Logan Grieder nailed his clutch shot, and Hartford got a big win at Lebo.
Grieder’s 3-pointer from the left corner with just a few seconds remaining gave the Jaguars the decisive points as they scored a 40-39 victory in a defensive battle on Tuesday night. Days after losing a 68-64 decision at the Lebo round-robin tournament, the Jaguars evened the season series with the Wolves as the two teams played a markedly different type of game.
“Both teams were a little more patient on the offensive end, making sure they were getting their looks at the basket,” Hartford coach Chuck Ewy said. “But yeah, the intensity was still there, and tonight, we were just a little bit more fortunate later in the game to block out and limit them to one shot.”
Trailing in the final minute, Hartford put Lebo freshman Trevor White on the line, and White missed the front end of a 1-and-1. The Jaguars got the rebound and set up a play with Adam Ewy as the first option, Craig Woods as option number two and Grieder as option three. The ball ended up in Grieder’s hands in the corner, and he knocked down just his second basket of the game.
“He squared up perfectly,” Chuck Ewy said. “He didn’t rush with all the noise and excitement in the gym, and calmly shot the ball and it went in.”
Lebo’s final shot from Dylan Smith missed, and the Jaguars notched the win.
Twelve of Adam Ewy’s 16 points came in the second quarter, when he buried three 3-pointers and staked the Jaguars to a 22-19 halftime advantage. Colby Gardner had eight for Hartford.
Adam Laflin led Lebo with 13 points, and Dylan Smith scored 12.
Hartford’s defense clamped down when it mattered most; the Jags held the Wolves to just six fourth-quarter points.
“Losing to ’em only by four last time, we really weren’t lacking in the confidence, but lacking in the execution on the defensive side,” Chuck Ewy said. “And so I think our defensive confidence is coming up a little bit. Holding somebody to just 39 points for the game is a good effort all around. So I think defensively, our confidence and our intensity is approaching what we expect from our kids every night.”
Hartford boys 40, Lebo 39
Hartford 8 14 7 11 — 40
Lebo 13 6 14 6 — 39
Hartford (2-2) — Ewy 16, Barrett 4, Gilligan 2, Wilson 2, Woods 3, Grieder 5, Gardner 8.
Lebo (3-1) — White 5, Johnston 5, Perry 4, Laflin 13, Smith 12.
Total fouls — Hartford 14, Lebo 12. Fouled out — Gardner.
N. Heights boys 54, Hope 39
The Wildcats opened play in the Herington Tournament with a victory, with Teeino Tabares making 7-of-9 shots, dishing out five assists and scoring 14 points.
Derrek Swanson and Nick Tabares each added nine for the Wildcats, Ryan Swanson had eight and Kenneth Bronson had seven. Roman Murray only scored four points, but he contributed plenty in other ways, with seven assists and six steals.
“We got pretty even scoring across the board,” Heights coach Lanny Massey said, “and I attribute that to Teeino and Roman distributing the ball for a combined 12 assists.
“Our inexperience showed at times, but we were able to overcome our problems and win.”
The Wildcats held hope to just 32.6 percent shooting from the floor. Eli Gorake led Hope with 14 points.
Northern Heights boys 54, Hope 39
Hope 9 6 12 12 — 39
Northern Heights 6 16 12 20 — 54
Hope — Cook 2, Bird 4, Kickhaufer 4, Gorake 14, Mudd 2, Bird 4, Billinger 4, Morgan 5.
Northern Heights (1-1) — N. Tabares 9, T. Tabares 14, R. Swanson 8, Heins 2, Murray 4, D. Swanson 9, Bronson 7, Campbell 1.
Total fouls — Hope 10, Northern Heights 10. Fouled out — None.
Olpe boys 45, Lyndon 44
Cole Krueger made two free throws in the final minute to lead Olpe to a one-point victory at Lyndon.
Lyndon had the final two shots and a chance to win the game. Lyndon’s Derek Banzhaf missed with four seconds left, the Tigers called timeout and set up a play for Banzhaf. Banzhaf, who scored a game-high 23, chased down a loose ball at the last second and threw up an off balance shot that hit of the backboard and off the rim.
“When it left his hand I didn’t think it would be that close, but it ended up being pretty close,” Olpe coach Chris Schmidt said.
The final shot played out similar to the game. The Eagles got off to a good start and led by eight at halftime and appeared headed toward another win. But the Tigers fought back and took the lead with about a minute left for the first time.
Olpe set up a play for Krueger, who received the ball in the post and was triple teamed. Krueger kicked the ball back out and then got it back and was fouled. He led the Eagles with 13 points, Josh Klumpe scored 11 and Bradley Argabright added 10, but Schmidt said his top three scorers did not play up to their potential.
