Tigers Top Plymouth For Much-Needed Victory
February 15, 2020 at 5:34 a.m.
Tigers Top Plymouth For Much-Needed Victory
By Dale [email protected]
Wrapping up the league schedule with a 49-36 win over the Pilgrims Friday night, Warsaw snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 11-6 overall and 4-3 in the NLC.
Senior Blake Marsh led the Tigers with 13 points and seven rebounds, while junior Luke Adamiec tallied 12 points, six rebounds and three assists, and senior Wyatt Amiss chipped in with nine points, five boards and three assists.
“I think this win was really important for our psyche, for our team’s confidence, and to have some success and execute at times,” said Warsaw coach Doug Ogle, whose team beat the Pilgrims for the sixth consecutive time and pushed the Tigers’ record in the overall series to 82-50, dating back to 1920.
“We made some shots when we needed to at key times. I think this was a really important game for us to win, and I’m glad that we did.”
Just as Ogle said, the Tigers certainly made some shots at key times, particularly Amiss.
The Pilgrims, who fell to 6-14 overall and 3-4 in the NLC, cut Warsaw’s advantage to 28-22 in the third quarter on a trey by freshman Easton Strain.
Amiss, like he did so many times as the Tigers’ quarterback in the fall, stepped up and made the big play.
He hit three-pointers on back-to-back possessions following Easton’s bucket, and with another score the Tigers pushed their lead to 14 points at 37-23.
All nine of Amiss’ points came from beyond the arc, and Ogle wasn’t surprised by his senior’s shooting touch Friday night.
“When Plymouth cut it to six, and then Wyatt Amiss hit a couple big shots, that was a key point in the game,” said Ogle.
“I know he spent a lot of time this week outside of practice shooting. It paid off for him tonight.”
Warsaw never trailed in the contest, and the teams were tied just once, when it was 5-5 early in the 32-minute game.
The Tigers led 14-9 after one quarter of play, 26-14 at halftime and 37-27 heading into the final frame.
“I thought we did a lot of good things tonight,” said Ogle. “We shot the ball better than we have been. We handled the ball better than we have been. Those are two positive things. We also rebounded well tonight.”
The Tigers, who outrebounded Plymouth 29-20, shot 19 of 42 from from the field for 45 percent, an offensive efficiency that was brought down a bit by a 5-of-15 effort from three-point range.
The Pilgrims were 4 of 16 from the arc and finished the game 10 of 31 from the field overall.
Adam Hunter led Plymouth with 12 points, while Strain finished with 11.
Warsaw is in action again tonight at Wabash, marking the first time the Tigers and Apaches have met in a boys basketball game since 1983.
The Tigers won the JV game 58-25, improving to 15-2.
Kyle Dawson led the way with 14 points, and Jaxson Gould finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Wrapping up the league schedule with a 49-36 win over the Pilgrims Friday night, Warsaw snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 11-6 overall and 4-3 in the NLC.
Senior Blake Marsh led the Tigers with 13 points and seven rebounds, while junior Luke Adamiec tallied 12 points, six rebounds and three assists, and senior Wyatt Amiss chipped in with nine points, five boards and three assists.
“I think this win was really important for our psyche, for our team’s confidence, and to have some success and execute at times,” said Warsaw coach Doug Ogle, whose team beat the Pilgrims for the sixth consecutive time and pushed the Tigers’ record in the overall series to 82-50, dating back to 1920.
“We made some shots when we needed to at key times. I think this was a really important game for us to win, and I’m glad that we did.”
Just as Ogle said, the Tigers certainly made some shots at key times, particularly Amiss.
The Pilgrims, who fell to 6-14 overall and 3-4 in the NLC, cut Warsaw’s advantage to 28-22 in the third quarter on a trey by freshman Easton Strain.
Amiss, like he did so many times as the Tigers’ quarterback in the fall, stepped up and made the big play.
He hit three-pointers on back-to-back possessions following Easton’s bucket, and with another score the Tigers pushed their lead to 14 points at 37-23.
All nine of Amiss’ points came from beyond the arc, and Ogle wasn’t surprised by his senior’s shooting touch Friday night.
“When Plymouth cut it to six, and then Wyatt Amiss hit a couple big shots, that was a key point in the game,” said Ogle.
“I know he spent a lot of time this week outside of practice shooting. It paid off for him tonight.”
Warsaw never trailed in the contest, and the teams were tied just once, when it was 5-5 early in the 32-minute game.
The Tigers led 14-9 after one quarter of play, 26-14 at halftime and 37-27 heading into the final frame.
“I thought we did a lot of good things tonight,” said Ogle. “We shot the ball better than we have been. We handled the ball better than we have been. Those are two positive things. We also rebounded well tonight.”
The Tigers, who outrebounded Plymouth 29-20, shot 19 of 42 from from the field for 45 percent, an offensive efficiency that was brought down a bit by a 5-of-15 effort from three-point range.
The Pilgrims were 4 of 16 from the arc and finished the game 10 of 31 from the field overall.
Adam Hunter led Plymouth with 12 points, while Strain finished with 11.
Warsaw is in action again tonight at Wabash, marking the first time the Tigers and Apaches have met in a boys basketball game since 1983.
The Tigers won the JV game 58-25, improving to 15-2.
Kyle Dawson led the way with 14 points, and Jaxson Gould finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
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