Clay Upends Warsaw Boys
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Dale [email protected]
Warsaw fought back, but the initial blow put the Tigers on their heels and proved to be too much to overcome, as the host Colonials led 19-6 after the first quarter and pulled away again in the fourth quarter for a 60-48 win.[[In-content Ad]]"Against a team like Clay, you can't get down 19-6," said Warsaw coach Doug Ogle, whose team has lost two if its last three games and is now 9-4 on the season. "I can take a little measure of pride in the fact that we got back in the game, but we can't afford to get down early like that."
The Colonials, who improved to 10-3 on the season, spotted Warsaw the first two points of the game but responded with a 13-0 run aided by good ball movement and easy inside baskets.
With their backs against the wall, the Tigers tightened up defensively, holding the Colonials to seven points in the second quarter and only trailed 26-22 at halftime.
Warsaw, which scored just six points in the third quarter and trailed 38-28 going into the fourth, got as close as three, 44-41, with 3:58 remaining in the game, but Clay junior George Jones IV put his team on his back and led it to victory.
Hitting 3 of 4 field goals and 8 of 10 free throws, Jones scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Other key performers for Clay included junior Brad Cameron, who contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Fred Sutherland, who added 10 points and six rebounds.
En route to the 12-point win, Clay made just three three-pointers.
Where the Colonials won the game was their inside play and their ability to get to the free throw line.
It was the greatest performance at the charity stripe, but Clay did convert 19 of 31 free throws, compared to Warsaw's 12-of-21 effort. The Tigers were just 2 of 9 from three-point range.
After the game, Ogle admitted his team's interior defense wasn't as good as it needed to be against Clay.
"Our post defense, which I had been complimenting, wasn't as good as it needed to be tonight," said Ogle. "They got the ball inside too easy. Once they got the ball inside, we didn't foul them enough. Clay got too many layups."
For Warsaw, it was the second consecutive weekend where the Tigers won a key Northern Lakes Conference game Friday, only to lose to a team Saturday that didn't play the night before.
A week ago it was a win at Northridge Friday, and then a double-digit deficit at Fort Wayne South before the Tigers whittled the lead to three and had a chance to beat the Archers.
This time around, the Tigers beat Goshen Friday and dug themselves an early hole against the Colonials.
"We needed to battle at the start of the game better than what we did," said Ogle. "Clay was more physical in every aspect of the game."
In the back-to-back Saturday losses, the Tigers had shooting woes and were a combined 4 of 25 from three-point range.
Against Clay, freshman Nic Moore led the Tigers with a game-high 21 points, while junior Ryne Robinson added 14 points and five rebounds and sophomore Justin Clemens chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.
Disappointed with the way his team fell behind early, Ogle said after the game he'd like another shot at the Colonials, and it could come in the regional round of the state tournament.
"I told the guys, 'don't be surprised if Clay wins their sectional,'" said Ogle. "We're going to try hard to wint he Elkhart Sectional, and maybe we can play them again in the regional."
After five two-game weekends since Nov. 30, the Tigers have just one game in each of the next two weekends.
Warsaw will play at NLC foe Concord Friday, followed by a conference clash at NorthWood on Jan. 25.
S.B. CLAY 60, WARSAW 48
W 6 16 6 20 - 48
C 19 7 12 22 - 60
Warsaw - Conrad 2 0-4 4, Clemens 2 4-5 8, Moore 8 3-3 21, Robinson 5 4-6 14, Holladay 0 0-1 0, Tucker 0 0-0 0, Long 0 1-2 1, Owens 0 0-0 0, Byerly 0 0-0 0, Anglin 0 0-0 0, Nulf 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-21 48.
Clay - Stevens 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0, Adenlyl 1 0-2 2, Burke 0 0-0 0, Batteast 0 1-2 1, Jones 3 12-15 19, Smith 3 1-3 7, Cameron 5 3-4 15, Sutherland 4 2-4 10, Onderdork 3 0-0 6, Hart 0 0-1 0. Totals 19 19-31 60.
3-point goals - Warsaw 2 (Moore 2), Clay 3 (Cameron 2, Jones 1). Rebounds - Warsaw 28 (Clemens 7), Clay 33 (Cameron 10). Fouls - Warsaw 24, Clay 18. Fouled out - Conrad, Long, Byerly.
