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Titan boys win 1, lose 2 in fast-paced season start
O-H vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague
Just like the first, the second basketball game of the season was also against a tough 2B school, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. The Broncos overpowered the Titans for the win, but there was some good news from the coach despite the loss.
O-H | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | -58 | |
LRS | 19 | 21 | 14 | 20 | -74 |
Head coach Travis Schuh said, “OH had a big improvement from last game. We shot a lot better at 40% and 72% from the free-throw line. We were down by 17 at half, but only lost by 16 at the end. So we stayed about even the entire second half. We had some breakdowns on defense in the first half, but we improved on them in the second.”
Justin Hunt led the scoring for the Titans with 20 points. He was closely followed by Stetson Sanford with16. Also scoring were Jared King 7, Cade Weber 6, Brett Larmer and Jacob DeWulf 4 each and Madison Charlton 1. Markus Smith did not score but contributed defensively.
DeWulf blocked four shots in the game. Larmer and Sanford led the rebounding with 5 and 4, respectively. Sanford also had two assists and four steals. Weber added another three steals.
Leading the scoring for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was Dylan Hartz with 22. Other scoring for LRS: Knodel 0, C. O'Neill 0, Miller 11, Starring 3, Dewald 2, Phillips 6, Steinmetz 6, B. O'Neill 4, Dr. Drew 18, Frederick 2.
O-H vs. Mansfield
Against Mansfield, the Titans finally got a much-needed victory to bolster their spirits. The leading scorer this time around was Cade Weber with 20 points.
O-H | 18 | 22 | 16 | 22 | -78 | |
Mansfield | 7 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -47 |
Smith added 16 points and Hunt 15 to emphasize the teamwork in this game. Also scoring were Larmer 11, King 4, DeWulf 2, Justin Hauge 5 and Charlton 5. Sanford and Nick Tebow contributed defensively but did not score.
DeWulf led the rebounding for the Titans with 7. Sanford and Larmer had 4 assists each. Sanford stole the ball 3 times, and Larmer blocked two shots.
O-H vs. Moses Lake Christian
Playing in Moses Lake against the Moses Lake Christian Academy, the Titans led by four at the half, but were unable to battle back from an abyssmal third quarter in which they were outscored 17-3. The team often had the same third-quarter jinx last year. Something will have to be done to light a fire under them during the half-time locker-room pep talk.
O-H | 14 | 18 | 3 | 12 | -47 | |
MLCA | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | -58 |
Weber led the scoring again with 17 points, followed by Hunt with 15. Sanford contributed 5, Larmer 6 and King 4. Dewulf and Smith also saw playing time but did not score.
Hunt pulled down 7 rebounds, and Sanford racked up 6 assists. Hunt also led defensively with 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.
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