WARRIORS NOTCH KEY SEASON SWEEP
In what is shaping up to be a great battle for second place in the Lewis & Clark League, the Warrenton Warriors boys picked up an important win at home Friday night, defeating visiting Oregon Episcopal School 39-27 to earn the season sweep over the Aardvarks.
"O.E.S. manhandled P.A.A.," said Warrenton head coach Josh Jannusch. "They had been beating a lot of teams. They beat Rainier. That's going to turn out to be real big for us down the stretch."
Warrenton closed a close first half with the final five points to take a 20-15 lead, then continued a 16-0 run into the second quarter to open up a 31-15 lead late in the third period.
The Aardvarks, who moved the ball well and were able to execute their offense in the first two periods, looked lost and stagnant in the second half, in falling to their third league loss.
"We tried to pressure them a little bit better," said Jannusch. "Their big guys are so active. We tried to challenge Jordan Little, Michael O'Casey and Kevin Moore to really body up on those guys and make it tough for them. And then our guards did a nice job of containing their penetration and did a good job of helping."
In a stifling defensive performance, the Warriors limited the Aardvarks to just 30-percent from the field and only put the visitors on the line two times, while shooting an above-average 43-percent on the night.
Ryan Lampi stepped up with a career-best 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field on a night when leading scorer Eric Gantenbein was limited to eight points. Michael O'Casey added four points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Warriors, who are tied with O.E.S. in the loss column, but have the tiebreak edge courtesy of the season sweep.
"Ryan came out and shot the ball extremely well," said Jannusch. "It came at a good time because Eric was having kind of an off night."
O.E.S.'s 6-4, junior center Lewis Godowski scored eight of his team-high 12 points in the first quarter, when the Aardvarks took an 8-7 lead. Warrenton scored the first basket of the second period for teh sixth and final lead change of the game, which was tied three times before the Warriors half-closing spurt.
The Aardvarks were playing without senior guard Sam Shainsky, who was attending an interscholastic jazz competition.
O.E.S. 8 7 4 8--27
Gordon, Haugh, Inskeep, Johnson 2, Godowski 12, Esters, Hernandez, Baker 10, Gale 2, Kuchs, Zang.
WARRENTON 7 13 11 8--39
Davis 1, Gantenbein 8, Little 6, O'Casey 4, Lampi 18, Garcia 2, Moore, Burkhart.
FIELD GOALS-O.E.S.: 12-40-30%, WAR: 17-40-43%
3-PT FG'S-O.E.S.: 1-7-14%, WAR: 1-8-13%
FREE THROWS-O.E.S.: 2-2-100%, WAR: 4-9-44%
REBOUNDS-O.E.S.: 26, WAR: 23
TURNOVERS-O.E.S.: 15, WAR: 11
"O.E.S. manhandled P.A.A.," said Warrenton head coach Josh Jannusch. "They had been beating a lot of teams. They beat Rainier. That's going to turn out to be real big for us down the stretch."
Warrenton closed a close first half with the final five points to take a 20-15 lead, then continued a 16-0 run into the second quarter to open up a 31-15 lead late in the third period.
The Aardvarks, who moved the ball well and were able to execute their offense in the first two periods, looked lost and stagnant in the second half, in falling to their third league loss.
"We tried to pressure them a little bit better," said Jannusch. "Their big guys are so active. We tried to challenge Jordan Little, Michael O'Casey and Kevin Moore to really body up on those guys and make it tough for them. And then our guards did a nice job of containing their penetration and did a good job of helping."
In a stifling defensive performance, the Warriors limited the Aardvarks to just 30-percent from the field and only put the visitors on the line two times, while shooting an above-average 43-percent on the night.
Ryan Lampi stepped up with a career-best 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field on a night when leading scorer Eric Gantenbein was limited to eight points. Michael O'Casey added four points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Warriors, who are tied with O.E.S. in the loss column, but have the tiebreak edge courtesy of the season sweep.
"Ryan came out and shot the ball extremely well," said Jannusch. "It came at a good time because Eric was having kind of an off night."
O.E.S.'s 6-4, junior center Lewis Godowski scored eight of his team-high 12 points in the first quarter, when the Aardvarks took an 8-7 lead. Warrenton scored the first basket of the second period for teh sixth and final lead change of the game, which was tied three times before the Warriors half-closing spurt.
The Aardvarks were playing without senior guard Sam Shainsky, who was attending an interscholastic jazz competition.
O.E.S. 8 7 4 8--27
Gordon, Haugh, Inskeep, Johnson 2, Godowski 12, Esters, Hernandez, Baker 10, Gale 2, Kuchs, Zang.
WARRENTON 7 13 11 8--39
Davis 1, Gantenbein 8, Little 6, O'Casey 4, Lampi 18, Garcia 2, Moore, Burkhart.
FIELD GOALS-O.E.S.: 12-40-30%, WAR: 17-40-43%
3-PT FG'S-O.E.S.: 1-7-14%, WAR: 1-8-13%
FREE THROWS-O.E.S.: 2-2-100%, WAR: 4-9-44%
REBOUNDS-O.E.S.: 26, WAR: 23
TURNOVERS-O.E.S.: 15, WAR: 11
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