Warren started 2-0 in Warren County Tip-off Classic with a 69-39 victory over Eisenhower on Saturday at Warren Area High School.
Despite a large margin of victory, the Dragons didn't run away with the game. The teams traded buckets throughout the first stanza, which saw the Dragons take a 22-16 lead.
That's when the Dragons got hot.
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Eisenhower's Carter Farrell and Warren's Tanner Stanz reach for a rebound while Mark Davis looks on during Warren's 69-39 victory Saturday.
Warren outscored Eisenhower 35-12 over the middle two quarters, including a 25-1 run that lasted over seven minutes in the second and third quarters.
"We didn't play as well as we wanted in the first quarter," said Warren coach Jeff Berdine. "We were eventually able to get the pace of the game where we wanted it, which allowed us to use our depth."
"Eisenhower struggled with our defense in the second and third quarters," he added. "You won't lose many games if you only give up 12 points in two quarters."
Matt Sandberg led all scorers with 13 points for the Dragons, while Jack Daley was right behind him with 11.
Ten Dragons scored in all.
Mark Davis just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds. Austin Jerman, Sandberg, and Tanner Stanz all had 3 assists while Colin Fantaskey and Daley each had 3 steals.
Aaron Lundmark paced the Knights with 12 points.
Warren won a junior varsity game over Eisenhower, 48-31. Max Gross led the Dragons with 13 points while Justin Wright added 12. Casey Vincent paced Eisenhower with eight points.
WARREN (69): Nate Sandberg 0 0-0 0, Grayson Foley 0 0-0 0, Austin Jerman 3 2-2 8, Phil Hachula 1 0-0 2, Austin Schwanke 2 0-0 4, Mark Davis 4 1-2 9, Ryan Gustafson 2 0-0 4, Matt Sandberg 6 1-4 13, Collin Fantaskey 4 0-0 8, Tanner Stanz 1 0-0 2, Andrew Hammersley 0 0-0 0, Jacoby Passmore 4 0-0 8, Jack Daley 5 1-2 11, Matt Hultquist 0 0-0 0, Justin Wright 0 0-0 0. Total: 32 5-10 69
EISENHOWER (39): Aaron Lundmark 6 0-5 12, Carter Farrell 2 2-2 6, Jarrett Johnson 2 2-2 6, Colin Shine 2 0-0 4, Nathan O'Brien 1 0-0 2, Chris Sanders 0 5-6 5, Alex Johnson 0 1-6 1, Ryan Williams 1 0-0 3, Ricky Zortman 0 0-0 0, Ben Harvey 0 0-0 0. Total: 14 10-21 39
Warren 22 18 17 12 - 69
Eisenhower 16 6 6 11 - 39
3 Pointers: W- None. E- Williams.
Junior varsity game
WARREN (48): Nate Sandberg 3 0-0 6, John White 0 0-0 0, Max Gross 6 1-3 13, Scott Vasilisin 3 0-0 7, Kyle Kulka 2 2-4 6, Matt Hultquist 1 2-4 4, Justin Wright 6 0-0 12, Jason Tipton 0 0-0 0, Sam Lindquist 0 0-0 0. Total: 21 5-11 48
EISENHOWER (33): Chris Sanders 3 0-0 6, Ricky Zortman 1 0-0 3, Casey Vincent 2 3-4 8, Jarret Johnson 3 0-0 6, Garrett Venman 1 0-0 2, Allan Jackson 0 0-0 0, Ben Harvey 0 1-3 1, John Potts 0 0-0 0, Alex Johnson 2 1-4 5 Total: 12 5-11 31
3 Pointers: W- Vasilisin. E- Zortman, Vincent
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Sheffield 58, Youngsville 29
Sheffield didn't score early, but they did score often.
Nine of the 11 Wolverines who saw action got on the board as they defeated Youngsville, 58-29, in the final game of the 2012 Warren County Tip-Off Classic at Warren Area High School.
"Overall, it was a better effort tonight," said Sheffield assistant coach Jay Fitch. "We didn't foul as much and we did a better job running through our plays."
After a low-scoring 7-4 first quarter, the Wolverines picked up the tempo led by a trio of seniors. Brendan Winslow scored a game-high 13 points, Dylan McNeal added 11, and Shequan Wright pitched in 10.
Sheffield also saw plenty of scoring off the bench, with the reserves chipping in the remaining 24 tallies.
Youngsville (0-2) was led offensively by junior James Frazier, who finished with seven points in the loss.
The Wolverines improve to 1-1 with the win and will head into District 9 play next Wednesday when they travel to Kane. Youngsville will also be in action Wednesday when they play host to non-region opponent Commodore Perry at Youngsville High School.
YOUNGSVILLE (29): Collin Lehnen 0 0-0 0, James Frazier 3 0-0 7, Broc Horn 2 0-0 4, A.J. Gustafson 2 0-0 5, Coll Dininny 3 0-1 6, Caleb Linkerhof 2 0-0 5, Dan McLaughlin 0 0-0 0, Branden Lake 1 0-0 2, Logan Morrison 0 0-0 0, Trevor Flinn 0 0-0 0, Ben Frederick 0 0-0 0, Joey Chuzie 0 0-2 0.
SHEFFIELD (58): Brendan Winslow 5 2-3 13, Dylan Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Dylan McNeal 4 1-1 11, Tyler Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0, Shequan Wright 5 0-0 10, Adam Higby 4 0-1 8, Brandon Kipp 1 0-1 2, Jim Vile 2 0-0 4, Dan Pierson 1 0-2 2, Nic Confer 2 0-0 4, Jake Johnson 2 2-2 4.
Youngsville 4 6 9 10 - 29
Sheffield 7 21 12 18 - 58
3-pointers: Y - Frazier, Gustafson, Linkerhof; S - Winslow, McNeal 2
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East Forest 58, TCCS 39
"We lost this ballgame within eight feet of the basket on both sides," said TCCS coach Dave Manning, whose Bulldogs are 0-2 after the East Forest Tournament consolation game loss. "It's hard enough to stop a team on the first shot..."
TCCS made four 3-pointers all in the fourth quarter, but East Forest junior Charles Rini worked the offensive glass and led the Bears with 21 points.
Travis McLaughlin named to the East Forest Tournament all-tournament team had nine points, including two 3-pointers in the fourth, and 10 rebounds in the loss.
"Against Cameron (County) on Friday we didn't get the shots," said Manning, adding the Bulldogs will improve. "This game, we had the opportunities."
TCCS plays at West Forest on Wednesday.
TCCS (39): Jordan Yeager 2 1-4 5, Jonathan Buccardo 0 0-0 0, Brian Faulkner 3 1-3 7, Travis McLaughlin 3 1-2 9, Gus Martin 0 0-0 0, Chance Klos 0 0-0 0, Pat Thompson 2 0-0 4, Dan Heckman 0 0-0 0, Ben Kightlinger 5 0-0 12, Lucas Divido 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-9 39.
EAST FOREST (58): Crispin 1 2-2 4, Renton 1 3-8 5, Dittmon 4 0-0 9, Harriger 1 0-0 2, Poplio 6 0-0 12, Andrews 2 1-3 5, Rini 9 3-7 21. Totals 21 9-20 58.
TCCS 8 8 3 18 - 39
East Forest 12 17 17 12 - 58
3-pointers: T-McLaughlin 2, Kightlinger 2; E-Dittmon.