Area All-Star boys fall; Krizmanich named MVP
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH BEND - The media named Warsaw 6-foot-4 senior Tom Krizmanich the All-Area MVP in Thursday's South Bend Tribune All-Star basketball game.
He scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds.
But something was missing, he said.
A win.
"It's a nice honor," Krizmanich said. "Then again, I would have rather won. When you step between the lines, you're there to win."
South Bend's All-Metro team ran past the All-Area team 119-93 at the Notre Dame Joyce Center. Eleven boys selected from 60 schools outside of South Bend comprised the All-Area team.
Area coach Kevin O'Rourke knew this one would be played, to quote Clark Kellogg, on "rollerblades." That means a helter-skelter, run-and-gun basketball game. Pressed for a prediction before the game, O'Rourke said 172 combined points would be scored in the game.
He was too low. The two teams combined for 212 points in the two 20-minute halves.
But O'Rourke was right on another one of his predictions. Earlier this week, he said he was concerned about the Metro team's quickness.
He had reason to be. He had no point guard on his roster. But of the 12 players on the Metro roster, only five were taller than 6 feet.
The Metro team had all kinds of point guards.
And yes, those short guys were indeed fast. And yes, they were good.
Area players threw the ball away 35 times.
"I can take the loss," O'Rourke said. "The kids had fun. I mean, you have only one practice for this game.
"They were awful quick. They made it a full-court game. You don't have time to work on a press offense in one practice."
South Bend Washington 6-2 senior guard Cedric Moodie scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds and was named the Metro team's game MVP. Mishawaka Marian's B.J. Kloska and South Bend Riley's Tony Echols each added 18 points for Coach Pete Smith's squad.
A 15-6 spurt late in the first half keyed the Metro team to the win. The lead ballooned from 40-35 to 55-41 at halftime.
The Metro team led by 11 points or more the rest of the way. Their players relentlessly pushed the ball up the court against a taller and slower Area team. All told, the Metro team launched 101 shots and hit 49.
Triton 6-1 senior Cory Monesmith teamed with Krizmanich on the Area squad. He scored 13 and added four rebounds and three assists.
He had been on vacation in Florida, but he arrived home the same day as the game.
"It's for fun," he said. "If you're open, you shoot it."
Fellow head coaches named O'Rourke and Smith the head coaches in the all-star game. O'Rourke earned the honor after his Triton basketball team went 16-6 during the 1996-1997 season.
Smith guided Penn to a 17-6 record.
Krizmanich averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for the Warsaw Tigers during his senior season. He shot 60 percent from the field.
Monesmith scored 20.8 points and grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game for the Triton Trojans. [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH BEND - The media named Warsaw 6-foot-4 senior Tom Krizmanich the All-Area MVP in Thursday's South Bend Tribune All-Star basketball game.
He scored 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds.
But something was missing, he said.
A win.
"It's a nice honor," Krizmanich said. "Then again, I would have rather won. When you step between the lines, you're there to win."
South Bend's All-Metro team ran past the All-Area team 119-93 at the Notre Dame Joyce Center. Eleven boys selected from 60 schools outside of South Bend comprised the All-Area team.
Area coach Kevin O'Rourke knew this one would be played, to quote Clark Kellogg, on "rollerblades." That means a helter-skelter, run-and-gun basketball game. Pressed for a prediction before the game, O'Rourke said 172 combined points would be scored in the game.
He was too low. The two teams combined for 212 points in the two 20-minute halves.
But O'Rourke was right on another one of his predictions. Earlier this week, he said he was concerned about the Metro team's quickness.
He had reason to be. He had no point guard on his roster. But of the 12 players on the Metro roster, only five were taller than 6 feet.
The Metro team had all kinds of point guards.
And yes, those short guys were indeed fast. And yes, they were good.
Area players threw the ball away 35 times.
"I can take the loss," O'Rourke said. "The kids had fun. I mean, you have only one practice for this game.
"They were awful quick. They made it a full-court game. You don't have time to work on a press offense in one practice."
South Bend Washington 6-2 senior guard Cedric Moodie scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds and was named the Metro team's game MVP. Mishawaka Marian's B.J. Kloska and South Bend Riley's Tony Echols each added 18 points for Coach Pete Smith's squad.
A 15-6 spurt late in the first half keyed the Metro team to the win. The lead ballooned from 40-35 to 55-41 at halftime.
The Metro team led by 11 points or more the rest of the way. Their players relentlessly pushed the ball up the court against a taller and slower Area team. All told, the Metro team launched 101 shots and hit 49.
Triton 6-1 senior Cory Monesmith teamed with Krizmanich on the Area squad. He scored 13 and added four rebounds and three assists.
He had been on vacation in Florida, but he arrived home the same day as the game.
"It's for fun," he said. "If you're open, you shoot it."
Fellow head coaches named O'Rourke and Smith the head coaches in the all-star game. O'Rourke earned the honor after his Triton basketball team went 16-6 during the 1996-1997 season.
Smith guided Penn to a 17-6 record.
Krizmanich averaged 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for the Warsaw Tigers during his senior season. He shot 60 percent from the field.
Monesmith scored 20.8 points and grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game for the Triton Trojans. [[In-content Ad]]