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Tina Eley/Times Bulletin The Wayne Trace
basketball team holds up their district
championship trophy after their tournament
game against Edgerton on Friday, March 12,
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Regional Bound:Raiders get past Edgerton for district title
BY
KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Times Bulletin Staff
sports@timesbulletin.com
NAPOLEON - The first time Wayne Trace and Edgerton hooked up
in Green Meadows Conference action, Raider senior point
guard Caleb Davis missed the contest due to illness and the
Bulldogs posted a 49-46 victory.
In the rematch last night, Davis scored 18 points and led
the red, white and blue to a 49-41 win - giving Wayne Trace
a Division IV district championship last night over the
Bulldogs.
The Raiders, now 13-10, advance to take on Kalida (20-2) in
regional semi-final action at Bowling Green State University
on Tuesday. The approximate 8:00 p.m. start time will be
Wayne Trace's ninth regional appearance in the past 24
seasons.
Davis kept Wayne Trace in the game in the first half,
scoring 12 of the Raiders' 19 points in the opening two
quarters. But the biggest attribute of the Raider point
guard may have come elsewhere on the floor as Davis'
leadership was crucial to Wayne Trace's success.
"Caleb had an outstanding game tonight," noted Raider head
coach Jim Linder. "He hit shots in the first half that kept
us in the game and gave us an opportunity to stay in the
game. One of the things he did tonight though was just make
sure that we kept our heads in the game and stayed under
control. He is capable of doing that and he did a great job
of running the offense tonight."
The Bulldogs posted leads of 15-7 after one quarter before
Wayne Trace pulled to within 20-19 at the intermission.
Edgerton, though, opened the lead to five three times in the
fourth quarter only to be answered by crucial Raider scores.
After two Spencer Hastedt started the second half scoring
for Edgerton to give the Bulldogs a 24-19 advantage, Wayne
Trace's Henk Akkerman hit a running 12-foot jumper to cut
the deficit to three.
Another Hastedt basket opened the lead back to five but a
Derrick Baksa bucket pulled Wayne Trace back within three at
26-23.
Edgerton again tried to open the game up, using a pair of
Brody Flegal foul shots to widen the margin to 28-23. The
Raiders again responded though with a Brett Beckman trey to
slice the lead to 28-26.
"They got the lead to five there for three possessions and
we were able to answer each time which was crucial,"
continued Linder. "Our guys battled all night long but
especially right there. That was a critical time of the
game. Then we got the big three by Caleb just before the end
of the quarter and that gave us a lift."
After an Edgerton turnover, Davis answered with a trey just
before the third quarter buzzer to give Wayne Trace a 29-28
lead with eight minutes of action remaining. It was a lead
the Raiders would not relinquish.
"That was a big momentum shot," Linder stated. "It gave us a
lift and got the momentum on our side."
The Raiders then pushed the lead to 35-30 after baskets by
Baksa and Akkerman along with a pair of Jason Gordon free
throws. Edgerton would never get closer than four points the
rest of the way.
A Gordon bucket off of an Akkerman assist widened the lead
to 37-31 with 2:18 remaining and the Raiders were in
control.
Flegal answered with a basket for the Bulldogs to get
Edgerton within 37-33 and the Raiders would have to hit free
throws down the stretch.
Two Davis foul shots and a Jordan Sherry free throw pushed
the margin to 40-33. After a Bulldog turnover, Baksa tossed
a long pass to Sherry for another bucket, giving Wayne Trace
a 42-33 advantage with 58 seconds remaining.
Edgerton would make one more run, getting treys from Flegal
and Nathan Stark to pull within 43-39.
However, the Raiders then sealed the outcome at the charity
stripe. Akkerman, Baksa and Evan Klopfenstein each hit a
pair of foul shots to help ice the eight point win and
district championship in the process.
"I am just so proud of the players and the coaches," Linder
added. "This group of seniors has really come out and done
all we could ask them to do and have worked really hard. I
am so happy for them."
Baksa chipped in eight points and six rebounds for Wayne
Trace with Beckman and Akkerman each adding six markers.
