5, Cols. Northland (2) 6-0 83
6, Westerville S. 9-0 76
7, St. John's (1) 8-1 62
8, Mentor 7-3 60
9, Garfield Hts. 8-0 52
10, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 9-0 50
10, Whitmer 7-0 50
Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Warren Harding 46. 13, Huber Hts. Wayne (1) 38. 14, Cin. Withrow 37. 15, N. Can. Hoover 36. 16, Dublin Coffman 34. 17, Trotwood-Madison 32. 18, Upper Arlington 30. 19, Mt. Vernon 25. 20, Vandalia Butler 18. 21, Can. McKinley 12. 21, Lakewood St. Edward (1) 12.
DIVISION II
1, Day. Dunbar (19) 7-1 237
2, Chillicothe 6-1 117
3, Circleville Logan Elm (1) 8-0 85
4, Van Wert 8-0 74
5, Carrollton (1) 9-0 73
T6, Akr. Buchtel (1) 5-1 72
T6, Youngs. Mooney (1) 5-2 72
8, Cin. N. College Hill (1) 6-1 69
9, Zanesville 8-2 59
10, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 8-1 57
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Thurgood Marshall 54. 12, St. Paris Graham (1) 49. 13, Struthers 48. 14, Shelby 45. 15, Defiance 42. 16, Eaton 39. 17, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 28. 17, Vincent Warren 28. 19, Delaware Buckeye Valley 22. 20, Akr. SVSM (1) 21. 21, Canal Winchester 16. 22, Urbana 15. 22, Cols. DeSales 15. 22, Cols. Hartley 15. 25, Chagrin Falls Kenston 13. 26, Cle. Hay 12.
DIVISION III
1, Archbold (10) 11-0 195
2, Cin. Taft (4) 8-0 150
3, Akr. Manchester (1) 9-0 126
4, Piketon (2) 10-0 124
5, Oak Hill (2) 8-0 113
6, Lima Cent. Cath. (6) 7-2 112
7, Chesapeake 7-0 101
8, Casstown Miami E. 7-1 64
9, Orwell Grand Valley 7-0 52
10, Ottawa-Glandorf 7-2 50
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Ironton 35. 12, Cin. Summit Country Day 30. 12, Marion Pleasant 30. 14, Sugarcreek Garaway 25. 15, Newton Falls 24. 15, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 24. 17, W. Jefferson 23. 17, Jamestown Greeneview 23. 17, St. Clairsville 23. 20, Defiance Tinora 19. 21, Cols. Hartley 15. 22, Jeromesville Hillsdale 13. 23, Middletown Madison 12.
DIVISION IV
1, Day. Jefferson (10) 7-1 204
2, Zanesville Rosecrans (5) 11-0 140
3, Continental (4) 8-1 138
4, Spring. Cath. Cent. (1) 8-0 114
5, Berlin Hiland (1) 9-1 93
6, McComb (1) 8-0 88
7, Ft. Recovery 8-1 82
8, Columbus Grove (1) 7-0 81
9, Richmond Hts. 8-0 76
10, Vanlue (1) 10-0 47
Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Reedsville Eastern 46. 12, Tree of Life 44. 13, Ft. Loramie 35. 14, McDonald 33. 14, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (1) 33. 16, Salineville Southern 31. 17, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe 27. 17, Bedford Chanel (1) 27. 19, Edgerton 24. 20, Arcanum 19. 21, Ottawa Hills 17. 22, Kalida 13.
Steve Junga's vote
DIVISION I: 1, Massillon Jackson; 2, Cincinnati LaSalle; 3, St. John's Jesuit; 4, Gahanna Lincoln; 5, Liberty Township Lakota East; 6, Mentor; 7, Dublin Coffman; 8, Columbus Northland; 9, Cincinnati Moeller; 10, Whitmer.
DIVISION II: 1, Dayton Dunbar; 2, Chillicothe; 3, Van Wert; 4, Cincinnati North College Hill; 5, St. Bernard Roger Bacon; 6, Dayton Marshall; 7, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit; 8, Carrollton; 9, Circleville Logan Elm; 10, St. Paris Graham.
