DUKE CENTER - Shining brightly.
Colin Shine did just that during Eisenhower's 66-34 victory over Otto-Eldred Wednesday at Otto-Eldred High School. Shine finished the game with a season-high 24 points, helping the Knights improve to 12-7 on the season.
After a shaky first quarter ended with the visitors up by just two points, the Knights established their dominance in the second quarter. In that stanza, Eisenhower held a 17-4 advantage, taking a 29-14 edge into halftime.
Eisenhower continued to pull away after the break, allowing Ike coach Dave Allenson to get his entire roster some valuable playing time.
Allenson was able to get a total of 11 players on the court during Wednesday's win over the Terrors. Of those 11 players, nine found their way into the scoring column.
In addition to Shine, the Knights got nine points from Joe Rutsky and eight points each from Aaron Lundmark and Andrew Onoratti.
Fact Box
EISENHOWER (66): Josh Deppas 2 0-0 5, Aaron Lundmark 4 0-0 8, Carter Farrell 1 0-0 2, Colin Shine 9 3-4 24, Nathan O'Brien 2 0-0 4, Chris Sanders 2 0-0 4, Andrew Onoratti 4 0-0 8, Ryan Williams 1 0-0 2, Joe Rutsky 4 0-0 9, Jarrett Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kyle Hunt 0 0-0 0, Totals: 28 3-5 66
OTTO-ELDRED (34): Correll 0 2-2 2, Tennies 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 2-2 8, Gutshall 3 2-3 9, Hilyer 1 1-2 3, Pinner 3 1-2 10, Totals: 10 8-11 34
Eisenhower 12 17 16 21 - 66
Otto-Eldred 10 4 10 10 - 34
3-pointers: E- Deppas, Shine 3, Rutsky; O- Jordan 2, Gutshall, Pinner 3
Junior varsity game
EISENHOWER (26): Carter Farrell 1 2-4 4, Jarrett Johnson 3 1-3 7, John Potts 0 0-0 0, Chris Sanders 1 0-0 2, Kyle Hunt 2 1-2 6, Ben Harvey 0 0-0 0, Ricky Zortman 3 0-0 7, Totals: 10 4-11 26
OTTO-ELDRED (18): Johnson 0 1-1 1, Hilyer 2 0-3 4, Shay 1 0-0 3, Frederick 1 0-0 3, Milliron 1 1-2 3, Higley 2 0-0 4, Totals: 7 2-6 18
Eisenhower 9 8 4 5 - 26
Otto-Eldred 5 6 2 5 - 18
3-pointers: E- Hunt, Zortman; O- Shay, Frederick
COUNTRY DAY (61): Vasquez 2 0-0 4, Torres 3 2-2 8, DeLeon 1 0-0 2, Jordan 6 0-0 12, Eady 2 0-2 4, Baker 6 2-5 14, Ramirez 3 0-0 7, Gonzalez 4 0-0 10, Totals: 27 4-9 61
TCCS (20): Chance Klos 0 0-0 0, Jordan Yeager 3 0-2 6, Brian Faulkner 2 2-2 6, Kendrick Morrison 2 0-2 4, Pat Thompson 0 0-0 0, Pat Haney 1 0-0 2, Brian Bonner 1 0-0 2, Todd Breeden 0 0-0 0, Cody Mohrey 0 0-0 0, Totals: 9 2-6 20
Country Day 17 21 15 8 - 61
TCCS 6 10 2 2 - 20
3-pointers: C- Ramirez, Gonzalez 2; T- None
Ike won the junior varsity game, 26-18. Ricky Zortman and Jarrett Johnson each scored seven points for the winners.
Eisenhower returns to action Friday, visiting Conneaut Valley.
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Community Country Day 61, TCCS 20
Tidioute Charter dropped a 61-20 decision to Community Country Day in a make-up game Wednesday at Tidioute Community Charter School.
The Bulldogs were limited to just four second-half points after spotting the visitors a 38-16 halftime lead. Jordan Yeager and Brian Faulkner led the Bulldogs with six points each.
TCCS (0-12) is back in action Friday, hosting Erie First Christian.