Hartford boys take OT victory over MdCV
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The Hartford Jaguars escaped with a close victory against the Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans. After going into overtime, the Jaguars were able to edge out a 55-52 victory over the Trojans.
“I thought both teams played well,” Hartford coach Chuck Ewy said. “Neither team shot the ball that well in the first half, but we both played pretty sound defense in the second half.”
Hartford had some exceptional performances during Tuesday’s game. Adam Ewy made five three-point shots for a total of 15 points, and Adam Williams followed with a total of 12 points. However, MdCV’s Dennis Becker led all scorersin total points with 21.
“It just came down to us being able to execute that last shot in the overtime for the win,” Ewy said.
Olpe boys 60,
Flinthills 58
The Olpe Eagles finished Tuesday night’s game with a narrow victory against the Flinthills Mustangs.
Both teams played a strong game, but Olpe took the lead at halftime, and the Mustangs could never fully recover the lost points.
“I thought our boys played very hard,” Flinthills coach Don Wedel said. “We were down 30-19 at half. We talked about composure and not quitting. They didn’t.”
Flinthills made its comeback in the fourth quarter, scoring nine points in the last 2:31 but falling short of overtime by two points.
Several players stood out in the Flinthills lineup. Leading the Mustangs in scoring were Grant Vogt with 17 points, Jimmy Michal with 14 points, Nate Nelson and Kiel Reimann with 10 points, and Jeremy Jackson with seven points.
Outscoring everyone on the court was Olpe’s Seth Pargman. He made 11 of his 20 attempted field goals and 5 out of 9 free throws, resulting in 28 points at the end of the game.
Burlingame boys 45,
Lyndon 38
Burlingame used defense to pull away in its seven-point victory over Lyndon.
The Bearcats went to a 2-3 zone defense in the second half, and the switch worked wonders. Lyndon scored just 14 points the rest of the way, with Burlingame taking a 12-6 edge in the fourth quarter.
“That really slowed them down,” Burlingame coach Creighton Winters said. “They couldn’t hit anything from the outside.”
Chris Patterson led the Bearcats, scoring 17 points. Zac Burt added nine.
Burlingame won despite having its two top scorers — Hank Zerbe and Zach Dodson — combine for just 10 points.
Alex Wendling paced Lyndon with 11 points.
“We didn’t play very well,” Winters said, “but I’m happy to come out with W.”
Madison boys 60,
Waverly 48
Jordan Stout led Madison, scoring 22 points in the 12-point victory over Waverly.
Stout was especially effective in the first half, putting in 18 points to help Madison to a 33-22 halftime advantage.
Kaleb Schankie took over the scoring in the final 16 minutes, contributing 12 second-half points to help secure the win.
“We played good defense and did a nice job,” Madison coach Mike Pitko said. “I was also pleased with our passing on offense.”
Schankie finished with 14 points, while Eric Porter added eight.
For Waverly, Heath Redding was the high scorer with 13 points. Dentin Chapman contributed 8 in the loss.
Oswego boys 71,
Southern Coffey Co. 61
Southern Coffey County couldn’t hold on to a first-quarter lead, falling to Oswego on Tuesday.
The Titans led 9-6 after the first eight minutes, but the Indians responded with a 22-14 run in the second quarter to take a five-point halftime advantage.
Oswego outscored SCC in both the third and fourth quarters to secure the win.
John Kraft led the Titans with 16 points. Dane Birk added 14, while Matt Harmon (13) and Justin Meyer (11) also hit double figures.
Austin Johnson had a game-high 24 points for Oswego.
F Erica Bennett and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.