DIVISION III: 1, Archbold; 2, Newton Falls; 3, Akron Manchester; 4, Oak Hill; 5, Piketon; 6, Cincinnati Taft; 7, Lima Central Catholic; 8, Casstown Miami East; 9, Ottawa-Glandorf; 10, Cincinnati Summit Country Day.
DIVISION IV: 1, Dayton Jefferson; 2, Continental; 3, McComb; 4, Fort Recovery; 5, Springfield Catholic Central; 6, Reedsville Eastern; 7, Columbus Tree of Life; 8, Richmond Heights; 9, McDonald; 10, Zanesville Rosecrans.
City League
THURSDAY
St. John's at Central Catholic
FRIDAY
Whitmer at Bowsher
Start at Clay
Waite at Rogers
St. Francis vs. Scott at Start
SATURDAY
Cols. Marion Franklin at Rogers
Woodward at Monclova Christian
Northern Lakes League
TONIGHT
Rossford at Anthony Wayne
Southview at Bowling Green
Perrysburg at Maumee
Springfield at Northview
SATURDAY
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne
Maumee at Southview
Rossford at Northview
Perrysburg at Springfield
Suburban Lakes League
THURSDAY
Elmwood at Otsego
Woodmore at Genoa
Lake at Gibsonburg
SATURDAY
Eastwood at Toledo Christian
Elmwood at Patrick Henry
Genoa at Cardinal Stritch
Gibsonburg at Hopewell-Loudon
Lake at Swanton
TAAC
TONIGHT
Lenawee Christian at Emmanuel Christian
Maumee Valley at Monclova Christian
Toledo Christian at Evergreen
FRIDAY
Danbury at Toledo Christian
Maumee Valley at Northwood
SATURDAY
New Riegel at Ottawa Hills
NWOAL
THURSDAY
Swanton at Archbold
Patrick Henry at Bryan
Montpelier at Delta
Wauseon at Liberty Center
SATURDAY
Bryan at Napoleon
Edon at Evergreen
Liberty Center at Holgate
Montpelier at Stryker
Wauseon at Defiance
Other Northwest Ohio
TONIGHT
Oak Harbor at Tiffin Columbian
Arcadia at Fostoria St. Wendelin
THURSDAY
Fostoria at Clyde
Holgate at Antwerp
Monclova Christian at Elyria First Baptist
FRIDAY
Fremont Ross at Marion Harding
Napoleon at Lima Senior
Old Fort at Lakota
Van Buren at Cory-Rawson
Hardin Northern at Liberty-Benton
Findlay at Sandusky
Shelby at Fostoria
North Baltimore at New Riegel
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Calvert
Arcadia at Leipsic
SATURDAY
Oak Harbor at Margaretta
Ottawa-Glandorf at Findlay
Liberty Center at Holgate
North Baltimore at Hardin Northern
Port Clinton at Edison
Fostoria St. Wendelin at Marion Catholic
Southeast Michigan
WEDNESDAY
Central Academy at Erie Mason
FRIDAY
Whiteford at Madison
Blissfield at Lenawee Christian
Britton-Deerfield 17 5 12 15 49
Whiteford 17 11 18 22 68
BRITTON-DEERFIELD: Hoffman 2-0-4, Prielipe 1-2-2-10, Osbun 2-0-4, Southward 4-1-9, Warner 1-2-4, Tannis 0-1-0-3, Handy 3-3-0-15. Totals: 13-6-5-49.
WHITEFORD: C.J. Roberts 3-1-3-12, Eischen 0-5-5, Bischoff 7-1-15, Grosteffon 6-1-13, C.M. Roberts 3-0-6, Kellerbauer 2-0-4, Crozier 1-0-2, Vincent 2-0-4, Lake 2-1-7. Totals: 26-2-10-68.
