Churubusco Keeps Wildcats Searching For First Win
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
CHURUBUSCO -ÊIf one thing made Whitko basketball coach Steve Pickett happy, it was seeing in his opinion one of the best players in the area accomplish what few high school athletes achieve.
David Keister, the starting center for Churubusco, reached the 1,000-point mark in his career with 4:49 left in the second quarter. Coming into the game, Keister only needed seven points to surpass the remarkable total. With the fans screaming, he sank his second foul shot, and the game was stopped. His parents were presented with the game ball in recognition of their son's accomplishment.
"I feel very privileged to be able to witness this young man's achievements," Pickett said, "It was very nice to be here for it."
But in the game of basketball, team total points at the final buzzer make the difference.
Whitko came into Friday night's game with a record of 0-6. While searching for their first win, Churubusco was fighting to stay above .500 on the season.
In a close game, it was the Golden Eagles (4-3) who flew victorious over the visiting Wildcats (0-7) by the score of 65-60.
Whitko led most of the way as they went into the locker room up 36-34. The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, including a buzzer beater at each quarter. Ben Ryan hit a Hail Mary three-pointer at the end of the first, and Adam Wendel scored off a steal to end the half.
After being outscored 17-11 in the first quarter, the Wildcats came back to score 25 points in the second. Leading the clawing 'Cats from off the bench was Brandon Waller. Waller scored 14 of his 20 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the court, and 4-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe.
"Waller did an excellent job off the bench," Pickett said, "He came in and found his shot early."
Whitko came out aggressive, roughing up the Golden Eagles by fouling them 10 times in the first half and 23 times throughout the game. Churubusco finished the game with only 12 team fouls.
"We have got to keep improving. This game has to make us angry. We've got to say to ourselves, 'We are tired of this,' and come out strong during our next performance," Pickett said.
CHURUBUSCO 65, WHITKO 60
Whitko 11 25 14 10 - 60
Churubusco 17 17 14 17 - 65
Whitko FG FT A S R Pts.
Wendel (G) 5-11 0-0 4 4 5 10
Henderson (G) 0-2 1-2 0 2 9 1
Manuel (C) 6-12 1-3 0 0 10 13
Goble (F) 1-2 0-1 0 2 4 2
Howard (F) 0-6 2-2 1 3 1 2
Ryan 4-7 2-3 2 2 7 12
Waller 6-8 4-4 4 3 1 20
Totals 23-48 10-15 11 18 37 60
Churubusco FG FT A S R Pts.
Keister (C) 9-11 10-15 2 2 11 28
Bohnsted (F) 1-3 0-0 3 3 4 2
Green (G) 3-8 0-3 2 2 4 6
Shearer (F) 1-6 6-7 0 1 6 9
Ford (G) 4-9 3-4 0 0 1 14
Doster 2-2 0-0 2 1 2 4
Wirges 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Totals 21-44 19-29 8 9 28 65
Three-point goals -ÊWhitko (Waller 4-5, Ryan 2-2), Churubusco (Ford 3-4). Turnovers - Whitko 21, Churubusco 17. Total fouls -ÊWhitko 23, Churubusco 12.
JV: WHITKO 45, CHURUBUSCO 26
Whitko scoring -ÊFrantz 12, Garber 8, Walpole 6, Lopshire 6, Robbins 4, Hoffman 4, Spangle 2, Woods 3. [[In-content Ad]]
CHURUBUSCO -ÊIf one thing made Whitko basketball coach Steve Pickett happy, it was seeing in his opinion one of the best players in the area accomplish what few high school athletes achieve.
David Keister, the starting center for Churubusco, reached the 1,000-point mark in his career with 4:49 left in the second quarter. Coming into the game, Keister only needed seven points to surpass the remarkable total. With the fans screaming, he sank his second foul shot, and the game was stopped. His parents were presented with the game ball in recognition of their son's accomplishment.
"I feel very privileged to be able to witness this young man's achievements," Pickett said, "It was very nice to be here for it."
But in the game of basketball, team total points at the final buzzer make the difference.
Whitko came into Friday night's game with a record of 0-6. While searching for their first win, Churubusco was fighting to stay above .500 on the season.
In a close game, it was the Golden Eagles (4-3) who flew victorious over the visiting Wildcats (0-7) by the score of 65-60.
Whitko led most of the way as they went into the locker room up 36-34. The Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, including a buzzer beater at each quarter. Ben Ryan hit a Hail Mary three-pointer at the end of the first, and Adam Wendel scored off a steal to end the half.
After being outscored 17-11 in the first quarter, the Wildcats came back to score 25 points in the second. Leading the clawing 'Cats from off the bench was Brandon Waller. Waller scored 14 of his 20 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the court, and 4-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe.
"Waller did an excellent job off the bench," Pickett said, "He came in and found his shot early."
Whitko came out aggressive, roughing up the Golden Eagles by fouling them 10 times in the first half and 23 times throughout the game. Churubusco finished the game with only 12 team fouls.
"We have got to keep improving. This game has to make us angry. We've got to say to ourselves, 'We are tired of this,' and come out strong during our next performance," Pickett said.
CHURUBUSCO 65, WHITKO 60
Whitko 11 25 14 10 - 60
Churubusco 17 17 14 17 - 65
Whitko FG FT A S R Pts.
Wendel (G) 5-11 0-0 4 4 5 10
Henderson (G) 0-2 1-2 0 2 9 1
Manuel (C) 6-12 1-3 0 0 10 13
Goble (F) 1-2 0-1 0 2 4 2
Howard (F) 0-6 2-2 1 3 1 2
Ryan 4-7 2-3 2 2 7 12
Waller 6-8 4-4 4 3 1 20
Totals 23-48 10-15 11 18 37 60
Churubusco FG FT A S R Pts.
Keister (C) 9-11 10-15 2 2 11 28
Bohnsted (F) 1-3 0-0 3 3 4 2
Green (G) 3-8 0-3 2 2 4 6
Shearer (F) 1-6 6-7 0 1 6 9
Ford (G) 4-9 3-4 0 0 1 14
Doster 2-2 0-0 2 1 2 4
Wirges 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2
Totals 21-44 19-29 8 9 28 65
Three-point goals -ÊWhitko (Waller 4-5, Ryan 2-2), Churubusco (Ford 3-4). Turnovers - Whitko 21, Churubusco 17. Total fouls -ÊWhitko 23, Churubusco 12.
JV: WHITKO 45, CHURUBUSCO 26
Whitko scoring -ÊFrantz 12, Garber 8, Walpole 6, Lopshire 6, Robbins 4, Hoffman 4, Spangle 2, Woods 3. [[In-content Ad]]