2002-2003 Elder Panther Varsity Basketball

 Head Coach: Joe Schoenfeld

Assistant Coach: Tim Austing

Captains: Gene Mello, Mark Janszen, Jeff Nienhaus

 

Date

Opponent

Score
Record
Leading Scorer

11/29

Hamilton

54-31, L
0-1
Mello (10)

12/6

St. Henry

75-66, L (OT)
0-2
Mello (19)

12/13

Moeller

62-51, L (OT)
0-3 (0-1)
Sander (22)

12/17

Purcell-Marian

33-29, W
1-3 (1-1)
Sander (13)

12/20

Holy Cross

66-37, W
2-3
Nienhaus (16)

12/21

Oak Hills

52-36, W
3-3
Sander (19)

12/27

Cardinal Gibbons (Bishop McGuinness Tourney)

65-53, W
4-3
Mello (16)

12/28

Bishop McGuinniss (Bishop McGuinness Tourney)

57-41, W
5-3
Sander (15)

1/3/03

La Salle

49-46, L
5-4 (1-2)
Sander (17)

1/7

Alter

49-45, L
5-5 (1-3)
Sander (21)

1/10

St. Xavier

49-47, L (OT)
5-6 (1-4)
Sander (14)

1/17

Roger Bacon

53-48, L
5-7 (1-5)
Mello (16)

1/18

Covington Catholic

73-59, W
6-7
Sander (25)

1/24

Hamilton Badin

60-55, W
7-7 (2-5)
Poland (17)

1/28

Western Hills

49-46, W
8-7
Sander (18)

1/31

Moeller

66-55, L
8-8 (2-6)
Mello (15)

2/7

La Salle

68-63, W
9-8 (3-6)
Nienhaus (16)

2/11

McNicholas

76-54, W
10-8 (4-6)
Poland (21)

2/14

St. Xavier

58-47, W
11-8 (5-6)
Nienhaus (15)

2/24

Chaminade-Julienne

53-51, L
11-9 (5-7)
Mello (13)
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT

2/28

Withrow

60-55, W (OT)

12-9
Mello (18)

3/3

Fairfield

44-32, W
13-9
Sander (16)

3/8

Springboro

54-35, L
13-10
Sander (16)

Final GCL-South Standings

Team
League
Overall

1. Moeller
9-3
16-4

2T. St. Xavier
7-5
12-8

2T. La Salle
7-5
15-5

4. ELDER
5-7
11-9

Player Photos

HONORS
SOUTHWEST OHIO BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Honorable Mention
Gene Mello, Thomas Sander
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER ALL-CITY ALL-STAR TEAM
Honorable Mention
Thomas Sander, Gene Mello, Bill Poland
G.C.L. AWARDS
First Team
Thomas Sander
Second Team
Gene Mello, Bill Poland, Jeff Nienhaus
TEAM AWARDS
Leading Rebounder
Thomas Sander
Leading Free Throw Percentage Shooter
Gene Mello
Best Defensive Player
Bill Poland
Mr. ZIP
Mark Janszen
Most Improved Player
Nick Schuerman
Mr. Panther
Jeff Nienhaus

Final Regular Season Scoring Statistics

Name
Field Goals
(3-Point Goals)
Free Throws
Total Points
Points Per Game
High Game

Gene Mello
64
34
61
223
11.15
19 (St. Henry)

Craig Carey
17
4
10
48
4.00
9 (Roger Bacon)

Nathan Murphy
1
0
5
7
1.75
2 (Holy Cross, McNicholas & Gibbons)

Jeff Nienhaus
69
22
12
172
8.60
16 (Holy Cross)

Mark Janszen
39
11
28
117
6.16
13 (McGuinness)

Bill Poland
61
0
29
151
8.39
21 (McNicholas)

Jared Sommerkamp
2
0
0
4
4.00
4 (St. Henry)

Kevin Harnist
1
0
2
4
2.00
2 (Holy Cross & McGuinness)

Pat Christman
6
0
4
16
3.20
6 (Holy Cross)

Thomas Sander
98
0
73
269
13.45
25 (Cov. Cath.)

Josh Walters
1
0
2
4
2.00
2 (St. Henry & Oak Hills)

Mitch Gillen
0
0
2
2
2.00
2 (Hamilton)

Digger Bujnoch
9
0
13
31
3.10
5 (Badin)

Joe Sunderman
3
0
1
7
1.75
2 (Holy Cross, McNicholas & Gibbons)

Nick Schuerman
8
0
7
23
3.29
5 (Gibbons)

Alex Harbin
8
0
3
19
3.17
5 (Gibbons)

TOTALS
387
71
252
1097
54.85
25 (Sander)

Final Tournament Scoring Statistics

Name
Field Goals
(3-Point Goals)
Free Throws
Total Points
Points Per Game
High Game

Gene Mello
8
3
11
30
10.00
18 (Withrow)

Craig Carey
1
0
0
2
2.00
2 (Withrow)

Nathan Murphy
0
0
0
0
0.00
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Jeff Nienhaus
6
1
5
18
6.00
7 (Withrow)

Mark Janszen
4
1
3
12
4.00
7 (Withrow)

Bill Poland
10
1
3
24
8.00
10 (Withrow)

Kevin Harnist
1
0
0
2
2.00
2 (Springboro)

Pat Christman
0
0
0
0
0.00
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Thomas Sander
13
0
16
42
14.00
16 (Fairfield, Springboro)

Digger Bujnoch
4
0
1
9
4.50
6 (Withrow)

Joe Sunderman
0
0
0
0
0.00
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Nick Schuerman
0
0
0
0
0.00
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Alex Harbin
0
0
0
0
0.00
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TOTALS
47
6
39
139
46.33
18 (Mello)

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