Sherry also had five points and five boards for the red,
white and blue.
"This was a total team effort," concluded the Raider mentor.
"This is a big win for these kids. They all contributed,
whether it be making a shot or playing great defense. That's
the kind of effort it will take though no matter whom we
play each night."
Wayne Trace was 16 of 38 from the field (42 percent) while
the Raiders made 12 of 17 at the charity stripe (71
percent), including 12 of 16 in the fourth quarter.
Edgerton won the battle of the boards, 21-20, but also
committed more turnovers, 17-12.
Flegal paced the Bulldogs with 15 markers with Hastedt
adding ten and Nathan Stark chipping in nine. Hastedt also
had 11 rebounds for Edgerton, which closes the season at
11-12.
The Bulldogs were 16 of 37 from the field (43 percent) and
five of six at the charity stripe (83 percent).
Score by quarter:
Edgerton 15 5 8 13 - 41
W. Trace 7 12 10 20 - 49
Edgerton (41)
Flegal 5 4-4 15, Hastedt 5 0-0 10, N. Stark 3 0-0 9, Knecht
1 1-2 3, Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Clark 1 0-0 2, Radabaugh 0 0-0
0, Bigger 0 0-0 0, C. Stark 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-6 41.
W. Trace (49)
Davis 6 3-5 18, Baksa 3 2-2 8, Beckman 2 0-0 6, Akkerman 2
2-2 6, Sherry 2 1-3 5, Gordon 1 2-3 4, Klopfenstein 0 2-2 2,
LaBounty 0 0-0 0, Willborn 0 0-0 0, Jerome 0 0-0 0, Rosswurm
0 0-0 0, Critten 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-17 49.
3-point field goals:
Edgerton 4 (N. Stark 3, Flegal), W. Trace 5 (Davis 3,
Beckman 2).
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Bulletin Wayne
Trace’s Derrick
Baksa (52) puts up a
shot over North
Central’s Derrick
Wyrick (40) during a
district basketball
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First quarter blitz sends WT to
district finals
BY KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Times Bulletin Staff
sports@timesbulletin.com
NAPOLEON - Many people thought there
could be an all-Green Meadows
Conference district championship
game Friday night.
Nobody had these two teams in it
however.
Wayne Trace and Edgerton, both of
which finished 4-3 during the
conference season and tied for
fourth, set up the all-GMC district
title game with semi-final wins at
Napoleon High School Tuesday
evening.
In the opener, the Raiders opened a
24-5 lead after one quarter and
never looked back in moving to 12-10
on the year with a 55-36 win over
North Central. The Eagles close the
year at 10-13.
Edgerton posted a 56-52 victory over
Pettisville in the nightcap. The
Bulldogs move on at 11-11 while the
Blackbirds finish 12-10.
Wayne Trace owned the first quarter
with the Eagles, closing the stanza
on a 15-0 run to take complete
control of the contest.
The Raiders were 9 of 13 from the
field in the period, including a
perfect five of five from behind the
arc.
"The quick start was big for us,"
noted Raider head coach Jim Linder.
"We were able to get in front and
build some confidence up quickly. I
think it allowed us to relax as
well. The biggest thing I think was
it put our kids in a good frame of
mind confidence wise."
Brett Beckman hit three treys in the
period while Derrick Baksa added a
trey and two buckets. Caleb Davis,
Jordan Sherry and Jason Gordon also
scored in the opening stanza for
Wayne Trace.
"Even though we hit some outside
shots, we had kids that made plays
going to the basket as well," Linder
continued. "I think we were able to
into the flow of the game very
quickly tonight."
North Central never was able to
close the gap significantly from
that point on. The Eagles got to
within 29-15 late in the second
stanza before a Beckman trey sent
Wayne Trace to the locker room up
32-15.
"Brett hit a big trey there in the
second quarter to get the momentum
back on our side," continued the
Raider mentor. "They had done a good
job of battling back but I think
that shot was big for us."
The red, white and blue pushed the
margin to 43-23 at the end of three
periods, sealing the win.
