A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: A capsule look at the 2018-19 team:
- 2018-19 Record: 11-11, 7-7 ECC
- Head Coach: Joe Cambron (18th year at Milford and as HS head coach)
- Top Scorer: Senior Steven Huxell (15.7 ppg)
- Top Rebounder: Senior Brady Sluder (5.0 rpg)
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS: A look at No. 17 Milford’s OHSAA Tournament opponent:
- Friday, Feb. 22 vs. No. 26 Harrison, 6:00 p.m. {at Lakota West HS}
- 2018-19 Record: 10-12, 7-5 SWOC
- Top Scorer: Senior Spencer Kinnett (15.7 ppg)
- Last Meeting: 2018-19; Milford 52, Harrison 34
- Click here to view the District I Sectional Brackets
A LOOK BACK: February 12 at Walnut Hills: Milford 52, Walnut Hills 35
GAME REWIND
Milford took it to Walnut Hills early and never let up, snapping a seven-game losing streak to its Eastern Cincinnati Conference rival with a convincing 52-35 victory. In the first half, MHS led by five after eight minutes and opened a lead as large as 11 midway through the second quarter. After leading by seven at the break, the Eagles really went to work, limiting Walnut to just 2 of 16 shooting in the second half. By the 3:02 mark of the fourth, the visitors’ lead had ballooned to 24 points, a game-high.
RECORDS
Milford 11-10, 7-6 ECC
Walnut Hills 13-8, 7-6 ECC
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Steven Huxell 28 points, 6 rebounds
Jack Liles 10 points, 8 rebounds
Walnut Hills
Nic Smith 9 points, 5 rebounds
NUGGET OF NOTE: For the second time in three games, Huxell established a new career-high in points, pouring in 28 points against Walnut. The outburst was Huxell’s sixth 20-plus scoring performance of the year.
February 15 at Milford: Turpin 54, Milford 45
GAME REWIND
Turpin used a zone defense to frustrate the Eagles all game long as the Spartans put a damper on Milford’s Senior Night with a 54-45 victory. The Eagles were held without a field goal in the first quarter, but trailed only 21-16 at halftime. After a low scoring third period, the game took an odd turn in the fourth as the Eagles scored 23 points to 25 for the Spartans. The Spartans opened a game-high lead of 12 with under two minutes left, but sparked by five points and an assist by Jack Liles, Milford got within five. Milford got within five again with 20 seconds left but four points by Nick Haddad closed out the Turpin victory.
RECORDS
Milford 11-11, 6-6 ECC
Turpin 17-5, 11-3 ECC
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Steven Huxell 18 points, 4 rebounds
Turpin
Nick Haddad 15 points
Jackson Holt 14 points, 7 rebounds
Owen Spencer 13 points, 4 rebounds
NUGGET OF NOTE: Milford’s 29.3% shooting performance was the team’s second-lowest of the year. The setback to the Spartans marked the only team that the Eagles lost to more than once this season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A look at Milford’s statistical leaders:
Points per game: Steven Huxell (15.7), Jake Ayler (8.6), Jack Liles (8.1)
Assists per game: Jake Ayler (2.3), Steven Huxell (2.2), Caleb Farrell (1.8)
Rebounds per game: Brady Sluder (5.0), Steven Huxell (3.9), Jack Liles (3.5)
Steals: A.J. Dickerson (29), Jake Ayler (28), Steven Huxell (23)
Blocks: Brady Sluder (18), Connor Foster/Jack Liles (5)
Field goal percentage: Brady Sluder (.512), Jack Liles (.444), Connor Foster (.440)
Three-point percentage: Jack Liles (.424), Jake Ayler (.415), Steven Huxell (.412)
Free throw percentage: Jack Liles (.774), A.J. Dickerson (.771), Steven Huxell (.731)
INSIDE THE ECC: West Clermont captured its first ECC Boys Basketball Championship, finishing with a record of 12-2, one game ahead of Turpin at 11-3. Walnut Hills took third at 8-6, with Loveland and Milford sharing fourth, each at 7-7. Kings and Withrow were next, each at 5-9, with Anderson rounding out the standings at 1-13.