JV - S.B. Clay 50, Warsaw 41
Warsaw (8-5) - Zach Owens 13, Josh Anglin 12, Zack Linky 7, Alex Nulf 5, Tom Daniels 2, Roberto Martinez 2
Warsaw fought back, but the initial blow put the Tigers on their heels and proved to be too much to overcome, as the host Colonials led 19-6 after the first quarter and pulled away again in the fourth quarter for a 60-48 win.[[In-content Ad]]"Against a team like Clay, you can't get down 19-6," said Warsaw coach Doug Ogle, whose team has lost two if its last three games and is now 9-4 on the season. "I can take a little measure of pride in the fact that we got back in the game, but we can't afford to get down early like that."
The Colonials, who improved to 10-3 on the season, spotted Warsaw the first two points of the game but responded with a 13-0 run aided by good ball movement and easy inside baskets.
With their backs against the wall, the Tigers tightened up defensively, holding the Colonials to seven points in the second quarter and only trailed 26-22 at halftime.
Warsaw, which scored just six points in the third quarter and trailed 38-28 going into the fourth, got as close as three, 44-41, with 3:58 remaining in the game, but Clay junior George Jones IV put his team on his back and led it to victory.
Hitting 3 of 4 field goals and 8 of 10 free throws, Jones scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Other key performers for Clay included junior Brad Cameron, who contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds, and senior Fred Sutherland, who added 10 points and six rebounds.
En route to the 12-point win, Clay made just three three-pointers.
Where the Colonials won the game was their inside play and their ability to get to the free throw line.
It was the greatest performance at the charity stripe, but Clay did convert 19 of 31 free throws, compared to Warsaw's 12-of-21 effort. The Tigers were just 2 of 9 from three-point range.
After the game, Ogle admitted his team's interior defense wasn't as good as it needed to be against Clay.
"Our post defense, which I had been complimenting, wasn't as good as it needed to be tonight," said Ogle. "They got the ball inside too easy. Once they got the ball inside, we didn't foul them enough. Clay got too many layups."
For Warsaw, it was the second consecutive weekend where the Tigers won a key Northern Lakes Conference game Friday, only to lose to a team Saturday that didn't play the night before.
A week ago it was a win at Northridge Friday, and then a double-digit deficit at Fort Wayne South before the Tigers whittled the lead to three and had a chance to beat the Archers.
This time around, the Tigers beat Goshen Friday and dug themselves an early hole against the Colonials.
"We needed to battle at the start of the game better than what we did," said Ogle. "Clay was more physical in every aspect of the game."
In the back-to-back Saturday losses, the Tigers had shooting woes and were a combined 4 of 25 from three-point range.
Against Clay, freshman Nic Moore led the Tigers with a game-high 21 points, while junior Ryne Robinson added 14 points and five rebounds and sophomore Justin Clemens chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.
Disappointed with the way his team fell behind early, Ogle said after the game he'd like another shot at the Colonials, and it could come in the regional round of the state tournament.
"I told the guys, 'don't be surprised if Clay wins their sectional,'" said Ogle. "We're going to try hard to wint he Elkhart Sectional, and maybe we can play them again in the regional."
After five two-game weekends since Nov. 30, the Tigers have just one game in each of the next two weekends.
Warsaw will play at NLC foe Concord Friday, followed by a conference clash at NorthWood on Jan. 25.
S.B. CLAY 60, WARSAW 48
W 6 16 6 20 - 48
C 19 7 12 22 - 60
Warsaw - Conrad 2 0-4 4, Clemens 2 4-5 8, Moore 8 3-3 21, Robinson 5 4-6 14, Holladay 0 0-1 0, Tucker 0 0-0 0, Long 0 1-2 1, Owens 0 0-0 0, Byerly 0 0-0 0, Anglin 0 0-0 0, Nulf 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-21 48.
Clay - Stevens 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0, Adenlyl 1 0-2 2, Burke 0 0-0 0, Batteast 0 1-2 1, Jones 3 12-15 19, Smith 3 1-3 7, Cameron 5 3-4 15, Sutherland 4 2-4 10, Onderdork 3 0-0 6, Hart 0 0-1 0. Totals 19 19-31 60.
3-point goals - Warsaw 2 (Moore 2), Clay 3 (Cameron 2, Jones 1). Rebounds - Warsaw 28 (Clemens 7), Clay 33 (Cameron 10). Fouls - Warsaw 24, Clay 18. Fouled out - Conrad, Long, Byerly.
JV - S.B. Clay 50, Warsaw 41
Warsaw (8-5) - Zach Owens 13, Josh Anglin 12, Zack Linky 7, Alex Nulf 5, Tom Daniels 2, Roberto Martinez 2
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