Bobcat boys bury AW 1-17-11

WHITEHOUSE — Making the extra pass in basketball shows trust and confidence in one’s teammates.
In its 74-41 thrashing of Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green recorded assists on 60 percent of its field goals
enabling the Bobcats to shoot 53 percent from the floor (27-of-56) and a stellar 56 percent from
downtown (10-of-18). In so doing, BG ran its record to 9-2 overall and maintained an unblemished record
of 7-0 in the Northern Lakes League. AW falls to 3-8; 2-6. PHOTO
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“The good thing about this team is that they trust each other,” said interim head coach Eric Radabaugh
who got five assists each from seniors Xavier Brown and Max Beattie. “They believe in guys to make
shots, and they move the ball and find the open shot.”
Von Graffin, BG’s head coach, who has been out nearly two weeks, continues to recover from an illness and
is expected to return next week.
“We have weapons, to where either side you look, there’s a shooter that’s capable of hitting the open
three whether it’s Chauncey (Orr) , Max (Beattie), or Tyler Dunn,” said Brown who is arguably one of the
top point guards in Northwest Ohio.
Brown, who scored BG’s first five points and 10 of their first quarter points, got the Bobcats rolling as
BG led 14-8 after one quarter of play. For the game, he led all scorers with 25 points on 9-of-14
shooting, hauled down a team-high seven rebounds, and dished out five assists.
“We got it going today with Xavier; he hit some key shots,” said Orr who mirrored his teammate in nearly
every department with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
“I figured I had to be a threat from up top in order to open up other people, so I just kind of let it go
and it was falling tonight,” said Brown. “When we penetrate, me or Chauncey, there’s so many weapons,
and that’s why I think we can be successful this season in the long run.”
Yet, AW’s 2-3 zone slowed the Bobcats down during the first 12 minutes of the game as BG converted just
four of their first 14 field goal attempts while committing five turnovers. In the meantime, the
Generals, after stroking three triples in the first half of the second quarter, actually took the lead,
17-16, on a trey from Jake Conklin at the 4:23 mark. Shortly thereafter, a Bobcat adjustment began to
open the floodgates.
“Give them (AW) all the credit,” said Radabaugh. “They did a great job in that 2-3 zone, and that really
slowed us down.
“Our original game plan was to have him (Orr) at the elbow, and they did a great job pinching (him) at
the elbow, and he didn’t get any looks. It was a combination between him and the coaches to push him out
wide, and it really got him going. We need to get him touches in the half court to have success, and the
second quarter was when he started getting some consistent touches.”
Orr’s two free throws at 3:50 gave BG the lead for good at 18-17. Then, in less than 80 seconds, the
versatile senior stroked two triples and the Bobcats were gathering momentum, up 26-17. A triple from
Beattie with eight seconds left in the half sent BG to the break enjoying a 33-19 advantage.
“We think when we have four out on the perimeter that it’s harder to guard because they’ve got to move
way more,” said Orr.
“When we could spread their zone out, that’s when we had success,” added Radabaugh. “In the third
quarter, that was when we were able to pull ahead because of that.”
With Brown and Beattie scoring five points each over the first half of the third quarter, BG was up
43-26. Over the final three minutes, the Bobcats, behind three hoops from Orr, exploded on a 13-2 run to
double up AW, 56-28, after three quarters.
The Bobcats, who committed just nine turnovers on the night and hit 10-of-11 free throws, made the
Generals work hard, for the most part, for its offense. AW, which shot a dismal 29 percent (12-of-41),
committed 16 turnovers, and was out-rebounded 29-21, continued to be mauled by the Bobcats down the
stretch. A runner by senior Kurt Fairchild saw BG’s lead expand to 70-33 with 2:57 to play, and the
Bobcats coasted home with the win.
The AW junior varsity team outlasted BG, 52-44. Andrew Herringshaw paced the Bobcats with 18 points.
BGHS 74, ANTHONY WAYNE 41
BGHS
Beattie, 1-2-0—8; X. Brown, 6-3-4—25; Fairchild 1-0—2; Herringshaw, 0-0—0; Dunn, 0-3-0—9; Orr, 6-2-4—22;
V. Brown, 0-0—0; Peet, 1-0—2; Dill, 0-2—2; Augsburger, 2-0—4. TOTALS: 17-10-10—74.
ANTHONY WAYNE
Granger, 0-0—0; Nordhaus, 0-0—0; Valentine, 0-1—1; Allen, 1-1-0—5; Reiter, 0-0—0; Conklin, 2-1-2—9;
Donnal, 2-6—10; Fox, 2-2-0—10; Alleman, 0-0—0; Good, 0-0—0; Baker, 1-3—5; Osmofoma, 0-0—0; Meyers,
0-1—1. TOTALS: 8-4-13—41.
BGHS 14 19 23 18 —74
ANTHONY WAYNE
8 11
9 13 —41
Junior varsity: Anthony Wayne, 52-44.