Warren 56 final ...
... For a team that was projected to be in a "down" year the Warren Warriors came into Jim's Gym and matched the #10 AP ranked D1 team in the state shot for shot to open what was the final game between the former SEOAL members ... Warren came into the game having graduated all but 1 starter from last season - Josh Huffman ... a starting lineup made up of 3 seniors ( one with varsity experience ... one had not played basketball at all last season, one on the JV team last season) 2 juniors (Noah Nichols/Thomas Williams no varsity experience) ... for any team with the line up Warren put on the court the terms "rebuilding, youngsters getting varsity experience, a team that is a year or two away" - the Warriors battled my #2 ranked Chieftains for 2 1/2 quarters before the talented starting 5 for Logan got the separation needed to put the BBB away ... Logan 75 Warren 56 a final ...
... Jim's Gym was a packed house for senior night with as many Warren fans as Logan fans - great atmosphere for high school hoops ... sadly this is the last game between these 2 schools on the hardwood for the foreseeable future ... I got there early for the freshmen contest that Logan won in OT , watched the JV game which went down to the last shot Warren holding on for the junior circuit "W" ... time for the rubber match , the varsity game to round out the night ... Logan started quickly with Caiden Landis drilling a three ball from the top of the key, following that up with 2 FTs to give Logan a 5-0 lead before Warren's Josh Huffman drained a triple of his own to start the WHS scoring ... the first quarter saw both teams drain 3 triples ... Josh Huffman leading the way for WHS with 10 points ... Logan's Bo Myers warmed up with 5 points ... Logan 13 Warren 13 after 1 ... Period 2 ... we started seeing the advantage that the Purple & White have over the majority of their opponents this season - 5 legitimate double digit scorers - where ever the ball gets rotated to , Logan has a scorer on the floor - a great asset to have as the opponent must account for everyone on the floor, opponents can't double team inside with the scorers on the perimeter ... advantage Logan ... 5 Chiefs found the bottom of the net in the 2nd period led by Bo Myers 9 pts (2 more triples) ... buckets were added by Coby Bell, Caiden Landis, Coby Bell and a triple by Layton Cassady ... Warren tried to keep it close with Jared Hall netting 6 points and a trey apiece by Noah Nichols and freshman Seth Dennis ... Logan 30 Warren 25 going into intermission ... Quarter 3 started out like the others with both teams playing fairly even a couple of turnovers each, 6 points each offensively ... Warren had to be happy being within 5 part way through the 3rd - thinking IF they could get into the 4th period only a couple of buckets down - they would have a chance BUT (and there is always a but) the Purple had different plans - the Chiefs went on a 20-7 run to end the quarter ... led by the 4 scorers for the LHS starting group - Bo Myers (6 pts in the qtr), Caleb Bell (8 pts), Coby Bell (7 pts), Caiden Landis (4 pts) ... too many weapons for the Warriors to defend ... by the time the 3rd ended Logan had dropped 26 points on Warren in the quarter , were 4/5 from behind the arc in the quarter (10 for 14 in the first 3 periods, at one point 9/11 from behind the arc) ... too much firepower for a youngster driven Warren club to handle and/or match ... Logan 56 Warren 38 after 3 ... most teams would have put out the white flag but this is the Warren Warriors of Coach Maddox ... WHS picked up the pressure, put Logan on the FT line , clawed back to within 10 points of the D1 Purple & White ... but as time was running out the BBB had to foul to hope Logan wouldn't shoot the 70% from the line that they appeared to do from the floor ... Logan went 11/17 from the free throw line as time wound down to push the lead back to 18 points ... Warren cleared the bench with 1:32 to play ... Logan finally withdrew the starters with :43 seconds on the clock ... Logan 75 Warren 56 a final ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Warren ...
Scoring ... Josh Huffman 19, Jared Hall 14, Seth Dennis 11, Troy Huck 9, Noah Nichols 3
3 Pointers ... 8/15 ... Josh Huffman 3, Troy Huck 2, Noah Nichols 1, Jared Hall 1, Seth Dennis 1
FTs ..... 6/10
TOs .... 13
PnP ... 13 fgs/26 points in the paint
Transition points ... 5 fgs/10 points in transition
... Warren is young, have played a tough schedule for a D2 team ... Warren tonight played 10 in their rotation ... playing the #10 best D1 team in the state toe to toe for 2 1/2 quarters, then battling back from 18 points down to 10 points down ... great effort going into their postseason matchup with Logan Elm in the D2 Logan sectional next Saturday night ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Logan ...
Scoring ... Bo Myers 23, Caiden Landis 17, Caleb Bell 15, Coby Bell 15, Layton Cassady 3, Landon Little 2
3 Pointers ... 10/14 ... Bo Myers 4, Caleb Bell 3, Caiden Landis 1, Coby Bell 1, Layton Cassady 1
FTs ... 15/21
TOs ... 12
PnP ... 11fgs/22 points in the paint
Transition points ... 1 fg/2 points in transition
... Logan is hitting on all cylinders offensively ... sooooo many weapons, with every possession with good ball rotation the ball finds a scorer because they are ALL scorers of the rock from downtown ... a great problem to have LOL ... Monday the 19th, Logan takes on a historically weak Massillon Perry squad that sits at 6-14 on the season coming into this weekend ... Bo Myers is closing in on 1000 points for his career - only a junior ! should get there in the next 2 games (one the regular season finale or the first tournament game at home vs Tri Valley) ...
