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This past week seemed to be the week for big first quarters.
South squared off again against Shawnee at Shawnee for a rematch of the Shawnee
Holiday Tournament which South won. South was the team that made it look easy in
the early going – sprinting to a 16-2 advantage by the end of the first quarter. But Shawnee would not go down easy – which lead
to an exciting second half.
It has been an up and down week for South. They first played Carlisle, who had only lost
2 games this year to a triple overtime, only to lose in the final seconds. They then played Bradford where Wes Cole
scored his 1000th point in the victory. His teammates worked hard to help him achieve
his goal. Cole would also be a presence in the waning minutes of South’s game
against Shawnee.
After opening play in a zone defense, Shawnee changed to man
to man in the second quarter. Additionally the team had been cold from the floor,
but found their range as the game went on and quickly made up ground. South did
have to adjust on offense and defense as JJ Utz had to leave the court when he
rolled his ankle in the early part of the quarter. He was able to return later
but by the half Shawnee had made up ground and was down 17-21.
In the third quarter Shawnee was hitting the boards hard and
getting second chance shots on rebounds.
South switched to a zone offense and Shawnee responded by shooting from
the perimeter. In the last part of the quarter, South’s shooting grew cold and
Shawnee took advantage getting the lead for the first late in the quarter
29-28. South woke up and tied the score
31-all by quarters end.
Shawnee handed South two gifts to start the 4th
quarter. South got two steals that they turned into points and were able to
regain the lead. South proceeded to go
on a 14-2 run and appeared to have the game put away. But again South hit a patch
where the team was not dropping shots.
And they missed some key free throws to allow Shawnee back in the game. With
36 seconds left, it was 46-44 with the momentum back to the Arrows. But Wes Cole rose to the occasion hitting a
timely jump shot and when he was fouled in the remaining seconds, he calmly
sank his free throws – cementing the South victory 51-44. It was a fine way for Cole to end his week.
“There are some teams where there really is a home court
advantage.”stated coach Augspurger, “Where
a team plays so much better than they do on the road. And that is true with Preble Shawnee. Over
the years they are better at home than they are on the road. Years where we
have to play them twice at home are always challenging. “
He continued, “We had a great first quarter, our defensive
intensity was outstanding. They got some
points in the second quarter, while we struggled. They did a good job of getting dribble
penetration on us. We switched to a zone to take that away and that seemed to
slow them down.”
Wes Cole scoring 1,000 points, “Wes started the year
pressing a little bit. He has done a
good job of getting back to who he is. He is a great competitor – you will find
that out if you are around him at all. He hates to lose and that is a key to what
makes him so good. Against Bradford the guys knew he was close, and all 4
starters gave assists to Wes to make sure he made his goal. ”
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