A LOOK AT THE EAGLES: A capsule look at the 2018-19 team:
- 2018-19 Record: 8-10, 5-6 ECC
- Head Coach: Joe Cambron (18th year at Milford and as HS head coach)
- Top Scorer: Senior Steven Huxell (14.7 ppg)
- Top Rebounder: Senior Brady Sluder (5.3 rpg)
A LOOK AT THE OPPONENTS: A look at Milford’s schedule for this week:
- Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Taft, 7:30 p.m.
- 2018-19 Record: 11-2, 5-2 CMAC
- Top Scorer: Junior Nekhi Smith (20.0 ppg)
- Last Meeting: 2017-18; Taft 61, Milford 42
- Thursday, Feb. 7 at Loveland, 7:30 p.m.
- 2018-19 Record: 12-7, 7-4 ECC
- Top Scorer: Senior Jalen Greiser (15.3 ppg)
- Last Meeting: 2018-19; Loveland 53, Milford 50
A LOOK BACK: January 29 at McNicholas: McNicholas 57, Milford 38
GAME REWIND
Milford never really got on track as the Eagles suffered their worst loss of the season, a 57-38 defeat to McNicholas. The Rockets were sharp on both ends of the court, shooting 54.5% from the floor, the highest performance of the season by a Milford opponent. After falling behind by nine at the end of the first quarter, Jake Ayler’s steal and lay-up cut McNick’s lead to just six at the 3:03 mark of the second. But the Rockets used a 7-0 run to end the half and take a 13-point lead into the break. The Eagles got as close as seven in the second half, before McNicholas’ pulled away for good.
RECORDS
Milford 7-10
McNicholas 10-6
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Jake Ayler 13 points, 4 rebounds
McNicholas
Josh Burkhardt 14 points, 11 rebounds
Evan Brunot 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
Bryce Kellerman 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
NUGGET OF NOTE: Milford shot 56 percent from the field in the third quarter, but were 33 percent or under for the other three periods, ending the game at 33.3%.
February 1 at Milford: Milford 74, Anderson 30
GAME REWIND
Milford was absolutely dominant in all facets as the Eagles pummeled Anderson by a 74-30 score. The Eagles scored the game’s first 15 points and led 21-3 after eight minutes of action. They shot 64% from the floor in the second period as they continued to pour it on. By game’s end, the Eagles had converted 23 Anderson turnovers into 33 points, mostly on the strength of 19 steals.
RECORDS
Milford 8-10, 5-6 ECC
McNicholas 10-6
KEY PLAYERS
Milford
Steven Huxell 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists
Brady Sluder 14 points
Jack Liles 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Jake Ayler 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists
McNicholas
Josh Burkhardt 14 points, 11 rebounds
Evan Brunot 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
Bryce Kellerman 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
NUGGET OF NOTE: The 74 point offensive explosion by the Eagles was the team’s most since a 75 point production against Walnut Hills during the 2016-17 season. On the other side, the 30 points allowed was the fewest by a Milford team since Northwest had 30 early in the 2015-16 campaign.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A look at Milford’s statistical leaders:
Points per game: Steven Huxell (14.7), Jack Liles (8.6), Jake Ayler (8.2)
Assists per game: Jake Ayler (2.4), Steven Huxell (2.2), Caleb Farrell (1.8)
Rebounds per game: Brady Sluder (5.3), Cade Riesenberg (3.5), Steven Huxell (3.3)
Steals: Jake Ayler/A.J. Dickerson (26), Steven Huxell (22)
Blocks: Brady Sluder (16), Connor Foster/Jack Liles (5)
Field goal percentage: Brady Sluder (.495), Jack Liles (.486), Connor Foster (.444)
Three-point percentage: Jack Liles (.472), Steven Huxell (.402), Jake Ayler (.385)
Free throw percentage: Jack Liles (.864), A.J. Dickerson (.722), Jake Ayler (.719)
INSIDE THE ECC: With just two weeks of games remaining, West Clermont holds a one game lead in the battle for the ECC crown at 9-2. Turpin is just one game behind at 8-3, just ahead of a tie between Loveland and Walnut Hills, each at 7-4. Milford is next at 5-6, followed by Kings (4-7), Withrow (3-8) and Anderson (1-10). The schedule for ECC conference games this week includes: Thursday-Milford at Loveland; Friday-Anderson at Withrow, Walnut Hills at Turpin and Kings at West Clermont.
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: 17 vs. West Clermont; 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: 10 vs. Edgewood; Career: 11 at Kings (2017-18)
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: 25 at Kings; Career: 25 at Kings (2018-19)
Rebounds—Season: 8 vs. Withrow; Career: 8 vs. Withrow (2018-19)
Assists—Season: 4 five 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: 7 vs. Loveland; Career: 7 vs. Loveland (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 five times; Career: 1 eight 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 twice; 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