GIRLS
City League
TONIGHT
Inkster at Scott
WEDNESDAY
Maumee at Bowsher
Notre Dame at Central Catholic
THURSDAY
Scott at Clay
Waite at Rogers
Whitmer at Start
Woodward at St. Ursula
SATURDAY
Notre Dame vs. Huntington (W. Va.) at Pickerington
Scott vs. Dayton Dunbar at Woodward
Start vs. Myrtle Beach at Berlin, Ohio
St. Ursula at Cincinnati St. Ursula
Whitmer at Fremont Ross
Northern Lakes League
FRIDAY
Anthony Wayne at Rossford
Bowling Green at Springfield
Southview at Maumee
Perrysburg at Northview
Suburban Lakes League
TONIGHT
Lake at Eastwood
Woodmore at Elmwood
Gibsonburg at Genoa
FRIDAY
Otsego at Eastwood
Elmwood at Gibsonburg
Genoa at Lake
SATURDAY
Otsego at Delta
NWOAL
TONIGHT
Archbold at Stryker
Bryan at Tinora
Delta at Northwood
Montpelier at Hilltop
Patrick Henry at Holgate
FRIDAY
Archbold at Swanton
Bryan at Patrick Henry
Delta at Montpelier
Liberty Center at Wauseon
TAAC
THURSDAY
Toledo Christian at Danbury
Northwood at Maumee Valley
SATURDAY
Maumee Valley at Cardinal Stritch
Danbury at Ottawa Hills
Toledo Christian at Northwood
Ottawa Hills 23 19 6 15 – 63
Eman. Christian 3 0 6 6 – 15
OTTAWA HILLS: Arnos 3-1-7, Swonger 1-1-3, Deckebach 6-0-12, Abehdroth 5-1-0-13, Petro 1-2-4, Jarecki 7-0-14, Zimmerman 1-0-2, Reid 4-0-8. Totals: 28-1-4-63.
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN: Perkins 3-0-6, Allen 3-1-7, Waddell 1-0-2. Totals: 7-1-15.
Len. Christian 10 12 9 4 – 35
Evergreen 22 12 3 15 – 52
LENAWEE CHRISTIAN: Wingfield 2-1-0-7, Porter 0-1-0-3, Gordon 2-0-4, Smith 1-0-2, Scaft 1-0-2, Sebby 7-3-17. Totals: 13-2-3-35.
EVERGREEN: Langenderfer 9-1-8-29, Robertson 0-1-0-3, Oswald 6-0-12, Meyer 0-1-1, Babcock 3-0-6, Herr 0-1-1. Totals: 18-2-10-52.
Southview 19 13 10 16 – 58
Clay 6 6 3 4 – 19
SOUTHVIEW: Lopez 4-3-11, Morrison 3-0-6, Hehl 0-3-0-9, Boose 2-0-4, Hall 2-2-6, OReilly 5-2-12, Whaley 2-2-0-10. Totals: 18-5-7-58.
CLAY: Brummett 0-1-4-7, Crawford 0-1-1-4, Turco 1-0-2, Popovitch 1-0-2, Cowell 1-1-3, Schafer 0-1-1. Totals: 3-2-7-19.
Whitmer 18 9 2 5 — 34
Northview 26 20 21 10 — 77
WHITMER: Jones 1-0-2, Harder 0-2-2, Dings 4-1-9, Finch 2-2-0-10, Kellerbauer 1-0-2, McCarver 2-1-2-9. Totals: 10-3-5-34.
NORTHVIEW: Busby 2-1-0-7, Rose 5-2-0-16, Justinger 7-1-4-21, Yurjevic 2-0-4, McCoy 3-1-0-9, Sohjaski 3-1-7, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, Jessing 5-1-11. Totals: 28-5-6-77.
Anthony Wayne 18 17 17 9 – 61
Bowsher 14 8 17 14 – 53
ANTHONY WAYNE: Barrett 3-1-2-11, Bedard 1-1-0-5, Bonivel 1-1-0-5, Tyre 5-0-10, Ricketts 10-4-24, Kreft 2-0-4, Smith 1-0-2. Totals: 23-3-6-61
BOWSHER: Harris 2-0-4, Frazier 0-2-0-6, McKinney 1-1-1-6, Woodson 7-1-7-24, Crayon 6-1-13. Totals: 16-4-9-53.
