2/1/2010
Hot-shooting Cougars overwhelm Greenville, 72-38; Parkway grabs road win over Lancers, 60-51
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| Kirk Dougal/Times Bulletin
Van Wert’s Austin Fleming blocks a shot by Greenville’s Zac Guillozet (with ball) during a game on Saturday, January 30, in Greenville. |
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| Drew Bittner/Times Bulletin
Parkway’s Trevor Wuebker (40) puts up a power shot over Lincolnview’s Tyler Myers during Farmers Night at Lincolnview on Saturday, January 30. |
| | Parkway 60, Lincolnview 51 | BY DREW BITTNER
Times Bulletin Sports Editor
sports@timesbulletin.com
MIDDLE POINT -It was Farmers Night at Lincolnview on Saturday night as the Lancers hosted Parkway in a non-league matchup. And in keeping with the night's theme, the Lancers and Panthers combined to give the packed house an exciting barn burner of a game.
In the end, though, it was the visiting Parkway squad that made more key plays, topping Lincolnview by a final of 60-51.
As the game got underway, it had all the makings of a back-and-forth struggle, as both teams traded bucket after bucket for most of the first quarter.
Lincolnview's Jeremy Morris got the scoring started in the contest, grabbing a steal and taking it the other way for a lay-in and a 2-0 Lancer lead.
Trevor Wuebker answered back for Parkway, tying up the game with a power shot, but Lancer post Anthony Simpson put Lincolnview right back ahead on the opposite side of the court, 4-2.
That trend continued for most of the first quarter before Parkway took a 13-10 lead with only a few minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
Enter Corey Decker for Parkway. The Panther sharpshooter came off the bench for the visiting squad and immediately made his presence felt, knocking down a three-pointer and extending the lead to six points. Parkway led 18-13 at the end of the first quarter.
Decker opened up the second quarter with another bucket - this time of the two-point variety - to give the Panthers a 20-13 lead. Logan Hunter added another basket for the Panthers shortly after, putting the lead at 22-13.
But the Lancers, coming off a their first win of the season on Friday night, refused to go away or give in, as Morris drained a three-pointer and brought the game back to six points.
After a Chris Brazle basket for Parkway, Decker added another dagger, connecting on his second three-pointer of the game and giving the Panthers a 27-16 lead.
Lincolnview's Simpson put in two points for the Lancers on their next drive, but Decker answered that bucket with yet another three-pointer, pushing the lead to 12 points at 30-18. Shortly after, Parkway's Ryan Steinbrunner then extended that lead to 14 points with only two minutes left to play in the half.
The Lancers crept back in once again, though, with Simpson scoring four straight points for Lincolnview and cutting the lead to ten points with less than 40 seconds remaining in the half.
But, in what Lincolnview head coach Rob Welch would call a critical error, the Lancers lost track of Decker right before the break, as Hunter drove into the lane for Parkway and kicked back out to wide-open Decker, who drained his fourth three-pointer of the half and gave the Panthers a 35-22 lead going into the locker rooms.
"There were two critical errors tonight that got us beat," said Welch after the game. "At the end of the third quarter, [Blake King] banged a three-pointer after we had cut the lead to nine. And there was the big three-pointer at halftime where we lost [Decker] and lost sight of what he was doing. That's the first thing I told those guys - he's their shooter! How many times did we lose him?"
Parkway head coach Doug Hughes also pointed to that shot as a game-changer.
"I thought one of the bigger plays of the game - when [Lincolnview] had gathered some momentum close to halftime - was Logan driving into the lane and kicking out to Corey for a big three right before the half," said Hughes. "I thought Corey played exceptionally well. He's really doing a lot of the things we are talking to him in practice about and he's carrying them over into the games now - such as dribble penetration and not just being a stand still shooter. Corey just hit some big shots for us [tonight]. I thought Corey and Logan both played extremely well this weekend."
The Lancers came out with fight in the third quarter, scoring eight of the third quarter's first 12 points, and pulling within nine points at 39-30. Parkway then went on a run of their own to put the lead back to 13 points at 45-32, but Morris came right back for the Lancers with a big trey, cutting the lead back to ten points.
However, similar to the end of the first half, and what Welch pointed out as the other critical error, the Lancers let Blake King get a open look from deep with only seconds left in the third quarter, and King drained the shot, putting Parkway back up by 13 points going into the fourth quarter.
The Lancers kept fighting, but despite scoring nine of the game's final 12 points, Lincolnview couldn't recover from those critical errors and fell by the 60-51 final.
"We were just really unhappy after the New Knoxville loss about our effort and intensity," said Hughes. "And I couldn't have been more pleased with the way that we came out and played last night. It's always difficult on Saturday nights when you aren't as fresh mentally or physically. I thought we played with great emotion and great intensity. I was thrilled to go up there and get a win, especially in the fashion that we did after talking all week about intensity and effort. I thought we accomplished that last night."
Even though his team couldn't overcome those critical errors, Welch was pleased with the way his team played in the second half, but also pointed out the tough weekend Lincolnview has coming up.
"Defensively, I thought we played a lot better in the second half than we did in the first half," said Welch. "But they are a good ball club. They are big. And when they shoot like that and have the big guys inside rebounding, they are tough. I mean they are big. We didn't play bad. But those critical errors, with turnovers and losing our man, those are the things that got us beat. Our kids fought and they tried to get us back in the game. We had an emotional win last night. Our starters played all the time. It looked like in the first half, we didn't have our legs, but we got a second wind in the second half."
"We have a rough week next week," continued Welch. "We have Paulding and then we have St. John's. And both games are away. We are coming back on Monday and working hard because we have a rough weekend with two good teams coming up. We need to finish out this year strong."
