Tigers Need Overtime To Eliminate NLC?Foe Goshen In Sectional
March 5, 2020 at 5:07 a.m.
Tigers Need Overtime To Eliminate NLC?Foe Goshen In Sectional
By Chip Davenport-
Eighteenth-year Tiger head coach Doug Ogle, who announced his retirement from basketball Monday afternoon, called a time out. Hogan missed the second free throw, leaving the score 53-all, and headed for overtime.
His reversal of fortune continued with two of Goshen’s four missed free throws in overtime opening the door for the Tigers (12-9) to win 57-56 and advance to the semifinal round.
Hogan put the miss behind him halfway through the extra frame with his fifth three of the night in six attempts for his game-leading 30th point at 1:51 to put the RedHawks up 56-53. Senior forward Keagan Larsh nailed two clutch free throws, and Wyatt Amiss snared the offensive rebound from a blocked shot to send their sectional foe home for the season.
Was the veteran coach icing Hogan, or planning his next steps after the second free throw?
“It’s dual, we talked about what play we would run if he hits it, and it (gave) him time to think about it.”
The final seven seconds of the extra stanza were a roller-coaster ride for each teams’ fans. Brock Poe stole a Goshen inbound pass, passed it to Blak Wiess who missed an open mid-range jumper. Adamiec deflected the rebound all the way to the RedHawk back court. The boys from Elkhart County had no time to retrieve the loose ball.
“We’re lucky the (Wiess) missed that shot. We switched how we were going to guard (Hogan) on the inbound. We put Larsh on him. He’s a weight room Iron Tiger, so we thought a little bit bigger player would work.” Ogle said about his strategy for keeping the ball out of Hogan’s hands.
Rebounding was the key to victory for the boys in orange and white. Larsh swiped 6 offensive rebounds and added a career high in scoring, 11 points. Junior guard Brock Poe corralled 9 rebounds to go with his team-leading 18 points and Luke Adamiec, the 6’4” junior with quick feet and great hops, snared 8 rebounds to go with his 8 points.
The win was extra special in a week beginning with Ogle’s announcement. He reflected on the game and the week.
“I’m really happy for our players, and we beat a really good team tonight. Hogan had a game for the ages,” Ogle said. “He plays well in North Side Gym, but the combination of Poe and Larsh tonight was really good for us.”
“It’s been an emotional week for me. I had such a tremendous outpouring of different people contacting me, texting me and sending me e-mails, calling, and it’s been very heartwarming for my family and me that people reached out to let me know they appreciated me.”
“If I had 100 dollars for every time I cried this week, I’d be sitting pretty good financially.”
Other notable accomplishments included excellent ball handling by the Tigers; a mere four turnovers for the evening. The gang from Lake City also reversed their 2-for-10 free throw woes by hitting 8 of their next 9. Larsh was 6 for 6 in the second half.
Blake Marsh helped the Tigers run out to an early first quarter 8-2 lead with two consecutive lay-ups from steals he snared from Redhawk hands. He finished the night with 4 points
Goshen’s Jarah Byler (7 points, 6 rebounds) and Deacon Hill (6 points on two 3s), Zack Barker and Tommy Cartegena-Garcia (4 points each), Quinn Bechtel (3 points), and Blak Wiess (2 points) added to Hogan’s aforementioned effort.
The Tigers’ additional scoring came from Amiss (6 points, 4 assists), Ben Bergen (2 points) and Jackson Dawson (1 point).
In the sectional semifinals Friday, Ogle and the Tigers will face off against Warsaw’s all-time leader in coaching victories, hall-of-famer Al Rhodes and Penn. The Kingsmen took a 52-51 win over Elkhart Central in the night’s first game.
The first semifinal features Northern Lakes Conference champion Northridge taking on Elkhart Memorial at 6 p.m. with the Warsaw-Penn game following at about 7:30 p.m.
Eighteenth-year Tiger head coach Doug Ogle, who announced his retirement from basketball Monday afternoon, called a time out. Hogan missed the second free throw, leaving the score 53-all, and headed for overtime.
His reversal of fortune continued with two of Goshen’s four missed free throws in overtime opening the door for the Tigers (12-9) to win 57-56 and advance to the semifinal round.
Hogan put the miss behind him halfway through the extra frame with his fifth three of the night in six attempts for his game-leading 30th point at 1:51 to put the RedHawks up 56-53. Senior forward Keagan Larsh nailed two clutch free throws, and Wyatt Amiss snared the offensive rebound from a blocked shot to send their sectional foe home for the season.
Was the veteran coach icing Hogan, or planning his next steps after the second free throw?
“It’s dual, we talked about what play we would run if he hits it, and it (gave) him time to think about it.”
The final seven seconds of the extra stanza were a roller-coaster ride for each teams’ fans. Brock Poe stole a Goshen inbound pass, passed it to Blak Wiess who missed an open mid-range jumper. Adamiec deflected the rebound all the way to the RedHawk back court. The boys from Elkhart County had no time to retrieve the loose ball.
“We’re lucky the (Wiess) missed that shot. We switched how we were going to guard (Hogan) on the inbound. We put Larsh on him. He’s a weight room Iron Tiger, so we thought a little bit bigger player would work.” Ogle said about his strategy for keeping the ball out of Hogan’s hands.
Rebounding was the key to victory for the boys in orange and white. Larsh swiped 6 offensive rebounds and added a career high in scoring, 11 points. Junior guard Brock Poe corralled 9 rebounds to go with his team-leading 18 points and Luke Adamiec, the 6’4” junior with quick feet and great hops, snared 8 rebounds to go with his 8 points.
The win was extra special in a week beginning with Ogle’s announcement. He reflected on the game and the week.
“I’m really happy for our players, and we beat a really good team tonight. Hogan had a game for the ages,” Ogle said. “He plays well in North Side Gym, but the combination of Poe and Larsh tonight was really good for us.”
“It’s been an emotional week for me. I had such a tremendous outpouring of different people contacting me, texting me and sending me e-mails, calling, and it’s been very heartwarming for my family and me that people reached out to let me know they appreciated me.”
“If I had 100 dollars for every time I cried this week, I’d be sitting pretty good financially.”
Other notable accomplishments included excellent ball handling by the Tigers; a mere four turnovers for the evening. The gang from Lake City also reversed their 2-for-10 free throw woes by hitting 8 of their next 9. Larsh was 6 for 6 in the second half.
Blake Marsh helped the Tigers run out to an early first quarter 8-2 lead with two consecutive lay-ups from steals he snared from Redhawk hands. He finished the night with 4 points
Goshen’s Jarah Byler (7 points, 6 rebounds) and Deacon Hill (6 points on two 3s), Zack Barker and Tommy Cartegena-Garcia (4 points each), Quinn Bechtel (3 points), and Blak Wiess (2 points) added to Hogan’s aforementioned effort.
The Tigers’ additional scoring came from Amiss (6 points, 4 assists), Ben Bergen (2 points) and Jackson Dawson (1 point).
In the sectional semifinals Friday, Ogle and the Tigers will face off against Warsaw’s all-time leader in coaching victories, hall-of-famer Al Rhodes and Penn. The Kingsmen took a 52-51 win over Elkhart Central in the night’s first game.
The first semifinal features Northern Lakes Conference champion Northridge taking on Elkhart Memorial at 6 p.m. with the Warsaw-Penn game following at about 7:30 p.m.
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