Panthers edge Raiders
BY KEVIN
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:
Paulding 4 (Riley 2, Pease, Bermejo), Wayne Trace 1 (Akkerman) |
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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
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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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