Moore To Wienhorst Winning Combo For Tigers -ÊAgain
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Though he prefers peppermint Chiclets¨ gum, second-year Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle has certainly enjoyed some M&Ms¨ this week.
To say that they've left a sweet taste in his mouth would be an understatement.
Three days after junior Michael Moore found classmate Michael Wienhorst under the basket at Elkhart Memorial, with Wienhorst being fouled and hitting the winning free throw with one second on the clock, the Tigers' Michael-to-Michael combination worked again Thursday against Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth.
With the score knotted at 52-all, 4.2 seconds on the clock and the conference championship on the line, the Tigers inbounded the ball after the Pilgrims were whistled for a travel and Moore again found Wienhorst in the paint.
This time the shot was uncontested and the Warsaw student section immediately rushed the court to celebrate the Tigers' thrilling 54-52 win over their U.S. 30 rivals.
"They grew up together and have been playing together since fourth grade," Ogle said of Moore and Wienhorst. "There's a certain connection between Michael and Michael. The won the city championship together in fifth and sixth grade playing at Madison (Elementary), and then they played together at Edgewood Middle School and started as freshmen on a JV team that went 20-0. It's been very helpful to Michael Moore to have Michael Wienhorst back."
Wienhorst missed five games, including a 43-39 loss to Plymouth in the NLC Holiday Tournament championship, with a knee injury, but has been solid the last three games - all wins for the Tigers.
In Thursday's two-point win over Plymouth, a game that gave the Tigers their first conference championship since the 1998-99 season, Wienhorst finished 9 of 13 from the field and scored a team-high 19 points. Senior Adam Griggs added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Moore added 12 points and 10 assists.
"I'm very happy for the players and the coaching staff," Ogle said. "When we were in the locker room after we lost at NorthWood, we didn't know right away Northridge knocked off Plymouth and Wawasee beat Plymouth. So to come back and win three games in a row after losing three, and to win the conference championship is really good for this team. I think we're headed in the right direction. I think this game tonight is going to do wonders for the team's morale and confidence."
The winner of the Warsaw/Plymouth game was guaranteed at least a share of the NLC crown, but with Northridge drubbing Concord 78-45 the Tigers won the title outright, becoming the first NLC boys basketball team to ever do so with two losses.
The conference championship was the first for Ogle as coach and was the 12th in the last 25 years for Warsaw.
Plymouth, NorthWood, Northridge, Concord and Wawasee all tied for second in the conference with 4-3 records.
Overall, the Tigers improved to 12-6, while the Pilgrims' two-game win streak ended and dropped them to 13-5.
Warsaw led 29-20 at halftime and held a 43-37 advantage going into the fourth, and then Plymouth junior Kyle Benge, among the top 20 in the state in scoring at just under 23 points per game, found his shooting touch.
Held to just nine points in the first half, Benge scored 17 in the second half, including a 3-of-4 performance from three-point range in the final frame.
Back-to-back treys from Benge cut Warsaw's lead to 49-48 with 1:57 remaining, and then teammate Scott Michel hit a field goal to give the Pilgrims their first lead since Benge hit a three to make it 14-13.
Tiger senior Ryan Schultz hit a three for Warsaw, his only points of the game, to give the Tigers a 52-50 lead with 56 seconds remaining.
Kyle Plumlee, one of three Kyles in the Plymouth starting lineup, knotted the game at 52-all with a pair of free throws with 46.5 seconds on the clock.
Tiger senior Todd Braddock was fouled with 21 seconds left, but after being poked in the eye was replaced at the free throw line by sophomore Shaun Cabrera.
"He had been in a similar situation in the game against Marion," Ogle said of why he chose Cabera, a JV starter, to come off the bench and shoot the free throw. "Percentage wise, he's the best free throw shooter on the team."
Cabrera missed the one-and-bonus opportunity, but collected the rebound and was aware enough to call time out as he was falling out of bounds with 14.4 seconds remaining.
After an over-and-back call on the Tigers, Plymouth got another shot at it, but traveled and turned the ball back to Warsaw with 4.2 seconds left, setting up Moore's assist to Wienhorst.