Henk Akkerman (six) and Baksa (five)
combined for all of the Raider
points in the period.
"We got solid minutes from all seven
guys tonight," Linder noted. "They
all contributed and played a big
part in some way. We will need that
kind of effort again on Friday."
Baksa paced the Raiders with 13
points with Beckman chipping in a
dozen markers, all on treys.
Akkerman also added ten for Wayne
Trace while Davis picked up seven
markers and seven boards.
Jordan Sherry had three assists and
three steals for the Raiders.
Derrick Wyrick led the Eagles with
17 points, 10 rebounds and Chayse
Keesecker chipped in eight markers
and eight boards.
Score by quarter:
Wayne Trace 24 8 11 12 - 55
North Central 5 10 8 13 - 36
Wayne Trace (55)
Baksa 5 2-4 13, Beckman 4 0-0 12,
Akkerman 3 4-4 10, Davis 1 4-8 7,
LaBounty 3 0-1 6, Sherry 1 1-1 3,
Gordon 1 0-0 2, Willborn 1 0-0 2,
Klopfenstein 0 0-2 0, Critten 0 0-0
0, Jerome 0 0-0 0, Rosswurm 0 0-0 0.
Totals 19 11-20 55.
North Central (36)
Wyrick 7 3-5 17, Keesecker 3 2-5 8,
Douglass 2 0-2 6, Stantz 2 0-0 5,
Masters 0 0-0 0, Dancer 0 0-0 0,
Pilmore 0 0-0 0 0, Wheeler 0 0-0 0,
Ely 0 0-0 0, Kinsman 0 0-0 0,
Wagoner 0 0-0 0, Cochran 0 0-0 0.
Totals 14 5-12 36.
3-point field goals:
Wayne Trace 6 (Beckman 4, Baksa,
Davis), North Central 3 (Douglass 2,
Stantz).
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Digit Dribblers |
This weekly
segment will
track the area's
top points per
game averages.
The final girls
feature ran on
Thursday, February
25, and this is
the final boys
feature for the
season. For more
statistics and
other
information, go
to
www.ohiolockerroom.com.
(Statistics for
regular season
games through
March 1.)
Player School
Games Played
Average
Nate Webb
Delphos St.
John's 20 13.1
Jake Bagley Van
Wert 20 12.4
Craig Carder
Delphos
Jefferson 20
12.4
Corey Clifton
Van Wert 20 11.9
Anthony Simpson
Lincolnview 20
11.3
Derrick Baksa
Wayne Trace 20
11.0
Ryan
Steinbrunner
Parkway 20 10.7
Steven Rickard
Crestview 20
10.6
Ryan Ebbeskotte
Delphos
Jefferson 20
10.5
Scott Recker
Delphos St.
John's 20 10.5
Logan Bonifas
Delphos
Jefferson 20
10.4
Jeremy Morris
Lincolnview 20
10.3
Justin Backus
Delphos St.
John's 20 10.0
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Gordon's buzzer beater sends
Raiders to districts; Boys
Double Digit Dribblers
BY KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Times Bulletin Staff
sports@timesbulletin.com
HICKSVILLE - In a night that saw
Wayne Trace trail by as many
as a dozen points in the first
half, it was the heroics of a
surprising senior that keeps the
Raider season alive.
Jason Gordon, who averages only
four points per game, picked a
great time for his best game of
the season. The senior forward
scored nine points and grabbed
eight rebounds, capping the
night with a lay-up at the
buzzer, to lift Wayne Trace
to a thrilling 50-49 victory
over Ayersville in Division IV
sectional final action at
Hicksville High School.
With the win, the Raiders
move on to district semi-final
action on Tuesday evening in a
6:15 p.m. battle at Napoleon
High School. Wayne Trace
(11-10) will play North Central
(10-12), a 66-55 winner over
Hilltop in the first semi-final
of the evening. Edgerton
(10-11), a surprise 47-46 winner
over Antwerp, takes on
Pettisville (13-9), a 43-41
victor over Stryker, in the
nightcap.
