Olpe uses 27-point 3rd-quarter spurt to outpace Burlingame, win LCL title
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The Olpe Eagles boys basketball team kept its undefeated season intact with a decisive league-clinching 82-47 victory on the road at Burlingame Friday night.
Olpe’s duo of Seth Pargman and Cole Krueger paced the sharpshooting Eagles with a combined 28 points, with Jordan Pargman and Dallas Burenheide each contributing nine. A total of 11 Eagles players scored in the contest.
Burlingame’s physical play kept the score interesting in the first half against the state’s top-ranked team. A whopping 17 fouls were called in the first quarter alone.
“They just never let us play,” Burlingame coach Creighton Winters said of the closely-called game.
Down 10 points at the break, Winters was still optimistic for his team’s chances.
“We came at them,” he said. “We felt like we were in the ballgame.”
A 27-point explosion from the Eagles coming out of the locker room proved otherwise, as Olpe flexed its might from beyond the arc.
“Olpe’s 3-point shooting in the third quarter was the difference,” Winters said. “They showed why they’re the No. 1 team in the state.”
Stout defense from the Eagles limited the Bearcats to just four points in the fourth quarter as Olpe rolled on to its 12th win of the year, wrapping up the Lyon County League in the process. Burlingame falls to 6-3 with the loss.
OLPE boys 82, BURLINGAME 47
Olpe 21 18 27 16 — 82
BHS 16 13 14 4 — 47
OHS (12-0, 9-0 LCL) — Seth Pargman 15, Cole Kruger 13, Dallas Burenheide 9, Jordan Pargman 9, Colton Stueve 8, Michael Schmidt 7, Drew Pettijohn 6, Aaron Hammond 5, Andy Haag 5, Tanner Coble 4, Josh Klumpe 1.
BHS (6-3, 6-3 LCL) — Chris Patterson 16, Hank Zerbe 11, Colton Hoffman 8, Tim Thummel 5, Zach Dodson 4, Joel Bevitt 3.
Halftime — Olpe 39-29. Fouled out — Burlingame: Dodson.
Lyndon boys 51,
Flinthills 49
The Lyndon Tigers took home a hard-fought Lyon County League victory after escaping with a narrow 51-49 decision over the Flinthills Mustangs in Rosalia Friday evening.
The defensive game drew 31 fouls and 27 turnovers, with Flinthills giving the ball up 18 times.
The nip-and-tuck contest used all of regulation to decide its two-point outcome. The margin at halftime was four points and at the third quarter’s conclusion, just one point.
Leading the scoring for the Tigers was Alex Wendling’s 12 points, as he finished 4-of-7 from the floor. He was joined by teammate Kade Neilson’s 10 points. The Tigers shot 42 percent from the floor as a team and were 3-of-8 in three-point territory.
The Mustangs’ Jeremy Jackson led the game with 15 points, making half of his attempts from the field and shooting 4-of-5 at the free-throw line. Jackson also showed hustle defensively by coming up with five steals, matching Mustang teammate Kiel Reimann’s five takeaways.
Also scoring in double digits for Flinthills was Jimmy Michal with 11 points.
LYNDON boys 51, FLINTHILLS 49
Lyndon 14 16 12 9 — 51
FHS 12 14 15 8 — 49
LHS — Alex Wendling 12, Kade Neilson 10, Shea Kirsop 9, Jeremy Testerman 7, Quinton Testerman 7, Dylan Filburn 4, Derek Banzhaf 2.
FHS — Jeremy Jackson 15, Jimmy Michal 11, Grant Vogt 9, Kiel Reimann 6, Nate Nelson 6, Tyler Wilson 2.
Halftime — Lyndon 30-26. Fouled out — None.
S. Coffey Co. boys 62,
Hamilton 35
Matt Harmon led all scoring with 17 points, joining two other Southern Coffey County players in double figures as the Titans downed the Hamilton Tigers 62-35 in the SCC Mid-Season Tournament on Friday.
It was the second straight game that Harmon led his team with 17 points.
