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July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester didn't shoot itself in the foot as much as it shot itself out of the game.
Bothered by Warsaw's pesky zone defense and their own shooting woes, the No. 2 (2A) Squires fell for the first time this season to the Tigers in girls basketball action 50-33 Friday night at Manchester High School.
Manchester shot just 11 of 49 from the field for the game (22.4 percent) and had trouble defending Warsaw's perimeter game.
"For us offensively we were getting great shots," said Manchester coach Mark Underwood. "We just had trouble with them finding the basket. Defensively, give Warsaw credit. They shot the ball well and it wasn't just one girl. Nine players scored for them."
Warsaw never trailed after freshman Kelci Freds nailed a three-pointer early in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-4 lead.
Freds scored a game-high 13 points to lead Warsaw past the Squires.
Freds was the only Tiger in double digits. Danielle DeGeeter and Carlye Snider each scored seven points while Megan Wood and Alexis Albertson both scored six.
Manchester struggled mightily from the field in the first half as the Squires shot just 4 of 20 from the field.
The Squires nearly went without a field goal in the second quarter until sophomore Katie Bowers hit a jumper in the lane to draw Manchester to within eight points at 19-11.
Warsaw went into the locker room with a 10-point lead after Wood hit a jumper to put the Tigers up 21-11.
Manchester had a chance to enter halftime down by single digits but after Bowers drew a foul on Courtney Ogle with 3.2 seconds left in the half, she was unable to connect on the front end of the one-and-one.
Despite the late first-half whistle, Coach Snyder singled out Ogle and Snider as coming off the bench and sparking his squad.
"Our bench was outstanding for us tonight," said Snyder.
Ogle finished with four points and five rebounds off the bench.
Besides struggling from the field in the first 16 minutes, the Squires, who typically have struggled form the charity stripe, shot just 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Manchester was also uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball as Underwood's squad turned the ball over 11 times in the first half.
The Squires held a 16-12 rebounding advantage in the first half but couldn't take advantage of their second-chance opportunities.
Manchester's poor shooting continued in the third quarter as the Squires missed their first six attempts.
Bowers finally ended the drought when she hit a three pointer at the 4:55 mark of the quarter to make the score 26-14 in favor of Warsaw.
Audrey Siebrase then hit a jumper less than 30 seconds later to cut the Tigers lead to 10 at 26-16.
Unfazed, Warsaw scored five straight points to bump its lead back up to 15.
Libby Pattison hit a layup to cut the Tigers lead to 13 at 31-28 heading into the final eight minutes.
Pattison then hit another layup to start the final quarter but as Warsaw did all night, the Tigers wiped away any momentum a Manchester bucket might have brought with one of their own.
Freds rattled home a three-pointer that sent the Warsaw contingent in the stands into a frenzy early in the fourth quarter to negate Manchester's small run.
"That was huge for us," said Warsaw coach John Snyder. "That shot and Carlye Snider's later on in the fourth gave us momentum when were struggling at times."
Freds was clutch down the stretch as she hit 5 of 6 free throws late to seal the win for Warsaw.
Snider came on strong in the second half and besides her clutch three-pointer midway through the fourth quarter to keep Warsaw lead in double figures, she also hit 4 of 4 free throws late.
As a team Warsaw shot 12 of 15 from the line as Manchester was forced to foul late in hopes of a comeback.
"I'm just so very proud of our girls," said Snyder, who in a very animated fashion high-fived each on of his players and staff on the bench in the wanning seconds of the game. "It shows how much hard work they've put in in the offseason and in practice."
Last season Warsaw's 17-game winning streak against the Squires was snapped in the Tiger Den as Manchester walked away with a 49-38 victory.
That Warsaw team was led by Julie Seiss, who is now playing for Butler.
Without a dynamic player such as Seiss, the Tigers relied on strong team defense and timely baskets from a handful of players.
The Tigers played Manchester with a 2-3 zone that forced the Squires, known for their inside play, to shoot over Warsaw.
"We felt if we could cover their interior with our zone and keep the ball out of (Libby) Pattison's hands and make them take outside shots then we had a chance," said Snyder.
Pattison finished with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds but shot just 4 of 11 from the field.
Despite pulling down 19 offensive rebounds to Warsaw's six, Manchester couldn't convert.
"Since I've been coaching it seems there's a game like this every year," said Underwood. "There's one where no matter what you just can't seem to make baskets. But give Warsaw credit. They're a very strong team and Coach Snyder does a great job with them. They might be the toughest team on our schedule all year."
Pattison was the lone Squire in double figures for Underwood. Siebrase finished with seven points while Holly Vogel and Bowers each had five.
