Warsaw Gets In Zone, Upends Washington
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH BEND - The Warsaw Tigers played a 2-3 zone for the first time all season in a 60-50 win over host South Bend Washington in boys basketball action Tuesday night.
Judging by Panther Jonathan Jamerson's 2-of-16 shooting performance, it won't be the last time.
The Tigers rode the backcourt performances of Michael Wienhorst and John-Wesley Maierle and used their half-court offense to slow the Panther attack.
Warsaw head coach Doug Ogle knew going in that the last thing his team needed was to get in a track meet with Washington.
"We wanted to control the tempo. We figured we were going to be hard-pressed to stay in front of them if we just matched up," said Ogle.
That's where the zone came in.
Warsaw sagged off into the 2-3 and forced Washington to beat them with jump shots.
The Panthers finished 17 of 41 as team from the field, including 5 of 18 from behind the three-point arc.
Washington's Brandon Johnson was hot early as the 5-foot-8 senior scored the Panthers' first eight points of the game to take an early lead over Warsaw.
Johnson was hot late as well, scoring 12 points in the final period, including three long-range trifectas that left Ogle shaking his head.
"Brandon Johnson got hot late. He shot the ball well. By the time he was hitting his three's we had control of the game, but still I wish he would have missed them," said Ogle.
Johnson led Washington with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field.
The Tigers seemed to be reeling after tough losses to Marion and Plymouth. Warsaw lost to Marion by 23 points, while getting outscored 33-12 in the third quarter against the Pilgrims in a 13-point loss.
If anyone was past those two losses Tuesday night it was Maierle.
The 6-1 guard scored a career-high 19 points on the strength of a smoldering 9-of-11 shooting performance from the field.
Maierle added four rebounds, three steals and four assists to just two turnovers.
"John-Wesley has been struggling a little bit, so its nice for him to have a game like this where he can build his confidence back up," said Ogle.
Maierle's backcourt running mate, Wienhorst, struggled early but turned it on late in the third quarter.
Wienhorst scored 14 straight points from late in the third quarter to the 4:19 mark of the final period.
In that span, Washington managed just one Johnson three-pointer.
"Wienhorst had a first half where he didn't do much but he got on track in the second half. He took over the game, and as much as anything, it was his rebounding," said Ogle.
While Wienhorst did finish with a team-high 21 points, he also pulled down five of his six rebounds in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers.
As the Tigers' go-to-guy flourished late, Washington's featured scorer, Jamerson, struggled mightily.
Jamerson entered Tuesday night's contest averaging 23.6 points per game. The 5-11 junior ended his night with just 10 points.
"I just think he had a poor shooting night. We tried to have a hand up and not let him get a whole bunch of good looks," said Ogle of Jamerson's performance.
Washington's leading scorer wasn't aided by a 2-3 zone that left the Panthers flummoxed.
"I thought in the second half, our zone disrupted them and in the third quarter we got ourselves into some situations that we were able to knock the ball out and get it ahead for some easy baskets, and that's how we got control of the game. That's the first time this year we've played any 2-3 zone and overall I'm pretty happy with the result," said Ogle.
Senior reserve Nelson Conley came in and caused three steals in the third quarter that led to four Warsaw points.
Conley also added two points and two rebounds.
While Warsaw trailed early and won by just 10 points, after an 8-0 run early in the second quarter, the Tigers never relinquished their lead.
The Tigers stayed in front with a 22-of-38 team shooting performance that consisted of several layups off of sharp execution of inbounds plays and the breaking of Washington's full-court press.
Warsaw also turned 21 Panther turnovers into 19 points.
After a career-high 26-point performance against Plymouth, Warsaw's Colin Clemens finished with eight points, while Shaun Cabrera had just four points but eight assists.
The Tigers, 10-7 overall, travel to Huntington North Friday to take on Chris Kramer and the Vikings. Kramer verbally committed to Purdue this week.
WARSAW 60, SB WASHINGTON 50
Warsaw 10 14 14 22 - 60
Wshngton 8 12 8 22 - 50
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
*Cabrera 1-2 2-3 2 1 4
*Holladay 0-1 2-2 0 2 2
*Maierle 9-11 0-0 4 3 19
*Wienhorst 7-14 5-6 5 1 21
*Clemens 3-6 2-2 3 0 8
Conley 1-2 0-2 2 4 2
Fuller 0-0 0-2 2 1 0
Reinholt 1-2 2-2 3 2 4
Team 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
Totals 22-38 13-19 23 14 60
Washington FG FT R S Pts.
*Johnson 7-11 3-5 1 6 21
*Bella 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
*Jamerson 2-16 5-6 2 1 10
*Northern 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
*Batteast 3-5 0-0 4 1 6
Newman 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Weston 1-1 3-4 3 2 5
Townsend 2-3 0-0 2 1 4
Rodgers 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Boyd 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Team 0-0 0-0 5 0 0
Totals 17-41 11-17 23 11 50
Three-point goals - Warsaw 3-10 (Wienhorst 2-5, Maierle 1-1, Clemens 0-2, Conley 0-1, Cabrera 0-1), Washington 5-18 (Johnson 4-8, Jamerson 1-9, Newman 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 17, Washington 21. Fouls - Warsaw 18, Washington 21. Fouled out - None. [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH BEND - The Warsaw Tigers played a 2-3 zone for the first time all season in a 60-50 win over host South Bend Washington in boys basketball action Tuesday night.
