Alter rallies to beat Middletown at Flyin’

Alter played its third game in four days and rallied in the fourth quarter to edge Middletown 48-44 in the Day 4 finale of the Premier Health Flyin’ to the Hoop at Trent Arena.

Dominic Laravie had 21 points to lead the Knights (10-2), who beat Fenwick on Friday and lost to unbeaten and top-ranked Moeller (Division I) on Saturday.

“It’s my fault,” Alter coach Eric Coulter said. “In the original schedule we also had Urbana (on Tuesday), at Urbana. We got that changed. Getting the opportunity to play in Flyin’ to the Hoop, we’re going to take that every time.”

Robby Ruffolo added 10 points for Alter. Clifton Snow led the Middies (4-7) with 13 points.

Versailles 61, Tri-Village 56: Ohio State commit Justin Ahrens had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Tigers in a high-end matchup between the Midwest Athletic Conference (Tigers) and Cross County Conference (Patriots). Keaton McEldowney added 13 points for Versailles (12-1).

Seniors Trace Couch (24 points) and Gavin Richards (19) led the Patriots (6-5), who are at full strength following multiple player four-game suspensions for hazing.

Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.) 100, Trotwood-Madison 83: Gary Trent Jr. (Duke signee) scored 33 points and the house-favorite Rams couldn't overcome first-half foul trouble and suffered their first loss. Abu Kigab (Oregon) added 24 points for Prolific.

Torrey Patton had four 3-pointers and a game-high 36 points for Trotwood (10-1), which vaulted to No. 1 in the state Division II rankings on Monday. Myles Belyeu added 19 points and nine rebounds.

Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) 77, Princeton 48: Darweshi Hunter scored 12 points in leading the Wildcats in a rare Flyin' blowout. That completed a two-game Flyin' sweep for the Georgia power, which also defeated Pickerington Central 64-51 on Saturday.

E.J. Montgomery led Princeton with 18 points. Darius Bazley, a 6-7 junior who’s also verbally committed to OSU, had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Vikings (6-6). It was his first action since transferring from Finneytown.

Cin. Roger Bacon 74, Bethel 54: Alec Pfriem hit 12 of 14 combined shots and free throws for 22 points to lead the Greater Catholic League Central powerSpartans (11-2). Caleb South paced Bethel with 23 points and Ryan Rose added 15. The Bees (11-2) had an eight-game win streak snapped.

Wesley Christian (Ky.) 51, CJ 49 OT: Jacquel Freeman-Parks hit a 3 to force overtime but the Eagles couldn't convert enough in the extra session. Benson Lin led Wesley with 14 points. P'Hariz Watkins paced CJ with 19 points and Christian Montague added 18 for the Eagles (8-4).

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