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Hughes Center High School (Cincinnati, OH)

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12/3/05

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DUNBAR 75, CINCINNATI HUGHES 66
Dunbar off and running

Wolverines open with victory over Cincinnati Hughes

By Mark Gokavi
Dayton Daily News
DAYTON | — Opening night of "The Tour" got started late Friday night at Dunbar.

But the capacity crowd — including Ohio State basketball coach Thad Matta — saw flashes of what is supposed to be a good production.
With Cincinnati Hughes in a guest-starring role, the Wolverines finished with a 75-66 win.

Like any opening night, there were strong performances and others needing work. Hughes was late, meaning a 9 p.m. tip.

"It was mediocre," Dunbar coach Peter Pullen said. "I thought we did good in spots and some things we didn't do so well. We just had to win it."
Two of the good things the Wolverines did was force turnovers (unofficially 26) and run early.

"We had to get some defensive pressure to make it the type of game that we wanted," guard Antoine Sain said. "It gets your adrenaline going even more and you want to work harder."

Dunbar had five dunks in a row in the first quarter — two by Aaron Pogue, two by future Buckeye Daequan Cook and one by Mark Anderson. One of Cook's came off an off-the-backboard alley-oop pass by Norris Cole.

"That was a stretch, huh?" Pullen smiled. "That can happen with this bunch."

Dunbar forced 11 first-quarter turnovers and cashed in with the ultimate high-percentage shots.

"It's real exciting," said Anderson, who had 17 points. "That's the kind of game we want play — run up and down. Me, Daequan and Aaron like to play above the rim."

Dunbar players and fans sported T-shirts ($15 for short sleeves, $20 for long sleeves) with a team photo on front and "The Tour" on the back listing the team's ambitious schedule.

Pogue led Dunbar (1-0) with 21 points while Cook had 18 and Sain 15.

Hughes (0-1) got 20 points from Yancy Gates, 18 from Xavier-bound forward Adrion Graves and 13 from Lonnie Hayes. The Big Red's 6-7 junior center, Christian Siakam, didn't play because all the paperwork hasn't cleared for him to be eligible.

"I actually think Dunbar is better than what they played tonight," Hughes coach Greg Mills said. "And we're a lot better than we played tonight."

These Southwest Ohio Public League members played an up-tempo first half. After intermission, the game ground down.

Cook didn't make a field goal after halftime, making 5 of 8 free throws. "He missed some shots and didn't take some shots," Pullen said. "He didn't play his usual under-control ball. That could have been Thad or the first game or a lot of factors.

"If we can win without him playing real well ... that's what makes this team so special. Other guys step up."

The Wolverines play Jefferson on Tuesday and then travel to Butler University at Indianapolis on Thursday to battle Lawrence North. Tickets are $10 and go on sale at Dunbar after school Monday.

The road show probably must improve by then. "Overall, you have to be pleased with a victory, even if you didn't have the best results," Pullen said. "But it gives you something to work on."

Contact Mark Gokavi at (937) 225-6951.
 
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12/11/05

HUGHES 93, DAYTON BELMONT 69

Dayton Belmont (1-2) -Nesby 2 2 7, R. Roundtree 9 0 24, Brown 4 3 11, Boatwright 1 0 3, B. Bennett 1 3 5, M. Williams 2 0 4, Smith 3 3 9, Moore 3 0 6. Totals 25 11 69.

Hughes (1-1) -Hayes 4 8 19, M. Graves 3 0 6, A. Graves 13 3 31, Taylor 2 2 6, Gates 9 2 21, Jarmon 3 1 7, Jordan 1 0 2, Smith 0 1 1. Totals 35 17 93.

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3-pointers: B 8 (Roundtree 6, Nesby, Boatwright); H 6(Hayes 3, A. Graves 2, Gates).
 
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12/17/05

Hughes 79, Western Hills 48

Senior Ronnie Hayes scored 22 points to lead Hughes.

Xavier-bound senior Adrion Graves scored his 1,000th career point for the Big Red.