Gordon's heroics were set up by
senior point guard Caleb Davis,
who drove the middle of the lane
and dished off for the winner.
Davis finished the night with 16
points and five assists to lead
the Raiders to the
victory.
"What a game," commented Raider
head coach Jim Linder after his
team's exciting victory. "That
was a tremendous play by Caleb
to get Jason the ball and the
Jason had to finish with a lot
of pressure. This is such a big
win for this team."
The Raiders, who didn't
lead in the game until Henk
Akkerman's trey opened the
fourth quarter scoring and put
Wayne Trace on top 38-36,
had to battle back from a big
early deficit to have a chance
at the end.
Ayersville jumped on top by a
21-9 margin early in the second
quarter but the Raiders
would respond.
Wayne Trace, though, closed half
on a 14-6 run to get within
27-23 at the intermission.
"That was a huge turning point
in the game for us," Linder
noted. "They had us down and our
guys kept battling and fighting
and we eventually got back in
the game. Being down only four
was a tribute to the work ethic
of our kids."
The Raiders continued to
chip away at the deficit in the
third quarter, trimming the
deficit to 36-35 at the end of
the period after a Nick LaBounty
bucket.
"I thought one of the big keys
tonight was the fact we
rebounded the basketball better
against them," Linder continued.
"The last time they just killed
us on the boards and tonight we
won that battle."
Wayne Trace opened a 48-42 lead
with 1:51 left on a Jordan
Sherry basket but the Pilots
were far from done.
Buckets by Chaz Waisner and Tay
Singleton brought Ayersville
within 48-46 at the 57 second
mark before a Singleton free
throw pulled the Pilots within
48-47.
Ayersville went back in front
49-48 with seven seconds left on
a bucket by Sam Ewers, an
offensive rebound bucket.
After a Raider timeout, Davis
drove the length of the floor
and then found Gordon for the
game-winner as the horn blew.
"It was just a great basketball
game between two conference
rivals," Linder concluded. "You
have to give both teams a lot of
credit for the way they played.
Our kids showed a lot of heart
tonight and just wouldn't give
up. I couldn't be prouder of
them."
Akkerman added ten markers for
Wayne Trace with Derrick
Baksa chipping in seven markers
and six boards.
For the night, the Raiders
out rebounded the taller Pilots
26-21 on the evening.
Ewers paced the Pilots with 13
points with Dillon Flint and
Singleton adding ten each.
Dallas Smith had six rebounds
for Ayersville with Ewers adding
four.
Outside of the rebounds, the
statistics were just as similar
as the final score. Wayne
Trace was 19 of 39 from the
field (49 percent) compared to
the Pilots' 18 of 37 (49
percent). Each team also had six
turnovers on the night.
Jordan Sherry chipped in two
assists and two steals for the
Raiders.
Score by quarter:
Ayersville 17 10 9 13 - 49
W. Trace 9 14 12 15 - 50
Ayersville (49)
Ewers 6 0-0 13, Flint 3 2-2 10,
Singleton 3 3-7 10, Smith 4 1-4
9, Waisner 2 3-4 7, Erickson 0
0-0 0, Marbury 0 0-0 0, Rue 0
0-0 0. Totals 18 9-17 49.
Wayne Trace (50)
Davis 4 8-9 16, Akkerman 4 0-0
10, Gordon 4 1-2 9, Baksa 3 1-2
7, Sherry 2 0-0 4, LaBounty 2
0-0 4, Klopfenstein 0 0-0 0,
Beckman 0 0-0 0, Jerome 0 0-0 0.
Totals 19 10-13 50.
3-point field goals:
Ayersville 4 (Flint 2, Ewers,
Singleton), Wayne Trace 2
(Akkerman 2).
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Big fourth quarter leads Big Green over Raiders
BY KEVIN WANNEMACHER
Times Bulletin Staff
sports@timesbulletin.com
OTTOVILLE - Senior night at L.W. Heckman gymnasium
proved to be a successful one for host Ottoville as
the Big Green outscored Wayne Trace 16-4 in
the fourth quarter to pull away for a 54-42 victory
in non-league boys basketball action.