Decker led Parkway with 17 points on the night and Hunter also added 13. Dillon Long had 12 points for the Panthers.
Simpson's 19 paced Lincolnview, while Morris added 13 points on the night.
Parkway improves to 9-7 on the season, while Lincolnview drops to 1-14.
Parkway also won the junior varsity game, 68-46.
Score by quarter
Parkway 18 17 13 12 - 60
Lincolnview 13 9 13 16 - 51
Parkway (60)
Decker 6 1-2 17, Hunter 6 1-1 13, Long 4 4-5 12, King 2 1-3 6, Steinbrunner 3 0-0 2, Wuebker 1 2-4 4, Brazle 1 0-0 2, Nuttle 0 0-0 0, Deitsch 0 0-0 0, Jutte 0 0-0 0, Bransteter 0 0-0 0, Beeks 0 0-0 0, Rollins 0 0-0 0, Beeks 0 0-0 0. Total 23 9-15 60.
Lincolnview (51)
Simpson 7 5-8 19, Morris 5 1-1 13, Longstreth 4 0-0 8, Whitaker 2 0-0 5, Kayser 1 1-3 3, Myers 1 1-3 3, Bracey 0 0-0 0. Total 20 8-15 51.
3-point field goals:
Parkway 5 (Decker 4, King), Lincolnview 3 (Morris 2, Whitaker).
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BY KIRK DOUGAL
Times Bulletin Editor
kdougal@timesbulletin.com
GREENVILLE - Van Wert used defense and red-hot shooting to take down an undermanned Greenville squad, 72-38, on Saturday night.
The Green Wave started off by switching defenses between 2-3 and 1-2-2 zones but it did nothing to slow the Cougars' shooting out of the gate. Corey Clifton started the scoring with a runout off of a turnover but Austin Fleming and Evan Hammons had the hottest hands, canning two jumpers a piece in the first few minutes of the quarter. Meanwhile, Greenville tried to pound the ball inside with drives by their guards which resulted in foul shots. It was not enough, however, as Van Wert ended the first quarter with a 16-9 lead.
Van Wert only got hotter in the second period as penetration and kickouts with solid offensive picks gave their shooters openings on the outside. Clifton had 12 more points in the period while Jake Bagley hit eight for eight points. Meanwhile the Cougar defense continued to hold down the Green Wave shooting and solid rebounding only allowed the home team one shot at a time.
The statistics told the story of the first half. Van Wert shot a smoking 17 of 24 from the field for 71 percent including three of six (50%) from the three-point line. At the same time, their defense held Greenville to four of 20 shooting from the field for only 20 percent.
The Cougars put the game away for good in the third quarter and again it was their defense. They did not allow the Green Wave to score until the 3:58 mark of the quarter when Daniel Belew hit a jumper from the wing. Meanwhile Van Wert pounded the ball inside to center Jake Olson and they missed only two shots in the period as they widened the gap to 58-24.
The fourth quarter saw Van Wert coach Dave Froelich use the opportunity to get playing time for many of the non-starters and some of the junior varsity players who dressed on the night. Blake Doidge led the Cougars with 11 points in the quarter on the way to the final 72-38 decision.
"I can sum up tonight very quickly," said Greenville coach Travis McAvene. "Ten for 50 (shooting). I don't care what team you are - high school, college, pro. That's been a downfall for us all year. Van Wert was definitely a better basketball team tonight. They have a good basketball team and they are very well coached and most importantly they executed real well."
For his part, Coach Froelich was very pleased with the defensive effort of his team.
"We challenged our guys," he said. "It's hard to come back on Saturday night after Friday. I thought we came here with a purpose. It's a fine line. I want them to get after it but we just need to do a little bit better job of not fouling quite so much. It was a good team effort."
He saw an added benefit from the fourth quarter when so many players saw game time.
"We keep trying to figure out what the roles are going to be and what our depth is. Our guys do a great job of being ready, going to practice and maybe not get as much time as they want. But this was a good chance to play and for everybody to evaluate it and hopefully develop a little more depth when we need it."
Greenville was led in scoring on the night by Graham Luce who had 17 points, including nine from the free throw line. Zac Guillozet also broke into double figures with ten points.
Van Wert had a balanced attack on the night with Corey Clifton leading the way with 14 points. Blake Doidge and Austin Fleming added 11 while Jake Bagley had ten points.
Unofficially, the Cougars dominated the game statistics as much as the score. Greenville shot only 10 for 41 (24%) from the field with two of ten from beyond the arc. Van Wert never really cooled down as they poured in 27 of 44 for a sizzling 61 percent, including seven of 15 for nearly 47 percent from three-point land. Van Wert also won the the rebounding battle, 34-19, and the turnover contest, 12 to 13.
Van Wert's record goes to 10-3 overall. Greenville falls to 3-13.
The Cougar junior varsity also won to keep their unbeaten streak alive, 73-48.
1 2 3 4 Totals
Van Wert 16 28 14 14 72
G'ville 9 10 5 14 38
Van Wert - Clifton 6-0-14, Putman 0-1-1, Hood 1-1-3, Myers 2-1-6, Doidge 4-1-11, Bagley 4-1-10, Hammons 2-3-7, Phillips 1-0-2, Fleming 4-2-11, Olson 3-1-7, Beck 0-0-0, Reichert 0-0-0, Moonshower 0-0-0 Totals 27-11-72
Greenville - Luce 4-9-17, Hesson 0-0-0, Guillozet 2-5-10, Adkins 0-0-0, Belew 1-0-2, Holzapfel 2-1-6, Onoz 0-1-1, Albright 1-0-2 Totals 10-16-38
3 Pts. - Van Wert (7) - Clifton (2), Myers, Doidge (2), Bagley, Fleming; Greenville (2) - Guillozet, Holzapfel
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