Braddock added points and five rebounds for Warsaw, while Schultz had three. The Tigers finished the game 23 of 45 from the field and 6 of 12 from the free throw line. Moore made all of his free throw attempts and was the only Tiger to convert a charity toss.
Benge, who connected on six three-point attempts, finished with a game-high 26 points. Plumlee added 11, while Michel scored nine.
Plymouth finished the game 20 of 36 from the field, 8 of 19 from three-point range, and 4 of 9 at the free throw line.
The Tigers host South Bend Washington Tuesday.
WARSAW 54,
PLYMOUTH 52
Plymouth 11 9 17 15 - 52
Warsaw 13 16 14 11 - 54
Plymouth FG FT R S Pts.
* Benge 10-17 0-0 0 1 26
* Plumlee 3-3 4-4 3 0 11
* Wallace 1-3 0-1 1 1 2
* Michel 4-6 0-2 3 2 9
* Haug 1-4 0-2 4 0 2
Scheetz 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Houin 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
Pickell 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Clinton 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 20-36 4-9 15 4 52
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
* Schultz 1-4 0-0 2 1 3
* Griggs 7-10 0-2 6 0 14
* Whorst 9-13 0-1 5 2 19
* Moore 3-12 6-6 1 0 10
* Braddock 3-5 0-3 5 0 6
Holladay 0-0 0-0 2 2 0
Conley 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Sherman 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Allison 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Cabrera 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Totals 23-45 6-12 24 5 54
Three-point goals - Plymouth 8-19 (Benge 6-12, Plumlee 1-1, Michel 1-1, Scheetz 0-2, Wallace 0-2, Haug 0-1), Warsaw 2-10 (Schultz 1-3, Wienhorst 1-2, Moore 0-5). Turnovers - Plymouth 10, Warsaw 8. Fouls - Plymouth 16, Warsaw 13. Fouled out - none.
JV - Warsaw 40, Plymouth 31
Warsaw scoring - Clemens 10, Maierle 7, Cabera 6, Fuller 6, Reinholt 4, Buck 3, Moore 2, Boots 2
Warsaw record: 15-2 [[In-content Ad]]
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Though he prefers peppermint Chiclets¨ gum, second-year Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle has certainly enjoyed some M&Ms¨ this week.
To say that they've left a sweet taste in his mouth would be an understatement.
Three days after junior Michael Moore found classmate Michael Wienhorst under the basket at Elkhart Memorial, with Wienhorst being fouled and hitting the winning free throw with one second on the clock, the Tigers' Michael-to-Michael combination worked again Thursday against Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth.
With the score knotted at 52-all, 4.2 seconds on the clock and the conference championship on the line, the Tigers inbounded the ball after the Pilgrims were whistled for a travel and Moore again found Wienhorst in the paint.
This time the shot was uncontested and the Warsaw student section immediately rushed the court to celebrate the Tigers' thrilling 54-52 win over their U.S. 30 rivals.
"They grew up together and have been playing together since fourth grade," Ogle said of Moore and Wienhorst. "There's a certain connection between Michael and Michael. The won the city championship together in fifth and sixth grade playing at Madison (Elementary), and then they played together at Edgewood Middle School and started as freshmen on a JV team that went 20-0. It's been very helpful to Michael Moore to have Michael Wienhorst back."
Wienhorst missed five games, including a 43-39 loss to Plymouth in the NLC Holiday Tournament championship, with a knee injury, but has been solid the last three games - all wins for the Tigers.
In Thursday's two-point win over Plymouth, a game that gave the Tigers their first conference championship since the 1998-99 season, Wienhorst finished 9 of 13 from the field and scored a team-high 19 points. Senior Adam Griggs added 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Moore added 12 points and 10 assists.
"I'm very happy for the players and the coaching staff," Ogle said. "When we were in the locker room after we lost at NorthWood, we didn't know right away Northridge knocked off Plymouth and Wawasee beat Plymouth. So to come back and win three games in a row after losing three, and to win the conference championship is really good for this team. I think we're headed in the right direction. I think this game tonight is going to do wonders for the team's morale and confidence."
The winner of the Warsaw/Plymouth game was guaranteed at least a share of the NLC crown, but with Northridge drubbing Concord 78-45 the Tigers won the title outright, becoming the first NLC boys basketball team to ever do so with two losses.