Scott Pohlman led a balanced Big Green attack with a
dozen points with Nathan Turnwald and Alex
Altenburger each chipping in ten markers. Ottoville
took advantage of a 33-19 rebounding edge while also
outscoring Wayne Trace 16-7 at the free throw
line.
"You have to give them a lot of credit," commented
Raider head coach Jim Linder. "They dominated the
boards on us and they did a good job of getting to
the free throw line. Those are two key areas in any
game and they won both of them."
The Big Green also got long-distance three-pointers
from four different players, giving the Raiders
match-up problems defensively. Pohlman and Jared
Byrne each hit a pair of treys with Turnwald and
Keith Pohlman adding one each.
"One of the things they were able to do was use
their inside-outside game very well," Linder
continued. "They made shots from the outside and
when we tried to match-up with them, they dumped it
down and got easy baskets. But the thing that
probably hurt us more than anything was the boards.
You can't get out rebounded like that."
Ottoville looked to break the game open early on,
jumping out to an 11-2 lead midway through the first
quarter. However, the Raiders worked their
way back into the contest.
A bucket by Derrick Baksa, treys from Caleb Davis
and Henk Akkerman and a Davis basket got the red,
white and blue within 15-12.
"We did a good job of battling back there in the
first quarter," added the Raider mentor. "I thought
for the most part we battled with them and it was a
tight game until late in the fourth."
Wayne Trace took its first lead of the game on a
Ryne Jerome bucket to go on top 16-15 and still led
20-17 after a Jason Gordon bucket.
The Big Green, though, would answer. Ottoville
closed the stanza on an 11-3 run, capped by a Byrne
trey, to post a 28-23 halftime advantage.
"We had a little lapse there in the second quarter
and they took advantage," Linder noted. "That is
something that has been a problem all year for us
and it hurt us again tonight."
The green and gold led 36-31 with just over two
minutes remaining in the third stanza before
Wayne Trace would rally. Two Davis free throws,
an Evan Klopfenstein bucket and a Baksa trey got the
Raiders even at 38-38 entering the final period.
Wayne Trace opened the fourth quarter with five
straight scoreless possessions, two of which ended
in turnovers, as the Big Green took control.
The Raiders were 2 of 12 from the field in
the stanza, with the second basket coming in the
game's final minute.
"We've got some work to do to get ready for
sectionals," concluded Linder. "We will prepare for
Ayersville or Edon and come ready to play on
Friday."
Davis paced the red, white and blue with 14 points
while Akkerman chipped in nine markers. Gordon also
added six points for Wayne Trace, which
finishes the regular season at 10-10.
Keith Pohlman added nine markers and eight rebounds
for Ottoville, which moves to 9-10 with a make-up
game at McComb today.
The Raider junior varsity also closed its season at
10-10 after falling 37-27 to the Big Green. Grady
Gudakunst and Gage Critten led Wayne Trace
with nine markers each. Jared Byrne had nine points
for the Big Green.
Score by quarter:
Wayne Trace 12 11 15 4 - 42
Ottoville 15 13 10 16 - 54
Wayne Trace (42)
Davis 4 5-8 14, Akkerman 3 2-2 9, Gordon 3 0-0 6,
Baksa 2 0-0 5, Klopfenstein 2 0-1 4, LaBounty 1 0-0
2, Jerome 1 0-0 2, Sherry 0 0-0 0, Willborn 0 0-0 0,
Rosswurm 0 0-0 0, Critten 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 7-11
42.
Ottoville (54)
S. Pohlman 5 0-0 12, Turnwald 2 5-6 10, Altenburger
2 6-6 10, K. Pohlman 3 2-8 9, Ja. Byrne 2 0-0 6,
Schimmoeller 1 3-3 5, Jo. Byrne 1 0-0 2, Eickholt 0
0-0 0, Rue 0 0-0 0, Laudick 0 0-0 0, Gasser 0 0-0 0.
Totals 16 16-24 54.