Manchester, 4-1 on the season, is in action tonight at Oak Hill. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. but may change as the girls and boys junior varsity and varsity games are all being played at Oak Hill. The action gets started with the girls junior varsity game at 1 p.m.
Warsaw got back to .500 with a 2-2 record on the year. The Tigers are 21-3 all-time against Manchester.
The Tigers are next in action Wednesday in Fort Wayne as Warsaw takes on Northrop. The Bruins are 2-1 on the season.
WARSAW 50, MANCH 33
Warsaw 13 8 10 19 - 50
Manch 7 4 7 15 - 33
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
*Denlinger 1-2 1-1 4 1 3
*DeGeeter 3-5 0-0 4 0 7
*Wood 3-11 0-2 1 2 6
*Freds 3-7 5-6 2 1 13
*Conley 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Snider 1-1 4-4 1 0 7
Tat 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ogle 2-2 0-0 5 0 4
Albertson 2-4 2-2 3 2 6
Davis 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Totals 17-36 12-15 28 6 50
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
*Pattison 4-11 2-5 8 0 10
*Siebrase 3-11 1-2 1 5 7
*Vogel 2-7 0-0 4 0 5
*Peden 0-5 2-2 4 0 2
*Andersen 0-7 0-0 5 0 0
Bowers 2-7 0-1 2 1 5
Lockhart 0-1 4-4 1 0 4
Totals 11-49 9-14 33 6 33
Three-point goals - Warsaw 4-12 (Freds 2-5, Snider 1-1, DeGeeter 1-2, Wood 0-4), Manchester 2-12 (Bowers 1-2, Peden 1-5, Siebrase 0-4, Lockhart 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 12, Manchester 13. Fouls - Warsaw 18, Manchester 17 . Fouled out - None.
JV - Warsaw 43, Manchester 19
Warsaw scoring - Beth Plummer 12, Alex Glenn 11, Mariah Rumple 9, Kaelee Sands 5, Erica Ridderman 2, Kelsey Nicholson 2, Cendall Ogle 2.
Manchester scoring - Jessica Bedke 7, Becka Guthrie 6, Kristen Lahman 2, Amber Fratus 2, Denae Pyle 2.
JV records: Warsaw 4-0, Manch. 4-1 [[In-content Ad]]
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NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester didn't shoot itself in the foot as much as it shot itself out of the game.
Bothered by Warsaw's pesky zone defense and their own shooting woes, the No. 2 (2A) Squires fell for the first time this season to the Tigers in girls basketball action 50-33 Friday night at Manchester High School.
Manchester shot just 11 of 49 from the field for the game (22.4 percent) and had trouble defending Warsaw's perimeter game.
"For us offensively we were getting great shots," said Manchester coach Mark Underwood. "We just had trouble with them finding the basket. Defensively, give Warsaw credit. They shot the ball well and it wasn't just one girl. Nine players scored for them."
Warsaw never trailed after freshman Kelci Freds nailed a three-pointer early in the first quarter to give the Tigers a 7-4 lead.
Freds scored a game-high 13 points to lead Warsaw past the Squires.
Freds was the only Tiger in double digits. Danielle DeGeeter and Carlye Snider each scored seven points while Megan Wood and Alexis Albertson both scored six.
Manchester struggled mightily from the field in the first half as the Squires shot just 4 of 20 from the field.
The Squires nearly went without a field goal in the second quarter until sophomore Katie Bowers hit a jumper in the lane to draw Manchester to within eight points at 19-11.
Warsaw went into the locker room with a 10-point lead after Wood hit a jumper to put the Tigers up 21-11.
Manchester had a chance to enter halftime down by single digits but after Bowers drew a foul on Courtney Ogle with 3.2 seconds left in the half, she was unable to connect on the front end of the one-and-one.
Despite the late first-half whistle, Coach Snyder singled out Ogle and Snider as coming off the bench and sparking his squad.
"Our bench was outstanding for us tonight," said Snyder.
Ogle finished with four points and five rebounds off the bench.
Besides struggling from the field in the first 16 minutes, the Squires, who typically have struggled form the charity stripe, shot just 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Manchester was also uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball as Underwood's squad turned the ball over 11 times in the first half.
The Squires held a 16-12 rebounding advantage in the first half but couldn't take advantage of their second-chance opportunities.
Manchester's poor shooting continued in the third quarter as the Squires missed their first six attempts.
Bowers finally ended the drought when she hit a three pointer at the 4:55 mark of the quarter to make the score 26-14 in favor of Warsaw.
Audrey Siebrase then hit a jumper less than 30 seconds later to cut the Tigers lead to 10 at 26-16.
