Squires Come Up Short Against Oak Hill
February 28, 2018 at 5:43 p.m.
By Zach [email protected]
Manchester High School boys basketball coach Mark Underwood had to console his team after a 59-44 loss to Oak Hill in the first round of Class 2A Sectional 37.
The two teams played on Nov. 25 and had the same result and nearly the identical score, as Oak Hill won 59-45.
The host Squires (12-10) played out of their comfort zone on Tuesday to accommodate the Golden Eagles’ (20-5) big size advantage.
“We haven’t played that much zone all year,” Underwood said. “It’s kind of hard to matchup with them, their size did cause us to go to play more zone than we’re used to.”
Oak Hill started five players 6-foot-3 or taller. The players were listed as 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 and 6-8. Comparatively speaking, Manchester’s tallest starter was junior Brayden Casper at 6-2.
The Golden Eagles outscored the Squires 32-6 in the paint and blocked four shots. Oak Hill also had the rebounding advantage at 27-16.
Senior Tyce Frank put Oak Hill on the scoreboard early, draining a three-pointer in the opening 30 seconds of play. This jumpstarted their offense and they went on a 10-3 run to open the first 5-1/2 minutes of play.
Manchester was able to cut the lead to four when it was 12-8 with just under two minutes to play in the quarter, but that would be the closest the team would get again.
Senior Mason Hamby scored seven of 10 points in the first period. Freshman Weston Hamby made a three-pointer to help the cause.
The Squires shot 38 percent in the quarter and Oak Hill made 64 percent of its attempts.
“The ball just wouldn’t fall,” said Underwood. “Have to give Oak Hill a lot of credit, too. Their defense is tough to deal with it, they’re long and athletic.”
The Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run to open up the second stanza and outscored the Squires 17-10 in the quarter. Shooting woes continued for Manchester as it shot 25 percent in the eight minutes, making three shots.
After the intermission, the Squires put 15 points on the scoreboard and shot their best percentage of the game at 45.
The improvement was too late as Oak Hill ran away with the game. Senior Spencer Ballinger put the icing on the cake for the Golden Eagles and slammed a dunk in the final seconds of the contest to send the fans to their feet in unison.
Oak Hill ended the game shooting 66 percent from the floor and Manchester shot half that at 33 percent.
Underwood was pleased with his team’s performance not only Tuesday, but all season. Three things he looks for throughout the season is how hard his team works, did they improve and did they represent the school in a class manner?
“They worked hard all year long,” he said. “We’re much better now than we were at the beginning of the season. The guys played out there with class and good attitudes and I’m proud of that.”
Mason Hamby and fellow senior Koehl Fluke scored in double figures for the last time in a Squire uniform. Hamby finished with 18 points and six rebounds and Fluke dished in 10 points. Weston Hamby tallied 10 points in the loss.
Oak Hill will play Wabash on Friday in the first game of the semifinal round. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. North Miami and Lewis Cass will play in the second semifinal contest at approximately 7:30 p.m..
OAK HILL 59, MANCHESTER 44
OH 16 17 13 13 – 59
M 10 10 14 10 – 44
Oak Hill – Spencer Ballinger 9 0-1 19, Tyce Frank 5 0-1 12, Caleb Middlesworth 5 2-2 12, Konnor Cabe 3 0-0 9, David Arens 2 0-1 4, Tahj Johnson 1 0-0 3, Cal Mann 0 0-0 0, Renn Martin 0 0-0 0, Alex Henry 0 0-0 0, Reid Newhouse 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 2-5 59.
Manchester – Mason Hamby 5 5-6 18, Weston Hamby 4 1-1 10, Koehl Fluke 3 2-2 10, Brayden Casper 1 1-2 4, Kamdyn Lester 0 2-4 2, Thane Creager 0 0-0 0, Logan Parrett 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Davis 0 0-0 0, Mason Meyer 0 0-0 0, Andrew McAtee 0 0-0 0, Konrad Borgmann 0 0-0 0, Austin Underwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 11-15 44.
Three-pointers – Oak Hill 7 (Cabe 3, Frank 2, Johnson, Ballinger), Manchester 7 (M. Hamby 3, Fluke 2, W. Hamby, Casper); Rebounds – Oak Hill 27 (Ballinger 8), Manchester 16 (M. Hamby 6), Fouls – Oak Hill 14, Manchester 9; Fouled out – none; Records: Oak Hill 20-5, Manchester 12-10.