3-point field goals:
Wayne Trace 3 (Davis, Akkerman, Baksa), Ottoville 6
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WANNEMACHER
Times Bulletin Staff
sports@timesbulletin.com
PAULDING - With one minute remaining in the third quarter, Paulding
had yet to score in the second half and had seen a halftime lead
turn in to a 24-19 deficit against county rival Wayne Trace.
Two mental breakdowns later, Wayne Trace saw any momentum swing to
the Panthers' advantage as Paulding finished the night on a 24-11
run in posting a 43-35 victory over their county rivals.
The Panthers, who pick up their first win in four outings, used that
crucial final minute to jump start the fourth quarter and take
control.
"We were up five I think and just had a couple of big mental
breakdowns really come back to haunt us," noted Raider head coach
Jim Linder. "All of a sudden they were back within one and they came
out and outplayed us in the fourth quarter."
Trailing 24-19, the Panthers picked up big plays from guards Derrick
Pease and Devan Bermejo. Pease grabbed an offensive rebound of a
Bermejo miss and was fouled on the put back attempt. Pease then
connected on both free throws to get Paulding within 24-21.
After a Raider turnover, Bermejo responded with a bucket just before
the third quarter buzzer to close the deficit to 24-23 at the break.
"We played a pretty solid seven minute stretch there defensively,"
Linder continued. "But we had two big let downs in the last minute
that changed the momentum. Once that happened, we never got it
back."
Pease would come up with another big shot in the final stanza,
connecting on a trey from the right wing to put Paulding on top
29-28. After a Raider turnover, Justin Riley added a layup to widen
the margin to 31-28 and Wayne Trace would never lead again.
Caleb Davis responded with a pair of free throws to bring the
Raiders within 31-30 but that would be as close as the Raiders would
get.
Consecutive buckets by Jesse Glass and Pease ended any Wayne Trace
comeback hopes as Paulding posted its first win of the season.
"You have to give them a lot of credit," Linder concluded. "They
made some big plays and forced us into mistakes. We have to cut out
the mistakes and get better is the bottom line."
Glass scored 14 points to lead the maroon and white with Riley
adding 13. Pease and Bermejo each chipped in seven markers.
Derrick Baksa led Wayne Trace with ten points with Henk Akkerman
adding seven and Davis recording six.
Wayne Trace's junior varsity moved to 2-1 on the season with a 45-36
victory over the Panthers.
The Raiders opened a 25-15 halftime advantage and made it stand up
in holding on to post the nine point win.
Ryne Jerome led the red, white and blue with a dozen markers with
Austin Speice adding nine markers. Ryan Wannemacher, Grady Gudakunst
and Dalton Sinn also chipped in five points each. Wannemacher led
Wayne Trace on the boards with 13 while Jerome grabbed seven and
Speice picked up six.
Jerome also dished out four assists for the Raiders with Gudakunst
posting three steals.
Anthony Arellano had 17 points and seven boards to lead the Panthers
while Zach Gawronski chipped in nine points, two assists and three
steals. Jason Koenn also had five points and four rebounds for
Paulding.
Wayne Trace will return action on Saturday as the red, white and
blue visit Lincolnview in a non-league affair. Paulding opens
Northwest Conference action on Friday as the Panthers visit
Bluffton.
Score by quarter:
Wayne Trace 4 12 8 11 - 35
Paulding 8 11 4 20 - 43
Wayne Trace (35)
Baksa 5 0-0 10, Akkerman 2 2-2 7, Davis 1 4-7 6, Gordon 2 1-4 5,
LaBounty 0 3-4 3, Critten 1 0-0 2, Sherry 1 0-0 2, Beckman 0 0-0 0,
Rosswurm 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 10-17 35.
Paulding (43)
Glass 4 6-8 14, Riley 4 3-3 13, Pease 2 2-2 7, Bermejo 2 2-2 7,
Keeran 0 1-2 1, Monnier 0 1-2 1, Welch 0 0-0 0, Harder 0 0-0 0,
Stoller 0 0-0 0.
3-point shooting:
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Cougars claim
Tip-Off Tourney crown
After a two-year
hiatus, the Van Wert Cougars won their own tip-off classic with a
61-43 victory over Wayne Trace.