Western Hills (0-3) - Hunter 1 1 5, Sellers 2 0 4, Broach 1 0 3, Austin 3 1 11, Drinks 2 0 4, Cuellar 5 4 14, Gill 1 2 7. Totals: 19 4 48.

Hughes (2-1) - A. Graves 2 2 6, Hayes 4 12 22, M. Graves 3 1 8, Taylor 5 2 12, Gates 8 2 18, Robinson 0 7 7, Jordan 1 0 2, Hemphill 1 0 2, Phillips 1 0 2. Totals: 25 26, 79.
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3-pointers: WH 6 (Hunter, Broach, Austin 3, Gill); H 3 (Hayes 2, M. Graves).
 
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12/21/05

Hughes gets past Moeller in overtime

High school basketball roundup

Junior forward Antonio Barron scored with 30 seconds left in overtime to help Hughes defeat host Moeller 57-55 Tuesday night.

Moeller is ranked No. 3 in the Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll; Hughes is fifth.

Hughes senior guard Adrion Graves, who had 13 points, made a game-tying 3-pointer in regulation.

Junior guard Lonnie Hayes finished with a team-high 25 points and seven rebounds for the Big Red.

Moeller was led by sophomore guard Quinn McDowell, who had 14 points and five rebounds.

Hughes (5-1) - Gates 5 1 11, A. Graves 6 0 13, M. Graves 2 0 6, Barron 1 0 2, Hayes 10 2 25. Totals: 24 3 57.

Moeller (3-1) - Gomez 2 2 6, Bennett 2 0 5, Schneider 1 0 2, McDowell 5 3 14, Grycko 1 0 2, Tabler 4 4 13, Martin 4 5 13. Totals: 19 14 55.
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3-pointers: H 6 (Hayes 3, M. Graves 2, A. Graves); M 3 (McDowell, Bennett, Tabler).
 
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12/24/05

In a match-up of potential Ohio State verbals.....Yancey Gates came out on top of BJ Mullens.

Hughes 87, Harvest Prep 63

Sophomore center Yancey Gates had 25 points, including 13 in the third quarter, to lift Hughes.

Junior guard Lonnie Hayes added 23 points for the Big Red.

Harvest - Aden 2 0 5, Fort 4 0 10, Nelson 2 1 6, Randall 2 6 10, Trotter 4 2 10, Mullens 8 2 18, Farlough 0 4 4. Totals: 22 15 63.

Hughes - Fluellen 1 0 2, Jordan 1 0 2, Gates 12 0 25, A. Graves 9 2 21, M. Graves 3 0 6, Barron 2 2 6, Hayes 9 3 23, Taylor 1 0 2. Totals: 38 7 87.

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12/24/05


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Cincinnati Hughes 87, Harvest Prep 63



Six-foot-8 sophomore Yancy Gates scored 25 points, including a threepointer and eight dunks, as Cincinnati Hughes buried Harvest Prep (4-2) in the Power Shootout.

B.J. Mullens had 18 points, including five dunks, for Harvest Prep, which trailed 42-33 at halftime.
 
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12/31/05

Hughes 69, Hoover (Calif.) 54

BAY BALL CLASSIC , THURSDAY

Hughes (6-1) - Robinson 2 0 4, Barron 1 0 2, Hayes 3 0 6, M. Graves 6 1 14, Gates 11 2 24, Taylor 1 1 3, A. Graves 7 1 16. Totals: 31 5 69.

Hoover (11-2) - Luster 7 3 19, Doxey 3 0 6, Arnold 7 3 17, Patterson 2 0 6, White 2 1 5, Mitchell 0 1 1. Totals: 21 8 54.

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3-pointers: Hu. 2 (A. Graves, M. Graves); Ho. 4 (Luster 2, Patterson 2).
 
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Is Siakam playing yet? He was having eligibility issues based on transcripts, I believe.

Hughes beat one of the top teams from Southern California recently, Lakewood Artesia. Artesia is top 10 in the nation according to Prepnation. That win, the win over Moeller, and the fact that their loss is to Dunbar propelled them into the Midwest region top 10 for Prepnation.

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1/11/06

Graves and Gates each score 20 to lead Big Red

Boys' basketball: Hughes 55, Withrow 47

Hughes senior guard Adrion Graves has signed a letter of intent to play for Xavier next season.