Unfazed, Warsaw scored five straight points to bump its lead back up to 15.
Libby Pattison hit a layup to cut the Tigers lead to 13 at 31-28 heading into the final eight minutes.
Pattison then hit another layup to start the final quarter but as Warsaw did all night, the Tigers wiped away any momentum a Manchester bucket might have brought with one of their own.
Freds rattled home a three-pointer that sent the Warsaw contingent in the stands into a frenzy early in the fourth quarter to negate Manchester's small run.
"That was huge for us," said Warsaw coach John Snyder. "That shot and Carlye Snider's later on in the fourth gave us momentum when were struggling at times."
Freds was clutch down the stretch as she hit 5 of 6 free throws late to seal the win for Warsaw.
Snider came on strong in the second half and besides her clutch three-pointer midway through the fourth quarter to keep Warsaw lead in double figures, she also hit 4 of 4 free throws late.
As a team Warsaw shot 12 of 15 from the line as Manchester was forced to foul late in hopes of a comeback.
"I'm just so very proud of our girls," said Snyder, who in a very animated fashion high-fived each on of his players and staff on the bench in the wanning seconds of the game. "It shows how much hard work they've put in in the offseason and in practice."
Last season Warsaw's 17-game winning streak against the Squires was snapped in the Tiger Den as Manchester walked away with a 49-38 victory.
That Warsaw team was led by Julie Seiss, who is now playing for Butler.
Without a dynamic player such as Seiss, the Tigers relied on strong team defense and timely baskets from a handful of players.
The Tigers played Manchester with a 2-3 zone that forced the Squires, known for their inside play, to shoot over Warsaw.
"We felt if we could cover their interior with our zone and keep the ball out of (Libby) Pattison's hands and make them take outside shots then we had a chance," said Snyder.
Pattison finished with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds but shot just 4 of 11 from the field.
Despite pulling down 19 offensive rebounds to Warsaw's six, Manchester couldn't convert.
"Since I've been coaching it seems there's a game like this every year," said Underwood. "There's one where no matter what you just can't seem to make baskets. But give Warsaw credit. They're a very strong team and Coach Snyder does a great job with them. They might be the toughest team on our schedule all year."
Pattison was the lone Squire in double figures for Underwood. Siebrase finished with seven points while Holly Vogel and Bowers each had five.
Manchester, 4-1 on the season, is in action tonight at Oak Hill. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. but may change as the girls and boys junior varsity and varsity games are all being played at Oak Hill. The action gets started with the girls junior varsity game at 1 p.m.
Warsaw got back to .500 with a 2-2 record on the year. The Tigers are 21-3 all-time against Manchester.
The Tigers are next in action Wednesday in Fort Wayne as Warsaw takes on Northrop. The Bruins are 2-1 on the season.
WARSAW 50, MANCH 33
Warsaw 13 8 10 19 - 50
Manch 7 4 7 15 - 33
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
*Denlinger 1-2 1-1 4 1 3
*DeGeeter 3-5 0-0 4 0 7
*Wood 3-11 0-2 1 2 6
*Freds 3-7 5-6 2 1 13
*Conley 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Snider 1-1 4-4 1 0 7
Tat 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ogle 2-2 0-0 5 0 4
Albertson 2-4 2-2 3 2 6
Davis 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Totals 17-36 12-15 28 6 50
Manchester FG FT R S Pts.
*Pattison 4-11 2-5 8 0 10
*Siebrase 3-11 1-2 1 5 7
*Vogel 2-7 0-0 4 0 5
*Peden 0-5 2-2 4 0 2
*Andersen 0-7 0-0 5 0 0
Bowers 2-7 0-1 2 1 5
Lockhart 0-1 4-4 1 0 4
Totals 11-49 9-14 33 6 33
Three-point goals - Warsaw 4-12 (Freds 2-5, Snider 1-1, DeGeeter 1-2, Wood 0-4), Manchester 2-12 (Bowers 1-2, Peden 1-5, Siebrase 0-4, Lockhart 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 12, Manchester 13. Fouls - Warsaw 18, Manchester 17 . Fouled out - None.
JV - Warsaw 43, Manchester 19
Warsaw scoring - Beth Plummer 12, Alex Glenn 11, Mariah Rumple 9, Kaelee Sands 5, Erica Ridderman 2, Kelsey Nicholson 2, Cendall Ogle 2.
Manchester scoring - Jessica Bedke 7, Becka Guthrie 6, Kristen Lahman 2, Amber Fratus 2, Denae Pyle 2.
JV records: Warsaw 4-0, Manch. 4-1 [[In-content Ad]]