Judging by Panther Jonathan Jamerson's 2-of-16 shooting performance, it won't be the last time.
The Tigers rode the backcourt performances of Michael Wienhorst and John-Wesley Maierle and used their half-court offense to slow the Panther attack.
Warsaw head coach Doug Ogle knew going in that the last thing his team needed was to get in a track meet with Washington.
"We wanted to control the tempo. We figured we were going to be hard-pressed to stay in front of them if we just matched up," said Ogle.
That's where the zone came in.
Warsaw sagged off into the 2-3 and forced Washington to beat them with jump shots.
The Panthers finished 17 of 41 as team from the field, including 5 of 18 from behind the three-point arc.
Washington's Brandon Johnson was hot early as the 5-foot-8 senior scored the Panthers' first eight points of the game to take an early lead over Warsaw.
Johnson was hot late as well, scoring 12 points in the final period, including three long-range trifectas that left Ogle shaking his head.
"Brandon Johnson got hot late. He shot the ball well. By the time he was hitting his three's we had control of the game, but still I wish he would have missed them," said Ogle.
Johnson led Washington with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field.
The Tigers seemed to be reeling after tough losses to Marion and Plymouth. Warsaw lost to Marion by 23 points, while getting outscored 33-12 in the third quarter against the Pilgrims in a 13-point loss.
If anyone was past those two losses Tuesday night it was Maierle.
The 6-1 guard scored a career-high 19 points on the strength of a smoldering 9-of-11 shooting performance from the field.
Maierle added four rebounds, three steals and four assists to just two turnovers.
"John-Wesley has been struggling a little bit, so its nice for him to have a game like this where he can build his confidence back up," said Ogle.
Maierle's backcourt running mate, Wienhorst, struggled early but turned it on late in the third quarter.
Wienhorst scored 14 straight points from late in the third quarter to the 4:19 mark of the final period.
In that span, Washington managed just one Johnson three-pointer.
"Wienhorst had a first half where he didn't do much but he got on track in the second half. He took over the game, and as much as anything, it was his rebounding," said Ogle.
While Wienhorst did finish with a team-high 21 points, he also pulled down five of his six rebounds in the fourth quarter to lead the Tigers.
As the Tigers' go-to-guy flourished late, Washington's featured scorer, Jamerson, struggled mightily.
Jamerson entered Tuesday night's contest averaging 23.6 points per game. The 5-11 junior ended his night with just 10 points.
"I just think he had a poor shooting night. We tried to have a hand up and not let him get a whole bunch of good looks," said Ogle of Jamerson's performance.
Washington's leading scorer wasn't aided by a 2-3 zone that left the Panthers flummoxed.
"I thought in the second half, our zone disrupted them and in the third quarter we got ourselves into some situations that we were able to knock the ball out and get it ahead for some easy baskets, and that's how we got control of the game. That's the first time this year we've played any 2-3 zone and overall I'm pretty happy with the result," said Ogle.
Senior reserve Nelson Conley came in and caused three steals in the third quarter that led to four Warsaw points.
Conley also added two points and two rebounds.
While Warsaw trailed early and won by just 10 points, after an 8-0 run early in the second quarter, the Tigers never relinquished their lead.
The Tigers stayed in front with a 22-of-38 team shooting performance that consisted of several layups off of sharp execution of inbounds plays and the breaking of Washington's full-court press.
Warsaw also turned 21 Panther turnovers into 19 points.
After a career-high 26-point performance against Plymouth, Warsaw's Colin Clemens finished with eight points, while Shaun Cabrera had just four points but eight assists.
The Tigers, 10-7 overall, travel to Huntington North Friday to take on Chris Kramer and the Vikings. Kramer verbally committed to Purdue this week.
WARSAW 60, SB WASHINGTON 50
Warsaw 10 14 14 22 - 60
Wshngton 8 12 8 22 - 50
Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.
*Cabrera 1-2 2-3 2 1 4
*Holladay 0-1 2-2 0 2 2
*Maierle 9-11 0-0 4 3 19
*Wienhorst 7-14 5-6 5 1 21
*Clemens 3-6 2-2 3 0 8
Conley 1-2 0-2 2 4 2
Fuller 0-0 0-2 2 1 0
Reinholt 1-2 2-2 3 2 4
Team 0-0 0-0 2 0 0
Totals 22-38 13-19 23 14 60
Washington FG FT R S Pts.
*Johnson 7-11 3-5 1 6 21
*Bella 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
*Jamerson 2-16 5-6 2 1 10
*Northern 0-0 0-2 1 0 0
*Batteast 3-5 0-0 4 1 6
Newman 1-2 0-0 2 0 2
Weston 1-1 3-4 3 2 5
Townsend 2-3 0-0 2 1 4
Rodgers 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Boyd 1-2 0-0 1 0 2
Team 0-0 0-0 5 0 0
Totals 17-41 11-17 23 11 50
Three-point goals - Warsaw 3-10 (Wienhorst 2-5, Maierle 1-1, Clemens 0-2, Conley 0-1, Cabrera 0-1), Washington 5-18 (Johnson 4-8, Jamerson 1-9, Newman 0-1). Turnovers - Warsaw 17, Washington 21. Fouls - Warsaw 18, Washington 21. Fouled out - None. [[In-content Ad]]