The schedule for ECC teams in the tournament includes: No. 7 West Clermont vs. No. 18 Fairfield (Feb. 23, 8:00 p.m. at Lakota West), No. 9 Turpin vs. winner of No. 14 Mount Healthy-No. 15 Loveland (Feb. 28, 6:00 p.m. at Lakota West), No. 11 Walnut Hills vs. No. 16 Sycamore (Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at Hamilton), No. 15 Loveland vs. No. 14 Mount Healthy (Feb. 23, 5:00 p.m. at Lakota West), No. 17 Milford vs. No. 26 Harrison (Feb. 22, 6:00 p.m. at Lakota West), No. 20 Anderson vs. No. 5 Princeton (Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. at Hamilton), No. 23 Kings vs. No. 28 Little Miami (Feb. 21, 6:00 p.m. at Hamilton) and No. 27 Withrow vs. No. 24 Northwest (Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. at Lakota West).
Milford Eagles Season/Career Highs
Jack Ackermann
Points—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Rebounds— Season: 1 vs. Edgewood; Career: 1 vs. Edgewood (2018-19)
Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Jake Ayler
Points—Season: 20 at Taft; Career: 22 vs. Taft (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 8 vs. Anderson; Career: 8 twice
Assists—Season: 6 vs. Edgewood; Career: 6 vs. Edgewood (2018-19)
Steals—Season: 4 twice; Career: 4 twice (2018-19)
Cole Chaney
Points—Season: 4 vs. Edgewood; Career: 4 vs. Edgewood (2018-19)
Rebounds— Season: 2 vs. Edgewood; Career: 2 vs. Edgewood (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 3 vs. Anderson; Career: 3 vs. Anderson (2018-19)
A.J. Dickerson
Points—Season: 11 at Loveland; Career: 11 twice
Rebounds—Season: 8 vs. West Clermont; Career: 8 vs. West Clermont (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 5 vs. Anderson; Career: 5 vs. Anderson (2018-19)
Steals—Season: 4 vs. Anderson; Career: 4 twice
Caleb Farrell
Points—Season: 9 twice; Career: 9 twice (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 5 at Anderson; Career: 5 at Anderson (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 4 vs. West Clermont; Career: 4 vs. West Clermont (2018-19)
Connor Foster
Points—Season: 10 vs. Harrison; Career: 13 vs. Kings (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 6 twice; Career: 6 twice (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 2 at Kings; Career: 2 twice
Blocks—Season: 4 at Withrow; Career: 4 at Withrow (2018-19)
Adam Harris
Points—Season: N/A; Career: 3 at West Clermont (2017-18)
Rebounds— Season: 1 at McNicholas; Career: 1 at McNicholas (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 1 vs. Walnut Hills; Career: 1 twice
Steven Huxell
Points—Season: 28 at Walnut Hills; Career: 28 at Walnut Hills (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 9 at Loveland; Career: 9 at Loveland (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 4 six times; Career: 7 at Shroder (2017-18)
Steals—Season: 5 vs. Anderson; Career: 5 vs. Anderson (2018-19)
Jack Liles
Points—Season: 27 vs. Lebanon; Career: 27 vs. Lebanon (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 8 at Walnut Hills; Career: 8 at Walnut Hills (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 3 twice; Career: 3 twice (2018-19)
Steals—Season: 3 vs. West Clermont; Career: 3 vs. West Clermont (2018-19)
Cade Riesenberg
Points—Season: 8 at Anderson; Career: 10 vs. Western Brown (2017-18)
Rebounds—Season: 9 at Anderson; Career: 9 at Anderson (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 1 six times; Career: 1 nine times
Joey Round
Points—Season: 4 vs. Anderson; Career: 4 vs. Anderson (2018-19)
Rebounds— Season: 2 twice; Career: 2 twice (2018-19)
Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A
Brady Sluder
Points—Season: 16 at Anderson; Career: 16 twice (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 11 at Kings; Career: 11 at Kings (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 2 three times; Career: 3 vs. Kings (2017-18)
Blocks—Season: 5 vs. Sycamore; Career: 5 vs. Sycamore (2018-19)
Double-doubles—Season: 1; Career: 1
Grant Whitaker
Points—Season: 2 vs. Harrison; Career: 2 vs. Harrison (2018-19)
Rebounds— Season: 1 vs. Edgewood; Career: 1 vs. Edgewood
Assists—Season: N/A; Career: N/A