Rich Kidd Classic

Kettering Fairmont beat Dayton Dunbar 57-54
Cincinnati St. Xavier beat Chaminade-Julienne 38-32
Pickerington Central beat LaSalle 59-44
Trotwood-Madison beat Kettering Alter 73-60

Fairmont survives against young Wolverines
Fairmont was hungry to get their first win after dropping a gritty game to Cincinnati St. Xavier and a double digit loss to Beavercreek on Friday night. Dunbar on the other hand was fresh off of a win over Belmont to start City League play. The Firebirds controlled much of this one, leading by as much as 10 points at the quarter breaks. But Dunbar showed some bounce back by cutting into the deficit in the 4th and nearly taking out the Firebirds. But Fairmont would get that first W with a 57-54 victory. Evan Gentile scored 19 points in the win.

GCL South bests C-J
St. Xavier would be the Eagles’ 2nd GCL South opponent after losing by 9 to Moeller last week. C-J led by 5 at the half and looked more comfortable compared to a week ago. But St.X  fought back in the 3rd to retake the lead at the quarter break and would finish out with a 38-32 victory. The Eagles showed a lot of fight in the loss and have played one of the toughest schedules in the state to start the year. The Bombers move to 4-0 and are slowly becoming one of the top teams in the state and in Division I.

Rams run into Knights
In the finale of the Rich Kidd Classic, the defending state champion Knights went up against Trotwood-Madison. While the game started in Alter’s favor, it quickly shifted at the half as Trotwood took a 12 point lead into the locker room. While the Knights would adjust and cut the deficit to 8, they couldn’t take the lead as Trotwood would win the heavyweight fight 73-60. The Rams move to 4-1 with the win and were paced by Kentucky football commit Jermiel Atkins.