Tigers Score Ugly Win Over Elkhart Central
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Mark [email protected]
There were obstacles to overcome. The team bus broke down in Goshen, causing the game to be delayed a little more than an hour. It was an excessively cold day, far from routine, and less than 500 fans showed up to historic North Side Gym, one of the largest high school basketball facilities in the world.
And, oh, by the way, the Blazers showed up to play. Central’s press and half court defense bothered the Tigers, especially in the first half. Thanks to a buzzer-beating three pointer from Clinton Parker, Central led 22-20 at halftime.
Tiger coach Doug Ogle said Central’s record, now 3-6, belies the Blazers’ abilities.
“Elkhart Central, in the sectional, will be a team nobody really wants to play. When they shoot well from the outside, they’re going to be dangerous,” Ogle said.
“They’re a dangerous team for anybody. They almost beat Northridge at Northridge, and they almost beat Memorial the last time they played. They could easily be 5-3 right now, and if they were they’d probably feel a lot different about themselves. They’ve got some quickness, and defensively their pressure hurt us.”
That pressure caused Warsaw to turn the ball over four times in its first five possessions of the game. The exception saw Nick Sands complete a four-point play to start the Tiger scoring. Sands led all scorers with 15 points on the night.
“(Sands) hit some timely shots. I think he made our first six points of the game, and he had a drive to the basket with about three or four minutes left in the game,” Ogle said.
In each of the first three quarters, Warsaw built a five point lead. The first two periods, the Blazers came back, but Warsaw outscored Central 15-6 in the third stanza to take a 35-28 lead.
To open the final period, the Tigers’ Kyle Mangas hit a jumper from just left of the free throw line to give Warsaw its biggest lead of the night.
Central came back in the fourth quarter, chipping away until cutting the lead to four on another trey from Parker with 1:42 left. But the Blazers wouldn’t score again until Warsaw had hit 7 of 8 free throws, and the Tigers allowed a layup with about 10 seconds remaining.
So while Ogle and the Tigers moved to 10-1, have an eight-game winning streak, and the offensive stats were good, Ogle was talking about his team’s defensive effort.
“Our whole team defensively was out of position too much, and gambling too much,” he said. “We took about two steps back in trying to be a solid basketball team, and that’s the thing that disappoints me. We hadn’t played since January 3, we had a two-hour delay. The combination must have had some effect, because we were not very good in the first half.
“We played with more patience; more poise (in the second half). We just slowed down, and we were more solid fundamentally. I think our guys were mad and embarrassed by how we played in the first half, and were determined to do better.”
Ogle also agreed his team seemed to lack energy after all the circumstances the team encountered. But he wasn’t using it as an excuse.
“(The energy level) was way down. That shouldn’t happen,” he said. “I know it’s a Tuesday night, and there wasn’t much of a crowd. But if for no other reason, there were 200 to 300 Warsaw people who came up to Elkhart, which is an hour trip, and we need to give a better showing to make their trip worthwhile. They come up here to be entertained, and see good basketball, not see us throw the ball all over the place like what we did. Tiger Nation deserves better than what they got in the first half.”
Kyle Mangas finished with 13 points for the Tigers, and Paul Marandet hit four of six shots to tally eight points.
Central’s Treyton Harris had 14 points for the Blazers, and Parker had nine points on three field goals from beyond the arc.
The Tigers will travel to Goshen to play a Northern Lakes Conference game at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
WARSAW 46, ELKHART CENTRAL 39
War 10 10 15 11 – 46
EC 12 10 6 11 – 39
Warsaw – Kyle Mangas 5-8 1-2 13, Paul Marandet 4-6 0-0 8, Jeremy David 0-0 0-0 0, Peyton Long 0-0 0-0 0, Tim Swanson 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Sands 4-8 5-6 15, Jake Mangas 1-5 3-4 5, Rashaan Jackson 1-2 0-2 2, Riley Rhoades 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 16-31, 10-16 46.
Central – Adam Deshone 1-5 0-0 2, Antwaan Allen 0-2 3-4 3, Treyton Harris 6-14 1-1 14, Langston Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Cornell Conner 4-9 1-1 9, Clinton Parker 3-5 0-0 9, Isaiah Coatie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-40 5-6 39.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 4 (K. Mangas 2, Sands 2), Central 4 (Parker 3, Harris); Rebounds – Warsaw 23 (Marandet 7), Central 21 (Allen 6); Turnovers – Warsaw 10, Central 11; Steals – Warsaw 5, Central 4; Assists – Warsaw 7, Central 9; Fouls – Warsaw 11, Central 17; Fouled out – none; Records – Warsaw 10-1, Central 3-6
JV – Warsaw 39, Central 15
Warsaw – Braxton Minix 10, Rane Kilburn 6, Evan Schmidt 5, Bishop Harrison 4, Jacob Burrish 4, Jeremy David 2, Jordan Steffensmeier 2, Tristan Frye 2[[In-content Ad]]
There were obstacles to overcome. The team bus broke down in Goshen, causing the game to be delayed a little more than an hour. It was an excessively cold day, far from routine, and less than 500 fans showed up to historic North Side Gym, one of the largest high school basketball facilities in the world.
