Boys Basketball
 District Runner-up and CCL Champions

Coach Vince Lombardo is Central District II Basketball Coach of the Year.

The boys basketball team (17-7, 7-1) finished the season as District Runner-up and CCL Champions.  

The Eagles earned the fourth seed in the D-II sectional tournament.  In tournament play Watterson defeated Big Walnut 48-41 on March 1, Highland 63-23 on Feb. 22 and Bishop Hartley 42-40 in the District Semifinals at Dublin Scioto on Wednesday, March 7. Brookhaven defeated the Eagles 57-43 in the District Championship on March 9 at the Fairground Coliseum.

SNP News 3/19/12 By Don Lewis - Head coach Vince Lombardo was recently named the Division II Central District Coach of the Year.

Head coach Vince Lombardo was recently named the Division II Central District Coach of the Year.

"To me, it's a team award," he said. "I regard it as a team effort. We really had a great year. It's a recognition of the outstanding job our kids did and our staff did."

Lombardo led the Eagles to a 17-7 overall record and a 7-1 stint in the Central Catholic League, good enough to give Watterson its first conference championship since 2004.

"To win the league title means a lot to us," the coach said. "Our seniors did a good job and were very deserving of that."

It was also the fourth season in a row the Eagles reached a district final. They were champs in '09 and '10 and runners-up the past two.

"The consistency we have in the program at that high level is gratifying," Lombardo said.

With the freshman team going 19-1 and the JV squad reaching an 18-2 record this past season, the coach could receive the honors again soon.

"We've got a lot to look forward to," Lombardo said. "We're very optimistic for the future as well." "... We had a terrific season. When you finish and the boys are hugging each other and the parents are clapping for the boys then you know you did well."

ThisWeek News - Boys team falls in district title game, March 13, 2012
ThisWeek News - Brookhaven beats Watterson and advances to Regionals
SNP News District title game at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Friday, March 9
Brookhaven 57, Watterson 43
ThisWeek News Postseason Update 3/5/12
This Week News 3/7/12 - Free-Throw Shooting Boosts Boys Squad

Watterson 63, Highland 23 - Cody Calhoun scored 19 points and Watterson (15-6) used a 19-0 run in the second quarter to rout Highland (3-18) in a Division II game at Dublin Scioto.

The boys basketball team beat DeSales 42-32 in a CCL game Feb. 17 at Ohio Dominican University to clinch its first league title since 2004.  Watterson finished 7-1 in the CCL, ahead of Hartley (6-2), St. Charles (4-4), DeSales (2-6) and Ready (1-7).

SNP News Friday boys basketball action: Watterson 42, DeSales 32

Click here to view the OHSAA D-II Tournament Bracklets.

The Freshman Boys (19-1) and JV Boys Basketball teams (18-2) finished the season as CCL Champions.

In the past 19 years. the Watterson’s basketball team has enjoyed a great deal of success under Coach Lombardo’s reign.

• The Eagles reached the Elite Eight Champions in 2004, 2009
• District Championships in 1988, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010
• District Runner-up 2011, 2012
• The Eagles also reached a district final in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2006.

In 2010, the Eagles won back-to-back district titles for the first time in the history of boys basketball at Bishop Watterson. Coach Lombardo earned his 300th career victory while guiding the Eagles to their sixth district title.

Coaching Staff

2011-2012 Awards

All CCL: Bryan Jackson, Mike Vlahakis
Leading Rebounder: Bryan Jackson
Leading Free Throw Shooter: Matt Lehmann
Scholar Athlete: Jacob Brobst
Leadership Award: Andrew Malone, Jacob Brobst, Jacob Lombardo, Jared Sivinski, Alex Golonka, Peter Merkle, Tyler Schafer, Erik Oman

District Runner-up and CCL Champions (17-7, 7-1)

Description

Varsity, JV, and Freshman teams are fielded.

Commitment

Months:

October - March

Special Notes

Practices are held during Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.