Third-Quarter Surge Key In Warsaw Win
December 22, 2016 at 5:12 p.m.
Third-Quarter Surge Key In Warsaw Win
By Dale [email protected]
In a 46-33 win at Triton, the third quarter was certainly the difference.
After scoring the final six points of the second stanza to tie the game 20-20 at halftime, the Tigers netted the first 16 points of the third quarter.
Triton’s only points in the quarter came with 44 seconds left when 5-foot-8 senior Adam Stevens banked in a three-pointer.
The 13-point difference in that eight-minute frame was the biggest reason for the 13-point victory.
And the biggest reason for Warsaw’s third-quarter run was its defense creating offense.
“We finally got a spark or something,” said Ogle, whose team improved to 6-2 on the season while Triton fell to 4-4 and saw its four-game win streak snapped. “We were much better in the third quarter. Our defense in the first half wasn’t very good, so we talked about that at halftime. It seemed like Kyle Mangas had a bunch of steals in the third quarter.
“I wouldn’t say this was an overall good game for us. (Zach) Pitney, for them, in the first half was very good. He only ended up with two points in the second half, so we did a better job of guarding him. We didn’t have a very good week of practice, on Monday or Tuesday, and I was a little nervous about this game. We played kind of like how we practiced, which was not real sharp.”
While Warsaw standout Mangas was under pressure from the box-and-one defense the Trojans employed on the 6-3 senior, Pitney scored 14 of Triton’s 20 first-half points.
The roles were reversed in the second half.
Pitney was held to two points after the intermission, while Mangas scored 10 points in the second half en route to a team-high 14 points.
Mangas, who was 0 of 3 from the field in the first 16 minutes but made all four of his free throw attempts, had a final statline that also included eight rebounds, five steals and two assists.
“They cranked up the defense,” Triton coach Jason Groves said of what Warsaw did in the third quarter. “They made some adjustments offensively too, with Mangas, trying to get him inside. They did some nice things to bring our bigs away, and posting up against our 5-5 point guard. Beau (Hepler) did a nice job on him, our kids did a great job in the first half, I thought we rattled them a bit. I like our kids’ aggression, they came out and battled.
“But the third quarter, give Warsaw some credit. I don’t think our guys did anything differently, I think we were playing just as hard, but we missed some shots and had some turnovers, and Warsaw capitalized.”
The Tigers made just 6 of 17 shot attempts in the first half, but were 10 of 22 in the second half. A number of Warsaw’s buckets after the intermission, particularly the third quarter, came on layups after steals.
Triton was 7 of 17 from the field in the first half, but just 6 of 22 in the second half.
To go with Mangas’ 14 points, the Tigers got 11 from junior Ross Johnson, nine from junior Jack Rhoades and six from senior Braxton Minix.
Along with Pitney’s 16 points, Triton got eight points from senior Grant Johnson, and three each from Hepler and Stevens.
“It’s kind of been our struggle, we can play well for a half,” said Groves. “It’s either the first half or the second half. If we play well in the first half, we stink in the second half, or vice versa. We’ve just got to get more consistent.”
The Trojans won’t play again until hosting John Glenn on Jan. 6.
Warsaw will be in action Dec. 30 in the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic in New Castle, where the Tigers will face defending state champion New Albany and standout guard Romeo Langford.
“Romeo Langford is special, he’s really good,” said Ogle. “We’ll go in there with no pressure on us, and we could be dangerous if we can handle the ball. All it takes is for Romeo to have a bad shooting day. He doesn’t have very many of those, but he is human.”
WARSAW 46, TRITON 33
War 8 12 16 10 – 46
Tri 6 14 3 10 – 33
Warsaw – Kyle Mangas 3-11 8-8 14, Jeremy David 0-2 0-0 0, Sam Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Jack Rhoades 3-4 0-0 9, Aaron Sandoval 0-0 0-0 0, Ross Johnson 4-7 0-0 11, Zach Riley 2-3 0-0 4, Jaceb Burish 1-2 0-0 2, Braxton Minix 3-6 0-0 6, Jack Grose 0-1 0-1 0, Shane Powers 0-0 0-0 0, Landen Ferber 0-2 0-0 0, Jaylen Reese 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-39 8-9 46.
Triton – Caden Marr 1-2 0-0 2, Nathan Flenar 0-5 1-4 1, Drew Stichter 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 1-5 0-0 3, Max Slusser 0-0 0-1 0, Ethan Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Pitney 6-15 1-1 16, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Johnson 4-8 0-1 8, Adam Stevens 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 13-39 2-7 33.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 6 (Johnson 3, Rhoades 3), Triton 5 (Pitney 3, Hepler, Stevens); Rebounds – Warsaw 28 (Mangas 8), Triton 25 (Johnson 6); Turnovers – Warsaw 8, Triton 11; Fouls – Warsaw 11, Triton 15; Fouled out – none; Records: Warsaw 6-2, Triton 4-4
JV – Warsaw 43, Triton 18
Warsaw – Landon Ferber 11, Nolan Groninger 9, Tyler Metzinger 7, Jaylen Reese 5, Trevor Rumple 5, Dane Stookey 4, Brian Elliott 2
Triton – Delano Shumpert 6, Jared Bules 4, Tye Orsund 3, Tyler Heckaman 3, Ethan Berry 2
In a 46-33 win at Triton, the third quarter was certainly the difference.
