Wawasee Senior Hands Squires Another Loss
December 2, 2017 at 6:53 a.m.
Wawasee Senior Hands Squires Another Loss
By Mark [email protected]
Because for the second time in 364 days, the Wawasee senior hit a last-second layup to beat the Squires. Friday’s night’s effort came with 1.5 seconds to play and gave the Warriors a 38-36 win at the Hardwood Tepee.
Koehl Fluke tied the game for Manchester by hitting one of two free throws with 1:01 left. Wawasee, as it had done most of the night, held the ball, calling timeout with 10.1 seconds to go.
After a second Warrior timeout, Cayden Wegener inbounded the ball to Hand, who beat his man between the circles and had a clear path to the hoop.
Last year’s game-winner was hurried and happened to drop. This year, Hand took his time and made a textbook layup.
“I wanted to make sure it went in,” Hand said. “As soon as I turned the corner on him, I knew exactly what I was going to do, just take it straight in because it was wide open. It’s a good feeling, but it was wide open.”
The Squires called timeout and the officials reset the clock to one full second. But Manchester’s desperation pass from the baseline hit off of Mason Hamby’s hands and went out of bounds near half court with .04 left.
After one last timeout Wegener lobbed an inbound pass. Hand brought it down and breathed a sigh of relief.
“He’s a guy who struggled a little bit last week, and I’m so happy for him and our team that we could pull this one out tonight,” Wawasee coach Jon Everingham said. “It was a rough week for us after laying an egg last week (in a 52-27 loss at Fairfield Nov. 21). I thought we had something to prove tonight.
“We put together a game plan we thought would work against Manchester. They’re a very good team, and I knew they’d be tough.
“Our 3-2 zone stifled them, and then we just held on long enough to have the ball with the game tied at the end.”
Wawasee’s zone, combined with at least eight possessions of 40 seconds or longer, and four lasting more than 60 seconds, limited Manchester’s scoring chances. But Everingham lamented several lost opportunities to avoid the need for heroics.
“We had a five-point lead and if we’d have made some catches we could have extended that lead, maybe to 10 points,” he said. “It’s one of those things where it’s early in the year, and for this team it’s the first time they’ve been in a situation like that. You could expect us to be a little rusty versus pressure. It’s good experience for our guys, and we’ll learn to make those plays.”
Trevon Coleman had team-highs with 13 points and four rebounds for Wawasee. Hand finished with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor. Austin Miller hit a pair of threes in the second quarter for his six points.
Manchester’s Brayden Casper had 13 points, with Hamby adding eight and Fluke getting seven for the Squires.
Underwood met with his team for about 15 minutes before emerging from the locker room.
“We just told the guys that even though they’re disappointed, and obviously they should be, that we were very pleased with the improvement we saw in this game over our first two games,” he said. “Defensively we played a lot better. I think offensively we were pretty efficient. You just have to give Wawasee credit; they played the slow-down and didn’t give us as many offensive looks as we’d have like to have had.
“But when we only have eight turnovers for the game, with three in the second half and two of those were on charging calls, you have to feel good for the potential you have for down the road.”
Wawasee won the junior varsity game 45-29 over the Squires. Ethan Hardy had a game-high 17 points for the Warriors, and Max Carter had 10 points for Manchester.
The Warriors (1-1) travel to Ligonier to take on West Noble tonight. Manchester (0-3) has time to prepare for its next game. The Squires will play at Huntington North Dec. 9.
WAWASEE 38, MANCHESTER 36
M 10 7 4 15 – 36
W 13 8 5 12 – 38
Manchester – Weston Hamby 0-6 4-4 4, Brayden Casper 5-8 3-4 13, Logan Parrett 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Hamby 3-6 2-2 8, Kamdyn Lester 1-4 2-2 4, Koehl Fluke 2-4 2-4 7, Andrew McAtee 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 12-32 11-14 36.
Wawasee – Cayden Wegener 1-2 0-0 3, Austin Miller 2-3 0-0 6, Bennett Hoffert 0-2 2-2 2, Jairus boyer 1-2 0-0 2, Jacob Hand 44 0-0 8, Aaron Evans 2-3 0-0 4, Trevon Coleman 5-13 2-4 13, Zak Linnemeier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-27 56 38.
Three-pointers – Manchester 1 (Fluke), Wawasee 3 (Miller 2, Wegener); Rebounds – Manchester 18 (M. Hamby 4, McAtee 4), Wawasee 19 (Coleman 4); Turnovers – Manchester 8, Wawasee 13; Fouls – Manchester 14, Wawasee 14; Fouled out – none; Records: Manchester 0-3, Wawasee 1-1
JV – Wawasee 45, Manchester 29
Manchester – Max Carter 10, Kreeden Krull 4, Austin Underwood 4, Drake Hatfield 3, Justin Self 3, Isaiah Davis 2, Mason Meyer 2, Thane Creager 1
Wawasee – Ethan Hardy 17, Evan Eshbach 9, Marshal Miller 7, Chris Strombeck 5, Michael Hammer 3, Blake Albright 2, Damon Conley 2
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Because for the second time in 364 days, the Wawasee senior hit a last-second layup to beat the Squires. Friday’s night’s effort came with 1.5 seconds to play and gave the Warriors a 38-36 win at the Hardwood Tepee.