Liberty Center 12 5 8 13 – 38
Otsego 3 6 10 7 – 26
LIBERTY CENTER: Seymour 1-1-0-5, Weaks 1-0-2, McClain 2-4-8, Martinez 1-3-5, Hogrefe 4-4-12, Myer 2-0-4, Winterfeld 0-2-2. Totals: 11-1-13-38.
OTSEGO: Greulich 0-2-1-7, Bernthistel 1-0-2, Levin 3-0-6, Murphy 1-1-3, Bundy 2-1-1-8. Totals: 7-3-3-26.
Swanton 13 9 4 19 – 45
Fayette 7 13 10 11 – 41
SWANTON: C. Eitniear 3-0-6, Knepley 0-2-2, Kendra Eitniear 4-3-11, Gilsdorf 0-1-0-3, Kashmer 1-3-5, Lumbrezer 5-4-14, Dziengelewski 1-2-4. Totals: 14-2-11-45.
FAYETTE: Seiler 2-1-29, Cuff 2-2-6, Lichtenwald 1-0-2, Smith 1-1-0-5, Baker 5-0-10, Brineger 3-3-9. Totals: 14-2-7-41.
SPORTS NOTE
UMPIRES: The Metro Toledo Umpires Association will conduct classes to prepare umpires for Ohio High School Athletics Association certification. Certified umpires are eligible to officiate high school baseball and softball games this spring. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and in good physical condition. No previous experience is necessary. Classes begin Jan. 27 and will be held on Thursday evenings from 7- 9 p.m. through March 17 at Start High School. Contact: Bob 419-351-1960 or Dan 419-343-4871.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 22 9 2 0 46 108 93
Elmira 16 12 5 0 37 117 112
Trenton 13 16 0 3 29 103 117
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Wheeling 18 14 0 2 38 114 103
Cincinnati 14 13 5 2 35 96 109
Kalamazoo 14 15 1 2 31 109 123
Toledo 13 16 2 1 29 91 109
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Greenville 23 10 1 1 48 123 84
S. Carolina 21 14 1 1 44 104 97
Florida 21 16 0 2 44 130 118
Gwinnett 17 17 1 4 39 105 125
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Utah 22 10 3 1 48 108 93
Alaska 21 9 2 0 44 103 74
Idaho 15 15 2 5 37 102 106
Victoria 14 18 1 2 31 96 107
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 18 9 2 1 39 89 80
Bakersfield 18 15 1 0 37 102 104
Stockton 14 11 2 4 34 90 94
Ontario 10 22 0 1 21 85 127
Note: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
YESTERDAY
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Wheeling 5, Toledo 3
South Carolina 5, Trenton 2
Reading 2, Elmira 0
TONIGHT
Florida at Gwinnett, 7:05
Las Vegas at Victoria, 10:05
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Bowl Games
Last night
BCS National Championship
At Glendale, Ariz.
Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), late
Sunday
Fight Hunger Bowl
Nevada 14 3 3 0 – 20
Boston College 7 0 3 3 – 13
BC–A.Williams 30 run (Freese kick), 8:30.
Nev–Matthews 27 pass from Kaepernick (Martinez kick), 3:40.
Nev–Matthews 72 punt return (Martinez kick), 2:27.
Nev–FG Martinez 32, 5:48.
BC–FG Freese 22, 11:08.
Nev–FG Martinez 27, 1:17.
BC–FG Freese 32, 3:52.
A–41,063..
