Milford senior Andrew Crouch goes up for a dunk in the first half vs. La Salle. Photo by Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent
Milford senior Caiden Bailey tries to spin away from the defense vs. La Salle Dec. 27, 2025, at Cintas Center. Photo by Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent
Milford sophomore Joey Dahmer drives to the basket against La Salle. Photo by Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent.
Milford’s bench, including head coach Brandon Baker, right, watch the fourth quarter of the Dec. 27, 2025, game vs. La Salle at Cintas Center. Photo by Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent
Milford senior Sloan Gormley shoots a three from the corner vs. La Salle Dec. 27, 2025, at Cintas Center. Photo by Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent.
The second half of Milford High School’s boys basketball season will have a familiar rhythm – Saturday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday. Twelve games – two per week for the final six weeks. A chance for the Eagles to develop consistency and hone their game for the sectional tournament that begins in late February.
Milford is used to such a schedule. The Eagles’ longest break without a game since the season began Dec. 3, 2024, has been seven days, from a Dec. 27, 2024, loss to La Salle at Xavier University’s Cintas Center in the Holiday Hardwood Classic to its 64-63 loss to Little Miami Jan. 3. Nine of the final 12 are against Eastern Cincinnati Conference opponents. Non-league games are Jan. 11 at Sycamore, Feb. 4 at Fenwick and Feb. 11 at Cincinnati Hills Christan Academy.
The Eagles went 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the ECC in the 2024 portion of the schedule and were 3-6/1-5 after the Little Miami game.
Third-year coach Brandon Baker was encouraged after the loss to La Salle, placing the first month into the perspective of annual roster turnover.
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