Koehl Fluke tied the game for Manchester by hitting one of two free throws with 1:01 left. Wawasee, as it had done most of the night, held the ball, calling timeout with 10.1 seconds to go.
After a second Warrior timeout, Cayden Wegener inbounded the ball to Hand, who beat his man between the circles and had a clear path to the hoop.
Last year’s game-winner was hurried and happened to drop. This year, Hand took his time and made a textbook layup.
“I wanted to make sure it went in,” Hand said. “As soon as I turned the corner on him, I knew exactly what I was going to do, just take it straight in because it was wide open. It’s a good feeling, but it was wide open.”
The Squires called timeout and the officials reset the clock to one full second. But Manchester’s desperation pass from the baseline hit off of Mason Hamby’s hands and went out of bounds near half court with .04 left.
After one last timeout Wegener lobbed an inbound pass. Hand brought it down and breathed a sigh of relief.
“He’s a guy who struggled a little bit last week, and I’m so happy for him and our team that we could pull this one out tonight,” Wawasee coach Jon Everingham said. “It was a rough week for us after laying an egg last week (in a 52-27 loss at Fairfield Nov. 21). I thought we had something to prove tonight.
“We put together a game plan we thought would work against Manchester. They’re a very good team, and I knew they’d be tough.
“Our 3-2 zone stifled them, and then we just held on long enough to have the ball with the game tied at the end.”
Wawasee’s zone, combined with at least eight possessions of 40 seconds or longer, and four lasting more than 60 seconds, limited Manchester’s scoring chances. But Everingham lamented several lost opportunities to avoid the need for heroics.
“We had a five-point lead and if we’d have made some catches we could have extended that lead, maybe to 10 points,” he said. “It’s one of those things where it’s early in the year, and for this team it’s the first time they’ve been in a situation like that. You could expect us to be a little rusty versus pressure. It’s good experience for our guys, and we’ll learn to make those plays.”
Trevon Coleman had team-highs with 13 points and four rebounds for Wawasee. Hand finished with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor. Austin Miller hit a pair of threes in the second quarter for his six points.
Manchester’s Brayden Casper had 13 points, with Hamby adding eight and Fluke getting seven for the Squires.
Underwood met with his team for about 15 minutes before emerging from the locker room.
“We just told the guys that even though they’re disappointed, and obviously they should be, that we were very pleased with the improvement we saw in this game over our first two games,” he said. “Defensively we played a lot better. I think offensively we were pretty efficient. You just have to give Wawasee credit; they played the slow-down and didn’t give us as many offensive looks as we’d have like to have had.
“But when we only have eight turnovers for the game, with three in the second half and two of those were on charging calls, you have to feel good for the potential you have for down the road.”
Wawasee won the junior varsity game 45-29 over the Squires. Ethan Hardy had a game-high 17 points for the Warriors, and Max Carter had 10 points for Manchester.
The Warriors (1-1) travel to Ligonier to take on West Noble tonight. Manchester (0-3) has time to prepare for its next game. The Squires will play at Huntington North Dec. 9.
WAWASEE 38, MANCHESTER 36
M 10 7 4 15 – 36
W 13 8 5 12 – 38
Manchester – Weston Hamby 0-6 4-4 4, Brayden Casper 5-8 3-4 13, Logan Parrett 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Hamby 3-6 2-2 8, Kamdyn Lester 1-4 2-2 4, Koehl Fluke 2-4 2-4 7, Andrew McAtee 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 12-32 11-14 36.
Wawasee – Cayden Wegener 1-2 0-0 3, Austin Miller 2-3 0-0 6, Bennett Hoffert 0-2 2-2 2, Jairus boyer 1-2 0-0 2, Jacob Hand 44 0-0 8, Aaron Evans 2-3 0-0 4, Trevon Coleman 5-13 2-4 13, Zak Linnemeier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-27 56 38.
Three-pointers – Manchester 1 (Fluke), Wawasee 3 (Miller 2, Wegener); Rebounds – Manchester 18 (M. Hamby 4, McAtee 4), Wawasee 19 (Coleman 4); Turnovers – Manchester 8, Wawasee 13; Fouls – Manchester 14, Wawasee 14; Fouled out – none; Records: Manchester 0-3, Wawasee 1-1
JV – Wawasee 45, Manchester 29
Manchester – Max Carter 10, Kreeden Krull 4, Austin Underwood 4, Drake Hatfield 3, Justin Self 3, Isaiah Davis 2, Mason Meyer 2, Thane Creager 1
Wawasee – Ethan Hardy 17, Evan Eshbach 9, Marshal Miller 7, Chris Strombeck 5, Michael Hammer 3, Blake Albright 2, Damon Conley 2
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