TEAM STATS
Nev BC
First downs 16 12
Rushes-yards 40-114 25-64
Passing 192 121
Comp-Att-Int 20-33-1 14-34-2
Return Yards 83 43
Punts-Avg. 7-43.4 9-39.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 6-75 6-51
Time of Possession 34:46 25:14
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING–Nevada, Taua 22-76, Kaepernick 9-22, Wimberly 2-12,
Shepherd 1-8, Matthews 1-3, Ball 1-0, Team 4-(minus 7). Boston College,
A.Williams 19-70, Amidon 1-5, Rettig 5-(minus 11)..
PASSING–Nevada, Kaepernick 20-33-1-192. Boston College,
Rettig 14-34-2-121..
RECEIVING–Nevada, Matthews 7-86, V.Green 4-62, Shepherd 3-24,
Taua 3-10, Wimberly 2-9, Ball 1-1. Boston College, Pantale 4-47,
Lee 3-41, Swigert 3-10, Amidon 2-18, A.Williams 2-5.
Saturday, Jan. 22
At Orlando, Fla.
East-West Shrine Classic, 4
Saturday, Jan. 29
At Mobile, Ala.
Senior Bowl, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (65) 15-0 1,625 1
2. Ohio St. 16-0 1,549 2
3. Kansas 15-0 1,489 3
4. Syracuse 16-0 1,443 4
5. Pittsburgh 15-1 1,353 5
6. San Diego St. 17-0 1,249 6
7. Villanova 14-1 1,248 7
8. Purdue 15-1 1,105 11
9. Notre Dame 14-2 1,069 14
10. Connecticut 12-2 1,058 8
11. BYU 16-1 925 15
12. Texas 12-3 842 12
13. Kentucky 12-3 808 10
14. Texas A&M 14-1 807 16
15. Missouri 14-2 781 9
16. Illinois 13-3 655 20
17. Washington 12-3 540 23
18. Louisville 13-2 345 –
19. Temple 11-3 232 –
20. Wisconsin 12-3 231 –
21. Kansas St. 12-4 217 17
22. Georgetown 12-4 211 13
23. UCF 14-1 170 19
24. Georgia 12-2 145 –
25. Cincinnati 15-1 144 24
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 123, Michigan St. 118, Baylor 111, Florida 110, UNLV 74, Vanderbilt 74, Oklahoma St. 71, Memphis 49, Saint Mary's, Calif. 49, North Carolina 31, Gonzaga 29, West Virginia 15, Arizona 6, Old Dominion 4, St. John's 4, Tennessee 4, Utah St. 4, Missouri St. 2, Virginia Tech 2, Wichita St. 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Richmond 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (31) 15-0 775 1
2. Ohio State 16-0 742 2
3. Kansas 15-0 713 3
4. Syracuse 16-0 682 4
5. Pittsburgh 15-1 641 5
6. San Diego State 17-0 618 6
7. Villanova 14-1 589 7
8. Purdue 15-1 549 10
9. Connecticut 12-2 494 9
10. BYU 16-1 482 14
11. Notre Dame 14-2 450 15
12. Missouri 14-2 407 8
13. Texas A&M 14-1 395 16
14. Texas 12-3 354 12
15. Kentucky 12-3 346 11
16. Illinois 13-3 323 20
17. Louisville 13-2 224 23
18. Washington 12-3 193 –
19. Georgetown 12-4 156 13
20. Kansas State 12-4 122 17
21. Wisconsin 12-3 95 –
22. UCF 14-1 85 18
23. Temple 11-3 81 –
24. Michigan State 10-5 75 19
25. Minnesota 12-4 74 21
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary's 65, Cincinnati 64, Baylor 58, Georgia 37, Memphis 36, Vanderbilt 32, UNLV 28, Florida 20, Oklahoma State 17, Arizona 9, Gonzaga 9, Utah State 9, Old Dominion 7, North Carolina 6, West Virginia 5, Nebraska 4, Penn State 2, Wichita State 2.