And, oh, by the way, the Blazers showed up to play. Central’s press and half court defense bothered the Tigers, especially in the first half. Thanks to a buzzer-beating three pointer from Clinton Parker, Central led 22-20 at halftime.
Tiger coach Doug Ogle said Central’s record, now 3-6, belies the Blazers’ abilities.
“Elkhart Central, in the sectional, will be a team nobody really wants to play. When they shoot well from the outside, they’re going to be dangerous,” Ogle said.
“They’re a dangerous team for anybody. They almost beat Northridge at Northridge, and they almost beat Memorial the last time they played. They could easily be 5-3 right now, and if they were they’d probably feel a lot different about themselves. They’ve got some quickness, and defensively their pressure hurt us.”
That pressure caused Warsaw to turn the ball over four times in its first five possessions of the game. The exception saw Nick Sands complete a four-point play to start the Tiger scoring. Sands led all scorers with 15 points on the night.
“(Sands) hit some timely shots. I think he made our first six points of the game, and he had a drive to the basket with about three or four minutes left in the game,” Ogle said.
In each of the first three quarters, Warsaw built a five point lead. The first two periods, the Blazers came back, but Warsaw outscored Central 15-6 in the third stanza to take a 35-28 lead.
To open the final period, the Tigers’ Kyle Mangas hit a jumper from just left of the free throw line to give Warsaw its biggest lead of the night.
Central came back in the fourth quarter, chipping away until cutting the lead to four on another trey from Parker with 1:42 left. But the Blazers wouldn’t score again until Warsaw had hit 7 of 8 free throws, and the Tigers allowed a layup with about 10 seconds remaining.
So while Ogle and the Tigers moved to 10-1, have an eight-game winning streak, and the offensive stats were good, Ogle was talking about his team’s defensive effort.
“Our whole team defensively was out of position too much, and gambling too much,” he said. “We took about two steps back in trying to be a solid basketball team, and that’s the thing that disappoints me. We hadn’t played since January 3, we had a two-hour delay. The combination must have had some effect, because we were not very good in the first half.
“We played with more patience; more poise (in the second half). We just slowed down, and we were more solid fundamentally. I think our guys were mad and embarrassed by how we played in the first half, and were determined to do better.”
Ogle also agreed his team seemed to lack energy after all the circumstances the team encountered. But he wasn’t using it as an excuse.
“(The energy level) was way down. That shouldn’t happen,” he said. “I know it’s a Tuesday night, and there wasn’t much of a crowd. But if for no other reason, there were 200 to 300 Warsaw people who came up to Elkhart, which is an hour trip, and we need to give a better showing to make their trip worthwhile. They come up here to be entertained, and see good basketball, not see us throw the ball all over the place like what we did. Tiger Nation deserves better than what they got in the first half.”
Kyle Mangas finished with 13 points for the Tigers, and Paul Marandet hit four of six shots to tally eight points.
Central’s Treyton Harris had 14 points for the Blazers, and Parker had nine points on three field goals from beyond the arc.
The Tigers will travel to Goshen to play a Northern Lakes Conference game at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
WARSAW 46, ELKHART CENTRAL 39
War 10 10 15 11 – 46
EC 12 10 6 11 – 39
Warsaw – Kyle Mangas 5-8 1-2 13, Paul Marandet 4-6 0-0 8, Jeremy David 0-0 0-0 0, Peyton Long 0-0 0-0 0, Tim Swanson 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Sands 4-8 5-6 15, Jake Mangas 1-5 3-4 5, Rashaan Jackson 1-2 0-2 2, Riley Rhoades 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 16-31, 10-16 46.
Central – Adam Deshone 1-5 0-0 2, Antwaan Allen 0-2 3-4 3, Treyton Harris 6-14 1-1 14, Langston Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Cornell Conner 4-9 1-1 9, Clinton Parker 3-5 0-0 9, Isaiah Coatie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-40 5-6 39.
Three-pointers – Warsaw 4 (K. Mangas 2, Sands 2), Central 4 (Parker 3, Harris); Rebounds – Warsaw 23 (Marandet 7), Central 21 (Allen 6); Turnovers – Warsaw 10, Central 11; Steals – Warsaw 5, Central 4; Assists – Warsaw 7, Central 9; Fouls – Warsaw 11, Central 17; Fouled out – none; Records – Warsaw 10-1, Central 3-6
JV – Warsaw 39, Central 15
Warsaw – Braxton Minix 10, Rane Kilburn 6, Evan Schmidt 5, Bishop Harrison 4, Jacob Burrish 4, Jeremy David 2, Jordan Steffensmeier 2, Tristan Frye 2[[In-content Ad]]
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