After scoring the final six points of the second stanza to tie the game 20-20 at halftime, the Tigers netted the first 16 points of the third quarter.
Triton’s only points in the quarter came with 44 seconds left when 5-foot-8 senior Adam Stevens banked in a three-pointer.
The 13-point difference in that eight-minute frame was the biggest reason for the 13-point victory.
And the biggest reason for Warsaw’s third-quarter run was its defense creating offense.
“We finally got a spark or something,” said Ogle, whose team improved to 6-2 on the season while Triton fell to 4-4 and saw its four-game win streak snapped. “We were much better in the third quarter. Our defense in the first half wasn’t very good, so we talked about that at halftime. It seemed like Kyle Mangas had a bunch of steals in the third quarter.
“I wouldn’t say this was an overall good game for us. (Zach) Pitney, for them, in the first half was very good. He only ended up with two points in the second half, so we did a better job of guarding him. We didn’t have a very good week of practice, on Monday or Tuesday, and I was a little nervous about this game. We played kind of like how we practiced, which was not real sharp.”
While Warsaw standout Mangas was under pressure from the box-and-one defense the Trojans employed on the 6-3 senior, Pitney scored 14 of Triton’s 20 first-half points.
The roles were reversed in the second half.
Pitney was held to two points after the intermission, while Mangas scored 10 points in the second half en route to a team-high 14 points.
Mangas, who was 0 of 3 from the field in the first 16 minutes but made all four of his free throw attempts, had a final statline that also included eight rebounds, five steals and two assists.
“They cranked up the defense,” Triton coach Jason Groves said of what Warsaw did in the third quarter. “They made some adjustments offensively too, with Mangas, trying to get him inside. They did some nice things to bring our bigs away, and posting up against our 5-5 point guard. Beau (Hepler) did a nice job on him, our kids did a great job in the first half, I thought we rattled them a bit. I like our kids’ aggression, they came out and battled.
“But the third quarter, give Warsaw some credit. I don’t think our guys did anything differently, I think we were playing just as hard, but we missed some shots and had some turnovers, and Warsaw capitalized.”
The Tigers made just 6 of 17 shot attempts in the first half, but were 10 of 22 in the second half. A number of Warsaw’s buckets after the intermission, particularly the third quarter, came on layups after steals.
Triton was 7 of 17 from the field in the first half, but just 6 of 22 in the second half.
To go with Mangas’ 14 points, the Tigers got 11 from junior Ross Johnson, nine from junior Jack Rhoades and six from senior Braxton Minix.
Along with Pitney’s 16 points, Triton got eight points from senior Grant Johnson, and three each from Hepler and Stevens.
“It’s kind of been our struggle, we can play well for a half,” said Groves. “It’s either the first half or the second half. If we play well in the first half, we stink in the second half, or vice versa. We’ve just got to get more consistent.”
The Trojans won’t play again until hosting John Glenn on Jan. 6.
Warsaw will be in action Dec. 30 in the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic in New Castle, where the Tigers will face defending state champion New Albany and standout guard Romeo Langford.
“Romeo Langford is special, he’s really good,” said Ogle. “We’ll go in there with no pressure on us, and we could be dangerous if we can handle the ball. All it takes is for Romeo to have a bad shooting day. He doesn’t have very many of those, but he is human.”
WARSAW 46, TRITON 33
War 8 12 16 10 – 46
Tri 6 14 3 10 – 33
Warsaw – Kyle Mangas 3-11 8-8 14, Jeremy David 0-2 0-0 0, Sam Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Jack Rhoades 3-4 0-0 9, Aaron Sandoval 0-0 0-0 0, Ross Johnson 4-7 0-0 11, Zach Riley 2-3 0-0 4, Jaceb Burish 1-2 0-0 2, Braxton Minix 3-6 0-0 6, Jack Grose 0-1 0-1 0, Shane Powers 0-0 0-0 0, Landen Ferber 0-2 0-0 0, Jaylen Reese 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-39 8-9 46.
Triton – Caden Marr 1-2 0-0 2, Nathan Flenar 0-5 1-4 1, Drew Stichter 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 1-5 0-0 3, Max Slusser 0-0 0-1 0, Ethan Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Zach Pitney 6-15 1-1 16, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Johnson 4-8 0-1 8, Adam Stevens 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 13-39 2-7 33.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 6 (Johnson 3, Rhoades 3), Triton 5 (Pitney 3, Hepler, Stevens); Rebounds – Warsaw 28 (Mangas 8), Triton 25 (Johnson 6); Turnovers – Warsaw 8, Triton 11; Fouls – Warsaw 11, Triton 15; Fouled out – none; Records: Warsaw 6-2, Triton 4-4
JV – Warsaw 43, Triton 18
Warsaw – Landon Ferber 11, Nolan Groninger 9, Tyler Metzinger 7, Jaylen Reese 5, Trevor Rumple 5, Dane Stookey 4, Brian Elliott 2
Triton – Delano Shumpert 6, Jared Bules 4, Tye Orsund 3, Tyler Heckaman 3, Ethan Berry 2
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