Monday, January 29, 2007

WARRENTON OVERPOWERS PIRATES

With strong play in the paint, the Warrenton Warriors boys basketball team picked up its second win in as many days with a 48-22 victory over Neah-Kah-Nie Saturday.

Jordan Little, a 6-5 junior post, scored 14 points and pulled down a game-high ten rebounds while 6-2 classmate Kevin Moore had a career-high 10 points off the bench to go with six rebounds.

Warrenton had a 17-4 edge in offensive rebounds and had a 12-0 advantage in second chance points in improving to 8-3 in the Northwest League standings and 12-8 overall

"Jordan did a nice job," said Warriors head coach Josh Jannusch, whose team defeated O.E.S. 39-27 Friday night. "He was kind of our difference-maker tonight."

The Warriors have not played well against Neah-Kah-Nie in recent years, but took control early, grabbing a 12-3 lead in the first quarter, with Little scoring on two offensive rebound putbacks.

Warrenton's guards struggled through an off shooting game, with Eric Gantenbein, Ryan Lampi and Buddy Davis connecting on just 5-of-24 shots. Gantenbein contributed five steals on the defensive end and and five rebounds and two assists to go with his season-low six points. The Warriors hit just 1-of-15 shots from beyond the arc, while Neah-Kah-Nie wasn't much better (2-for-12).

Neah-Kah-Nie never led, but played the Warriors evenly in the second and third quarters before being outscored 16-3 in the final period. David Lee led the Pirates with eight points and seven rebounds.

Warrenton continues a 4-game homestand with games Tuesday versus Riverdale (ESPN Radio) and Thursday against Vernonia before travelling to Portland Adventist for a key matchup Friday night.

NEAH-KAH-NIE 3 7 9 3 -- 22
Stockton 5, Marsh, Lee 8, Swadberg 4, Woolley 2, Winsted, Kanas-Mackie 3, Corser, Deuel, Emerson.
WARRENTON 12 8 12 16 -- 48
Davis 5, Gantenbein 6, Little 14, O'Casey 6, Lampi 2, Garcia 4, Moore 10, Burkhart, Patterson, Morrison 1, Aira.
FIELD GOALS-NKN: 9-30-30%, WAR: 22-56-39%
3-PT FG'S-NKN: 2-12-17%, WAR: 1-15-7%
FREE THROWS-NKN: 2-4-50%, WAR: 3-9-33%
REBOUNDS-NKN: 25, WAR: 36
TURNOVERS-NKN: 20, WAR: 7

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