Last night
EAST
Binghamton 57, Stony Brook 50
C.W. Post 82, Bridgeport 78
Caldwell 82, Concordia, N.Y. 81
Gettysburg 59, Swarthmore 43
Keystone 84, Gwynedd-Mercy 64
Marywood 57, Cabrini 55
Ramapo 75, Montclair St. 66
William Paterson 68, Brooklyn 44
SOUTH
Austin Peay 71, Tenn.-Martin 61
Bethune-Cookman 72, N. Carolina A&T 69
Campbell 80, Mercer 74, OT
Coppin St. 84, Howard 53
Delaware St. 62, S. Carolina St. 60
ETSU 62, Stetson 42
Elon 80, UNC Greensboro 65
Florida Gulf Coast at S.C.-Upstate, ppd.
Limestone at Lees-McRae, ppd.
Lipscomb 80, North Florida 76
Marshall 71, Savannah St. 57
Morgan St. 80, Hampton 70
N.C. Central 67, Md.-Eastern Shore 61
Norfolk St. 86, Florida A&M 65
Roanoke 88, Emory&Henry 76
Virginia St. at St. Augustine's, ppd.
MIDWEST
Cardinal Stritch 73, Holy Cross, Ind. 48
Marquette 79, Notre Dame 57
Women
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Baylor (25) 14-1 981 1
2. Connecticut (12) 14-1 965 2
3. Duke (1) 15-0 911 3
4. Stanford (2) 12-2 885 4
5. Tennessee 15-2 829 5
6. West Virginia 16-0 793 6
7. Texas A&M 13-1 784 7
8. Xavier 12-2 706 9
9. Michigan St. 15-1 664 11
10. UCLA 13-1 624 12
11. North Carolina 15-1 617 8
12. Notre Dame 13-4 529 13
13. Maryland 13-2 467 14
14. DePaul 15-2 466 16
15. Oklahoma 11-3 362 19
16. Iowa 14-3 347 21
17. Iowa St. 12-3 322 17
18. Georgetown 13-4 274 15
19. Kentucky 11-4 250 10
20. Arkansas 14-1 235 25
21. Florida St. 14-3 212 24
22. Miami 16-1 178 –
23. Wis.-Green Bay 15-1 111 –
24. Ohio St. 10-5 97 20
25. Syracuse 13-2 70 23
Others receiving votes: St. John's 65, Texas 44, Georgia 40, Boston College 35, Duquesne 31, Texas Tech 29, Bowling Green 21, Georgia Tech 19, Marquette 11, Southern Cal 11, Kansas 7, Marist 4, Oklahoma St. 3, Florida Gulf Coast 1.
Last night
EAST
Bridgeport 51, C.W. Post 45
Bryant 45, Long Island U. 44
Caldwell 76, Concordia, N.Y. 58
Cent. Connecticut St. 53, St. Francis, NY 33
DeSales 60, Muhlenberg 57, OT
Fairleigh Dickinson 55, Quinnipiac 52
Iona 71, Niagara 56
Manhattan 58, St. Peter's 44
Marist 59, Loyola, Md. 43
Monmouth, N.J. 55, Sacred Heart 37
Mount St. Mary, N.Y. 72, Sage 41
Ramapo 73, FDU-Florham 28
Rider 68, Canisius 58
Robert Morris 62, Wagner 56
Rutgers-Camden 66, CCNY 35
Rutgers-Newark 81, John Jay 58
Siena 54, Fairfield 46
St. Francis, Pa. 75, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 62
SOUTH
Alcorn St. 71, Grambling St. 64
Campbell 68, Mercer 46
Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, ppd.
Coppin St. 48, Howard 39
Davidson at Furman, ppd.
ETSU 78, Stetson 74, OT
Elizabeth City St. 69, Fayetteville St. 42
Elon 74, Chattanooga 61
Florida A&M 81, Norfolk St. 72
Florida Gulf Coast at S.C.-Upstate, ppd.
Gardner-Webb at Winthrop, ppd.
Georgia Southern 73, Appalachian St. 65
Hampton 68, Morgan St. 37
Jacksonville 70, Belmont 60
Limestone at Lees-McRae, ppd.
