ARETEFIRST CLASSTEAM ATTITUDETOUGHNESS 26 GCL CHAMPIONSHIPS 20 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OHSAA REGIONAL SEMIFINAL - GAME 27
2023-24 ARCHBISHOP MOELLER SCHEDULE (25-1, 6-0 GCLS) Dec 1 Dec 5 Dec 9 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 22 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 12 Jan 14 Jan 19 Jan 21 Jan 26 Jan 27 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 6 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 22 Feb 27 Mar 1 Mar 10 Mar 13
Western Heights (AUS) W, 75-35 Princeton W, 56-46 at St. Vincent-St.Mary W, 56-51 at Withrow W, 41-37 Gamble Montessori W, 59-26 Turpin W, 68-46 Southeast (FL)! W, 58-21 Newsome (FL)! W, 61-37 Cardinal Mooney (FL)! W, 42-26 at Centerville L, 55-62 Hughes W, 63-28 Elder* W, 48-34 Highlands (KY)# W, 55-32 at St. Xavier* W, 56-46 Mentor$ W, 85-66 La Salle* W, 54-38 at Walnut Hills W, 46-28 at Elder* W, 44-28 Newport Cent.Catholic (KY)W, 56-34 at Mason W, 42-38 St. Xavier* W, 54-29 at La Salle* W, 72-48 Talawanda% W, 73-36 Walnut Hills% W, 66-39 Little Miami& W, 59-43 Springboro& W, 51-34 Elder@ 8:00 PM
#1 ARCHBISHOP MOELLER CRUSADERS (25-1, 6-0 GCLS) Head Coach: Carl Kremer (35th) Record at School: 682-178 (.793) Career Record: SAME #2 ELDER PANTHERS (21-4, 3-3 GCLS) Head Coach: Joe Schoenfeld (33rd) Record at School: 508-268 (.665) Career Record: SAME
Game Information
Facility: Cintas Center at Xavier University Capacity: 10, 224 TV: NFHS Network / TKDS Sports Radio: WMOE Broadcasting Network Play-by-Play: Jeff Schnedl, Color: Kent McKenzie Series Record: Elder leads 70-58 Last Meeting: Feb. 2, 2024: Moeller 44, Elder 28
//THE RUNDOWN • The Crusaders have won sixteen straight games, which is the longest winning streak since the 2020-21 season, when the Crusaders won 25 straight games •
Three Crusaders rank within the top six in assists per game in the GCL South: Roman Mason (3.0 apg), Eric Mahaffey (2.6 apg) and Kyle Havens (2.4 apg) The Crusaders also lead the GCLS in total assists with 352 (14.08 apg)
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The Crusaders are looking for their 15th apperance in the Elite Eight in program history
• //SERIES HISTORY • This will be the 129th meeting all-time between Archbishop Moeller and Elder • The Crusaders and Panthers will be meeting for the fifth time in the OHSAA Tournament. The Panthers lead 4-0 in postseason meetings • 1976 District Tournament: Elder 64, Moeller 48 • 1977 District Tournament: Elder 66, Moeller 60 • 1995 Sectional Semifinal: Elder 66, Moeller 57 • 2001 District Final: Elder 55, Moeller 40 //SCOUTING THE PANTHERS • Elder is currently 21-4 and is riding a four game winning streak • The Panthers finished second in Greater Catholic League - South with a 3-3 record • The Panthers are lead by junior, Cam Williams who is averaging 12.8 points per game and 2.4 assists per game and senior, Tyler Johnson who is averaging 12 ppg. 6.9 rpg and 2.3 apg • The Panthers rank second in the GCL South in points per game at 54.6 and assists per game at 11.8 per game
*- Greater Catholic League South Game ! - 2023 Ram Jam (Riverview HS, Sarasota, FL) #- 2024 LaRosa’s Holiday Hoops Classic (Cintas Center) $ -2024 Battle at Berkey (Smithville HS, Smithville, OH) % - 2024 OHSAA Division I, Sectional Tournament (Fairfield) & - 2024 OHSAA Division I, District Tournament (Lakota West / Xavier) @ - 2024 OHSAA Division I, Regional Tournament (Xavier University)
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