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Wayne Warriors are ready; St. X beats Princeton
Just wanted to alert Miami Valley’s prep basketball fans that I’ll be blogging at the Wayne-Cincinnati Withrow Division I boys regional semifinal game at Xavier University’s Cintas Center.
The Cincinnati St. Xavier Bombers captured the 6 p.m. opener with a 70-56 victory over the Princeton Vikings.
The Bombers and Vikings argued evenly for 25 minutes with the score tied at 45 one minute into the fourth quarter.
Then St. Xavier said, “Enough is enough.”
Senior guard Brad Loesing snapped the tie with a reverse layup at 6:42, then drained a “3” from left of the key at 5:15 to give the Bombers a 52-45 lead they wouldn’t lose.
St. Xavier senior Walt Gibler poured in a game-high 25 points while Loesing added 16 and Danny Whelan 14.
Gibler and Loesing are headed to Loyola of Chicago and Wofford, respectively, next season.
Princeton’s Orlando Williams, the son of former University of Cincinnati player Orlando Williams, led the Vikings with 24 points.
St. Xavier (22-2) advances to the Division I regional final against the Wayne-Withrow winner on Saturday at 11 a.m. right here at the gorgeous Cintas Center at the heart of XU’s campus.