Taking advantage of 20 fouls committed by the Tigers, the Titans shot 17-of-26 from the free throw line with Harmon shooting 5-of-7 from the stripe.
The final score was not entirely accurate of the earlier stages of the game, though, as Hamilton’s determination kept the score close. A 19-11 Titans advantage at the break seemed fragile after the Tigers’ defense held SCC to just six second-quarter points.
SCC had other plans, however, and came out firing for the last two periods of action. Ringing up 23 points in the third quarter and 20 in the fourth, the contest grew quickly out of hand and out of reach for the struggling Tigers.
S. COFFEY CO. boys 62, HAMILTON 35
HHS 6 5 11 13 — 35
SCC 13 6 23 20 — 62
HHS — Jeff Smith 12, Beau Smith 10, Charlie Schlotterbeck 5, Russell Schlotterbeck 4, Dylan McEwen 3, Shawn Galindo 1.
SCC — Matt Harmon 17, John Kraft 11, MacKenzie Redding 11, Justin Meyer 9, Dane Birk 7, L.J. Sherwood 6, Colt Newkirk 1.
Halftime — SCC 19-11. Fouled out — Hamilton: Galindo, Smith.
Chase County boys 50,
Hartford 44
The Chase County boys overcame a slow start to take a six-point victory over Hartford on Friday.
The Bulldogs scored just two points in the first quarter but responded with a 19-point second quarter to take a 21-18 lead into break.
“We were patient on offense then and our shot selection was good,” Chase County coach Landon Hinkson said.
Chase County extended its lead in the second half, outscoring Hartford 29-26 over the final 16 minutes.
Much of the increased offense came from the free-throw line, as Chase County shot 30 freebies in the game.
Brian Palermo led the Bulldogs, scoring 19 points. He finished the night 11-of-12 from the free-throw line.
Jesse Cole added 11 points in the win.
Hartford was paced by Blake Edwards, who had a game-high with 19 pointsn and Adam Ewy also contributed 13.
CHASE COUNTY boys 50, HARTFORD 44
Chase County 2 19 16 13 — 50
Hartford 8 10 13 13 — 44
Chase County (2-8) — Kyle Grokett 3, Brian Palermo 19, Shawn Talkington 5, Joe Heathman 1, Jesse Cole 11, Brad Talkington 1, Trevor Johnson 6, Lee Glanville 4.
Hartford — Adam Ewy 13, Scott Gardner 3, Blake Edwards 19, Farr 1, Beemer 2, Crawford 4.
Halftime — Chase County 21-18. Total fouls — Chase County 17, Hartford 23. Fouled out — Hartford: Gardner.
Madison boys 39,
MdCV 34
Marais des Cygnes Valley narrowed the deficit to three points on a few possessions late but couldn’t get any closer in a five-point loss to Madison.
“We had a couple shots rattle around up there,” MdCV coach Thad Thurston said, “but they didn’t go in.”
Madison held on despite scoring just five points in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs built a 34-26 lead heading into the final frame.
“They’re an athletic bunch,” Thurston said of Madison. “We weren’t able to get over the hump, and that seems to be our m.o.”
Jordan Stout led Madison, hitting three 3-pointers and contributing 16 points. Eric Porter added nine, while Kaleb Schankie had eight.
Dennis Becker paced MdCV with 14 points.
MADISON boys 39, MdCV 34
MdCV 13 6 7 8 — 34
Madison 17 8 9 5 — 39
Madison (11-1) — Eric Porter 3 0-0 9, John Whitmore 1 0-0 2, Jordan Stout 6 1-3 16, Jacob Huber 1 0-0 2, Sidney Childers 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Schankie 3 2-3 8.
MdCV (3-9) — Chisom Spencer 2 1-4 5, Brandon Litch 1 2-4 4, Drew Woodruff 2 0-0 5, Dennis Becker 7 0-0 14, David Becker 2 2-2 6.
Halftime — Madison 25-19. Total fouls — MdCV 13, Madison 14. Fouled out — None.
• Jimmy Kegin and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.