But, a promising career for Yancey Gates, a 6-8 sophomore center, is just beginning.

Hughes, ranked No. 2 in The Enquirer Division I area coaches' poll, got 20 points each from Graves and Gates and overcame a furious second-half rally by Withrow to defeat the Tigers 55-47 before a sellout crowd at Hughes.
Hughes extended its winning streak to 10 games. Its only defeat was to Dayton Dunbar in the opening game of the season.

Big Red coach Greg Mills, in his fifth season as head coach, had mixed feelings about his team's effort.

"Other than the Moeller game, we've yet to put two good halves together," he said. "We played a great first half tonight but we didn't play as well in the second. I hope this tendency doesn't catch up to us later in the season."

Graves, ranked the 15th-best shooting guard in the nation by Scout.com, signed a letter of intent in November to play for the Musketeers.

He and Gates helped Hughes build a big lead early.

Graves' put-back gave the Big Red an early 6-0 lead. A 3-point play by junior Lonnie Hayes made the score 11-4. Gates' 3-pointer increased Hughes' lead to 16-5.

Hayes scored 11 points for Hughes.

The Big Red led 21-5 at the end of the first quarter. The lead grew to 32-10 in the second quarter when Gates scored on a two-handed dunk.

Gates scored 16 points in the first half including a 3-pointer. Graves added 13 points in the half to help give the Big Red a 36-19 lead at halftime.

"He's one of the best perimeter shooters in our program," said Mills of Gates. "We prefer him to stay inside, but he has good shot selection."

Withrow, which was favored to contend for the league title, began the second half with a 9-0 run to trim the lead to 36-28.

Hughes did not record its first field goal of the second half until Hayes scored on a reverse layup with less than 4 minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Graves' turnaround jumper gave the Big Red a 47-37 lead with less than 6 minutes remaining in the game.

The Tigers were led by sophomore guard Anthony McBride, who scored 15 points.

Withrow (5-5) - Salaam 3 0 7, Maupin 2 0 4, Howard 2 2 6, Hisle 2 0 4, McBride 6 2 15, Henderson 0 1 1, G. Howard 3 0 6, McCullar 3 1 7. Totals: 21 3 47.
Hughes (10-1) - Hayes 4 3 11, M. Graves 1 2 4, A. Graves 8 3 20, Gates 8 3 20, Fluellen 0 2 2, Taylor 1 0 2. Totals: 21 11 55.
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3-pointers: W 2 (Salaam 1, McBride 1); H 2 (Gates, A. Graves 1).
 
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1/15/06

Hughes 81, Columbus Africentric 74

Adrion Graves scored 14 of his 31 points in the third quarter.
Yancey Gates added 25 points for Hughes, ranked No. 2 in the Enquirer Division I coaches' poll.

Africentric (11-4) - Legnew 4 2 11, Gilber 0 2 2, Peterson 1 0 2, Scales 7 1 25, Hopson 8 2 19, Lomax 5 4 15. Totals: 28 11 74.
Hughes (11-1) - Hayes 4 0 9, M. Graves 4 0 10, A. Graves 11 7 31, Gates 12 0 25, Jordan 2 0 4, Robinson 1 0 2. Totals: 35 7 81.

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3-pointers: A 7 (Scales 4, Lomax, Hopson, Legnew); H 6 (M. Graves 2, A. Graves 2, Gates, Hayes).
 
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1/28/06

HUGHES 66, WITHROW 57

Hughes (13-3) - Freeman 2 0 4, Robinson 4 0 9, Gates 5 1 11, A. Graves 4 2 10, M. Graves 1 0 3, Hayes 7 14 29. Totals: 23 17 66.
Withrow (8-6) - J. Howard 5 5 16, Salaam 1 0 2, McBride 5 7 19, Frazier 1 0 2, Henderson 1 2 5, McCullar 5 3 13, Hisle 1 0 2. Totals: 19 17 57.
Hughes124142766Withrow157221357
3-pointers: H 3 (Robinson, M. Graves, Hayes); W 2 (McBride, Henderson).
 
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