MVSU 71, Alabama St. 67
Md.-Eastern Shore 48, N.C. Central 47
N. Carolina A&T 69, Bethune-Cookman 50
N.C. State 80, Wake Forest 59
North Florida 57, Lipscomb 53
Radford 68, High Point 63, OT
S. Carolina St. 47, Delaware St. 35
Southern U. 63, Jackson St. 61
UNC-Greensboro at Samford, ppd.
Virginia St. at St. Augustine's, ppd.
Wofford at W. Carolina, ppd.
Xavier, NO 56, William Carey 41
MIDWEST
IPFW 86, W. Illinois 74
North Dakota 90, W. Kentucky 72
Oakland, Mich. 73, IUPUI 50
Oral Roberts 84, N. Dakota St. 74
S. Dakota St. 89, Centenary 37
SOUTHWEST
Alabama A&M 63, Ark.-Pine Bluff 59
Concordia-Austin 66, Mary Hardin-Baylor 62
FAR WEST
Great Falls 58, Walla Walla 37
SPORTLIGHT
Jan. 11
1970–The AFL wins its second straight Super Bowl as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 behind Len Dawson's superb quarterbacking and Jan Stenerud's three field goals.
1973–The American League adopts the designated hitter rule.
1981–Jim Plunkett completes 14 of 18 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Oakland Raiders to 34-27 victory over the San Diego Chargers. The Raiders are the first AFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl.
1984–The Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 163-155 in the highest scoring regulation-length NBA game.
1987–Denver's John Elway leads the Broncos to a 23-20 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns to win the AFC Championship. Elway caps a 15-play, 98-yard march with a 5-yard TD pass to Mark Jackson to tie the game with 37 seconds remaining. Rich Karlis kicks a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give Denver the win.
1992–Kristi Yamaguchi, runner-up the previous three years, wins her first title in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Christopher Bowman, the 1989 U.S. champion, wins the men's title.
1998–Lleyton Hewitt, an Australian high school student ranked 550th, wins the Australian Men's Hardcourt Championship to become the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP Tour event.
2004–Detroit allows 100 points for the first time this season, but the Pistons were still able to outlast Dallas 115-102. Detroit has its NBA-record streak of not allowing 100 points snapped at 38 games, including 36 this season.
2009–Philadelphia, led by Donovan McNabb, eliminates the New York Giants 23-11 to reach the NFC title game for the fifth time in eight seasons. This is the first game in NFL history to finish 23-11.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX–Agreed to terms with LHP Hideki Okajima on a one-year contract. Named Mike Murov assistant for baseball operations, Tom Allison regional crosschecker for the Midwest, Jon Adkins area scout for the Ohio Valley, Chris Pritchett area scout for Canada, Andy Fox minor league infield coordinator, Chili Davis hitting coach for Pawtucket (IL), Rich Gedman hitting coach for Lowell (NYP), Nate Field, John Lombardo and Hal Morris pro scouts, Victor Rodriguez scout for the Dominican Republic, Basilio Alvarado Dominican Summer League catching coach, and Oscar Lira Dominican Summer League assistant pitching coach.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX–Agreed to terms with LHP Will Ohman on a two-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS–Named Bill Brown advisor for team travel and Tyson Steele director of team travel.
NEW YORK YANKEES–Named Luis Sojo manager, Jeff Ware pitching coach, Justin Turner hitting coach and Mario Garza coach for Tampa (FSL).
SEATTLE MARINERS–Agreed to terms with INF Adam Kennedy on a minor league contract.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS–Claimed C Max Ramirez off waivers from Boston.
CINCINNATI REDS–Agreed to terms with SS Edgar Renteria and OF Fred Lewis on one-year contracts.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES–Traded LHP Sergio Escalona to Houston for 2B Albert Cartwright.
SAN DIEGO PADRES–Agreed to terms with INF Jason Bartlett on a two-year contract.
Frontier League
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS–Traded RHP Richard Barrett and RHP Sean Toler to River City for LHP Todd Privett.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS–Signed F Sasha Pavlovic to a 10-day contract.