“I think you ask all three of those kids and they weren’t happy with their performances and I wasn’t either,” Schmidt said.
Schmidt said his team was not very fluid on offense all night, but gave credit to Lyndon’s defense for forcing turnovers in the second half to get back in the game.
“Anytime you can go on the road and get a win,” Schmidt said, “you can’t be too disappointed.”
Olpe boys 45, Lyndon 44
Olpe 16 13 9 7 — 45
Lyndon 10 11 12 11 — 44
Olpe — Krueger 13, Argabright 10, Vaughn 6, Redeker 3, Klumpe 11, Schmidt 2.
Lyndon — Banzhaf 23, Kirsop 4, Filburn 2, Wendling 6, Brown 5, Wilson 2, Spencer 2.
Total fouls — Olpe 16, Lyndon 13. Fouled out — None.
Olpe girls 65, Lyndon 29
Kathryn Flott and Katie Moyer continue to be a devastating duo for Olpe, combining for 41 of the Eagles’ 65 points in an easy win at Lyndon.
“I think we’re getting really good balanced play out of some other kids, but yeah, both of them were real steady, I think,” Olpe coach Jesse Nelson said. “On the night, we probably didn’t shoot the ball as well (as) I think we usually will.”
Nelson said the Eagles were somewhat sloppy early, then settled down. They built a 17-10 lead after the first quarter, then held Lyndon to single digits in each quarter for the rest of the game.
Flott scored 23 points and Moyer added 18. Angie Bartley and Kendyl McDougald each added seven for Olpe.
“I’m never really all that satisfied, no matter when (during the season) it is,” Nelson said. “But for the most part, I think that we’re getting better all the time, and I think we’re especially getting better off the bench.”
Olpe girls 65, Lyndon 29
Olpe 17 19 21 8 — 65
Lyndon 10 6 4 9 — 29
Olpe (2-0) — Henderson 6, McDougald 7, Kuhlmann 2, Moyer 18, Bartley 7, Davis 2, Flott 23.
Lyndon — Wigger 2, Schmidt 2, Bitts 3, Gales 5, Fine 1, Bronson 6, Burkett 10.
Total fouls — Olpe 12, Lyndon 11. Fouled out — None.
Lebo girls 56,
Hartford 47
Lebo built an 18-point lead by halftime and scored a nine-point victory over Hartford. Holding the Jags to just four second-quarter points, the Wolves led 29-11 at the break and kept Hartford at arm’s length despite 23 points from the Jags in the fourth.
Morgan Laflin’s 16 points and Morgan Tastove’s 14 led the Wolves, and Shelby Robke was also in double figures with 10. Kellie Farr led Hartford with 14 points, Paige Hamman had 11 despite just a 5-of-11 mark at the free-throw line, and Samantha Wilkerson had nine.
Lebo improved to 3-1 on the year, while Hartford fell to 1-3.
Lebo girls 56, Hartford 47
Hartford 7 4 13 23 — 47
Lebo 13 16 8 19 — 56
Hartford (1-3) — Wilson 3, Farr 14, Williams 2, Wilkerson 9, Hamman 11, Lee 4, Clark 4.
Lebo (3-1) — Hase 3, Jones 6, Robke 10, Schlesener 5, Tastove 14, Laflin 16, Robertson 2.
Total fouls — Hartford 19, Lebo 16. Fouled out — Hamman.
N.Heights girls 51,
Hope 11
Ten different players scored for Northern Heights, led by Alex DeLong’s 10 points, and the Wildcats played stifling defense to beat Hope with ease in their first game at the Herington Tournament.
“We came out defensively and forced quite a few turnovers and put a lot of pressure on their guards,” Heights coach Tim Riemann said. “We did not shoot the ball extremely well, but worked hard to get a lot of second shots.”
Amy Lee had eight points for the Wildcats, and Christena Zumbrum and Amy Boline and Sarah Boline each had six. Zumbrum led the Wildcats with seven rebounds, and Heights owned the boards all night, outrebounding Hope 35-15. Sarah Boline and Tess Hobson each handed out three assists.
“I think that we did a very good job of sharing the basketball and finding the open man tonight,” Riemann said.
Heights continues with the Herington Tournament on Friday when it plays the host school. On Saturday, the Wildcats will take on Centre.
Northern Heights girls 51, Hope 11
Hope 2 2 4 3 — 11
Northern Heights 15 12 12 12 — 51
Hope (1-1) — Sizemore 5, Bryant 4, Coy 2.
Northern Heights (2-0) — Hobson 4, Linsey 1, Lee 8, Miller 4, A. Boline 6, Zumbrum 6, Eklund 4, Carr 2, DeLong 10, S. Boline 6.
Total fouls — Hope 5, Northern Heights 11. Fouled out — None.