Manchester High School boys basketball coach Mark Underwood had to console his team after a 59-44 loss to Oak Hill in the first round of Class 2A Sectional 37.
The two teams played on Nov. 25 and had the same result and nearly the identical score, as Oak Hill won 59-45.
The host Squires (12-10) played out of their comfort zone on Tuesday to accommodate the Golden Eagles’ (20-5) big size advantage.
“We haven’t played that much zone all year,” Underwood said. “It’s kind of hard to matchup with them, their size did cause us to go to play more zone than we’re used to.”
Oak Hill started five players 6-foot-3 or taller. The players were listed as 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 and 6-8. Comparatively speaking, Manchester’s tallest starter was junior Brayden Casper at 6-2.
The Golden Eagles outscored the Squires 32-6 in the paint and blocked four shots. Oak Hill also had the rebounding advantage at 27-16.
Senior Tyce Frank put Oak Hill on the scoreboard early, draining a three-pointer in the opening 30 seconds of play. This jumpstarted their offense and they went on a 10-3 run to open the first 5-1/2 minutes of play.
Manchester was able to cut the lead to four when it was 12-8 with just under two minutes to play in the quarter, but that would be the closest the team would get again.
Senior Mason Hamby scored seven of 10 points in the first period. Freshman Weston Hamby made a three-pointer to help the cause.
The Squires shot 38 percent in the quarter and Oak Hill made 64 percent of its attempts.
“The ball just wouldn’t fall,” said Underwood. “Have to give Oak Hill a lot of credit, too. Their defense is tough to deal with it, they’re long and athletic.”
The Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run to open up the second stanza and outscored the Squires 17-10 in the quarter. Shooting woes continued for Manchester as it shot 25 percent in the eight minutes, making three shots.
After the intermission, the Squires put 15 points on the scoreboard and shot their best percentage of the game at 45.
The improvement was too late as Oak Hill ran away with the game. Senior Spencer Ballinger put the icing on the cake for the Golden Eagles and slammed a dunk in the final seconds of the contest to send the fans to their feet in unison.
Oak Hill ended the game shooting 66 percent from the floor and Manchester shot half that at 33 percent.
Underwood was pleased with his team’s performance not only Tuesday, but all season. Three things he looks for throughout the season is how hard his team works, did they improve and did they represent the school in a class manner?
“They worked hard all year long,” he said. “We’re much better now than we were at the beginning of the season. The guys played out there with class and good attitudes and I’m proud of that.”
Mason Hamby and fellow senior Koehl Fluke scored in double figures for the last time in a Squire uniform. Hamby finished with 18 points and six rebounds and Fluke dished in 10 points. Weston Hamby tallied 10 points in the loss.
Oak Hill will play Wabash on Friday in the first game of the semifinal round. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. North Miami and Lewis Cass will play in the second semifinal contest at approximately 7:30 p.m..
OAK HILL 59, MANCHESTER 44
OH 16 17 13 13 – 59
M 10 10 14 10 – 44
Oak Hill – Spencer Ballinger 9 0-1 19, Tyce Frank 5 0-1 12, Caleb Middlesworth 5 2-2 12, Konnor Cabe 3 0-0 9, David Arens 2 0-1 4, Tahj Johnson 1 0-0 3, Cal Mann 0 0-0 0, Renn Martin 0 0-0 0, Alex Henry 0 0-0 0, Reid Newhouse 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 2-5 59.
Manchester – Mason Hamby 5 5-6 18, Weston Hamby 4 1-1 10, Koehl Fluke 3 2-2 10, Brayden Casper 1 1-2 4, Kamdyn Lester 0 2-4 2, Thane Creager 0 0-0 0, Logan Parrett 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Davis 0 0-0 0, Mason Meyer 0 0-0 0, Andrew McAtee 0 0-0 0, Konrad Borgmann 0 0-0 0, Austin Underwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 11-15 44.
Three-pointers – Oak Hill 7 (Cabe 3, Frank 2, Johnson, Ballinger), Manchester 7 (M. Hamby 3, Fluke 2, W. Hamby, Casper); Rebounds – Oak Hill 27 (Ballinger 8), Manchester 16 (M. Hamby 6), Fouls – Oak Hill 14, Manchester 9; Fouled out – none; Records: Oak Hill 20-5, Manchester 12-10.
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