High school basketball teams in Greater Cincinnati ended 2023 by traveling and playing unfamiliar teams, securing confidence-boosting wins as they head into 2024.

The Big Picture

During the holiday season, many teams played unfamiliar opponents, emphasizing the importance of these non-league games for their overall development and preparation for crucial upcoming matches.

By the Numbers
  • Moeller improved to 9-0 with three dominant wins in Florida, averaging 26 points and limiting their opponents to 25.4% shooting.
  • Newport Wildcats won four games in the Ray Furney Holiday Classic, with sophomore guard Taylen Kinney averaging 26 points per game, including a career-high 49 in the final game.
  • Princeton's junior guard, Mari Gerton, scored 28 points in a 64-55 win over Mount Notre Dame, shooting 10-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-5 from 3-point range.
  • Newport Central Catholic won Bellevue’s annual Stephanie Wilson Memorial Tournament, entering the week's All “A” Classic Ninth Region Tournament as one of the favorites.
  • Cincinnati Country Day triplets Andrew, Elizabeth, and Megan Zimmerman had outstanding performances in Pensacola Beach, Fla, with all three named to the all-tournament team.
State of Play
  • Moeller will play at reigning DI regional champion Centerville and then face Hughes and Elder in their Greater Catholic League-South opener.
  • Newport is 12-3 heading into a key home game with 36th District rival Highlands, who won the state title in 2021.
  • Campbell County went 2-1 in the Mason County Invitational in Maysville, with upcoming games against Bracken County and Augusta.
  • Princeton is 8-1, 5-0 in the Greater Miami Conference, with the only league game this week being at Hamilton.
  • Cincinnati Country Day boys team is 6-3, continuing Miami Valley Conference play at Cincinnati Christian, while the girls team is 8-2 as they resume league play at Summit Country Day.