Cougar senior
Jacob Bagley led Van Wert with 22 points (three three-pointers),
while teammate Austin Fleming chipped in 13 for Van Wert (2-0) and
Corey Clifton added 12 points.
The Cougars jumped
out to an 11-4 first quarter advantage, and then increased their
lead to earn a 32-18 halftime bulge. Van Wert sealed the deal with a
22-8 third quarter tear.
Caleb Davis led
Wayne Trace with 19 points, with 12 of those coming via the
three-point arc.
Van Wert was 19 of
35 from the field (54.2 percent) and hit 4 of 9 from three-point
range (44.4 percent). The Cougars were also 11 of 21 from the
free-throw line (52.3 percent). Wayne Trace hit 10 of 26 from the
field (38.5 percent), with some of the low scoring caused by Van
Wert’s smothering defense, while the Raiders were 6 of 16 from
beyond the arc (37.5 percent). Wayne Trace was 5 of 8 from the
charity stripe (62.5 percent).
The Raiders
outrebounded Van Wert, 20-16, and also had fewer turnovers (16-17).
GAME 1
Score by
periods:
Lincolnview
11 13 14 13 - 51
Crestview 3 21 20 12 - 56
Box
Score
Lincolnview
– Whitaker 14, Simpson 12, Morris 8, Myers 7, Army 6, Longstreth 2,
Kayser 2. Totals: 16-12-51.
Crestview
– Miller 21, Rickard 16, Torrey 8, Cook 5, Hallfeldt 4, Gibson 2.
Totals: 20-12-56.
GAME 2
Score by
periods
Wayne
Trace 4 14 8 17 - 43
Van
Wert 11 21 22 7 - 61
Box
Score
Wayne
Trace
– Klopfenstein 2, Davis 19, Akerman 3, Rossworm 3, Gordon 3, Critten
5, LaBounty 2, Baksa 7; Totals: 16-5-43.
Van Wert
– Clifton 12, Hood 3, Myers 5, Bagley 22, Hammons 4, Fleming 13,
Olsen 2; Totals: 23-10-61.
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Cougars, Raiders win Tip-Off openers
By The Van Wert
independent
In the first game of
the night, Lancer Sloan Whitaker led all scorers with 18 points but
it wasn’t enough for Lincolnview as the Lancers fell to Wayne Trace
53-42 in the opening round of the Van Wert Tip-Off Tournament.
Anthony Simpson also scored 9 points for Lincolnview.
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Raider Derrick Baksa (52) puts
one in. |
Jordan Sherry and
Gage Critten each scored 11 for the Raiders to get into the
double-digit scoring ledger.
In was mostly even in
the first quarter, with Wayne Trace leading by a point, 13-12, at
the first stop. However, an 18-6 tear right before the intermission
gave the Raiders a 31-21 advantage heading into the second half.
Wayne Trace outpointed the Lancers 22-21 in the final two quarters
for the victory.
A total of nine
three-pointers were made in the game (four by Lincolnview and five
by Wayne Trace). The Raiders were 17 of 33 (51.5 percent) from
two-point range, knocked down 5 of 12 from beyond the arc (41.7
percent) and hit 8 of 14 free throw attempts (57.1 percent).
Lincolnview was 12 of 22 from the field (54.5 percent), hit 4 of 12
trey attempts (33.3 percent) and was 6 of 9 at the charity stripe
(66.7 percent).
Wayne Trace
outrebounded the Lancers 22-16 and had fewer turnovers (12-15) than
Lincolnview.
GAME 1
Score by periods
Wayne Trace
13 18 6 16 - 53
Lincolnview
12 9 9 12 - 42
Box Score
Wayne Trace
– Davis 9, Akerman 2, Sherry 11, Rossman 6, Gordon 5, Critten 11,
LaBounty 2, Baksa 2. Totals: 20-8-53.
Lincolnview
– Kayser 2, Morris 5, Simpson 9, Myers 8, Whitaker 18. Totals:
16-6-42
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