The conference championship was the first for Ogle as coach and was the 12th in the last 25 years for Warsaw.
Plymouth, NorthWood, Northridge, Concord and Wawasee all tied for second in the conference with 4-3 records.
Overall, the Tigers improved to 12-6, while the Pilgrims' two-game win streak ended and dropped them to 13-5.
Warsaw led 29-20 at halftime and held a 43-37 advantage going into the fourth, and then Plymouth junior Kyle Benge, among the top 20 in the state in scoring at just under 23 points per game, found his shooting touch.
Held to just nine points in the first half, Benge scored 17 in the second half, including a 3-of-4 performance from three-point range in the final frame.
Back-to-back treys from Benge cut Warsaw's lead to 49-48 with 1:57 remaining, and then teammate Scott Michel hit a field goal to give the Pilgrims their first lead since Benge hit a three to make it 14-13.
Tiger senior Ryan Schultz hit a three for Warsaw, his only points of the game, to give the Tigers a 52-50 lead with 56 seconds remaining.
Kyle Plumlee, one of three Kyles in the Plymouth starting lineup, knotted the game at 52-all with a pair of free throws with 46.5 seconds on the clock.
Tiger senior Todd Braddock was fouled with 21 seconds left, but after being poked in the eye was replaced at the free throw line by sophomore Shaun Cabrera.
"He had been in a similar situation in the game against Marion," Ogle said of why he chose Cabera, a JV starter, to come off the bench and shoot the free throw. "Percentage wise, he's the best free throw shooter on the team."
Cabrera missed the one-and-bonus opportunity, but collected the rebound and was aware enough to call time out as he was falling out of bounds with 14.4 seconds remaining.
After an over-and-back call on the Tigers, Plymouth got another shot at it, but traveled and turned the ball back to Warsaw with 4.2 seconds left, setting up Moore's assist to Wienhorst.
Braddock added points and five rebounds for Warsaw, while Schultz had three. The Tigers finished the game 23 of 45 from the field and 6 of 12 from the free throw line. Moore made all of his free throw attempts and was the only Tiger to convert a charity toss.
Benge, who connected on six three-point attempts, finished with a game-high 26 points. Plumlee added 11, while Michel scored nine.
Plymouth finished the game 20 of 36 from the field, 8 of 19 from three-point range, and 4 of 9 at the free throw line.
The Tigers host South Bend Washington Tuesday.
WARSAW 54,
PLYMOUTH 52
Plymouth 11 9 17 15 - 52
Warsaw 13 16 14 11 - 54
Plymouth FG FT R S Pts.
* Benge 10-17 0-0 0 1 26
* Plumlee 3-3 4-4 3 0 11
* Wallace 1-3 0-1 1 1 2
* Michel 4-6 0-2 3 2 9
* Haug 1-4 0-2 4 0 2
Scheetz 0-2 0-0 0 0 0
Houin 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
Pickell 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Clinton 1-1 0-0 0 0 2
Totals 20-36 4-9 15 4 52
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
* Schultz 1-4 0-0 2 1 3
* Griggs 7-10 0-2 6 0 14
* Whorst 9-13 0-1 5 2 19
* Moore 3-12 6-6 1 0 10
* Braddock 3-5 0-3 5 0 6
Holladay 0-0 0-0 2 2 0
Conley 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Sherman 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Allison 0-1 0-0 1 0 0
Cabrera 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Totals 23-45 6-12 24 5 54
Three-point goals - Plymouth 8-19 (Benge 6-12, Plumlee 1-1, Michel 1-1, Scheetz 0-2, Wallace 0-2, Haug 0-1), Warsaw 2-10 (Schultz 1-3, Wienhorst 1-2, Moore 0-5). Turnovers - Plymouth 10, Warsaw 8. Fouls - Plymouth 16, Warsaw 13. Fouled out - none.
JV - Warsaw 40, Plymouth 31
Warsaw scoring - Clemens 10, Maierle 7, Cabera 6, Fuller 6, Reinholt 4, Buck 3, Moore 2, Boots 2
Warsaw record: 15-2 [[In-content Ad]]