photograph by: Kim North
Wheeling Park’s Mar Rouse (23) pulls down considered one of his game-high 14 rebounds Wednesday night time as Steubenville’s Josiah Rea (23), Cole Bowers (5) and Santino Haney (2) encompass him. Big Red posted a 77-45 victory contained in the ‘Palace on the Hill.’
WHEELING – Showing little results from enjoying lower than 24 hours earlier, Steubenville continued its torrid play with a 77-45 victory over Wheeling Park contained in the ‘Palace on the Hill’ Wednesday night time on boys basketball motion.
Big Red (12-1) led 18-15 after one quarter due to seven factors from Tre-Von Wiggins and 5 from Santino Haney, however that was as shut because the Patriots (3-5) would get.
Steubenville began the second eight minutes on an 8-2 run earlier than Wheeling Park’s J.D. Williams made a pair of free throws for a 27-20 margin midway via the quarter. However, Haney, the son of head coach Mike Haney, took over. The 6-foot junior had six factors in a 12-0 run that each one however sealed the deal at 41-23 midway via.
Wheeling Park was 7-for-9 from the ground within the first quarter earlier than cooling off to 2-for-12 within the second. It additionally turned the ball over 10 instances.
“I thought we played pretty well. Our defense wasn’t real sharp at the start of the game, but in the second quarter we kind of turned it up a notch or two to create some turnovers and fastbreak points,” veteran Steubenville head coach Mike Haney stated.
“We stuck to our game plan in the first quarter, ran our offense and got some buckets,” Wheeling Park head coach Michael Jebbia identified.
“Give Steubenville credit. Their hands swarm all over the place and that caused us some problems,” Jebbia famous.
“You can’t give Wheeling Park open shots because they’ve got some really good shooters,” Haney continued. “We tried to get a hand in their faces and disrupt them. I thought we did a good job of that.”
Steubenville constructed its margin to twenty, 50-30,with three minutes left on the third-quarter clock as Cole Bowers, who will kick for the Navy soccer workforce subsequent fall, netted seven factors within the stretch.
Wheeling Park by no means stop and pulled to inside 14, 53-39, within the latter phases of the quarter earlier than trailing 56-39 with 1 / 4 to play.
“I thought we battled and did some good things in the third quarter, but when they got it back up to 18 and 20 we just don’t have that punch to match them possession for possession.”
A 12-2 spurt to begin the ultimate panel put the sport out of attain at 68-41 and allowed each groups to empty their respective benches. Wiggins, Haney and Jermaine Moore every had 4 factors through the early run.
“I like the way our kids hustle and play together,” Coach Haney stated. “They definitely share the ball very well.”
Haney led all scorers within the recreation with 25 factors, whereas Wiggins added 16, Cole Bowers a dozen and Moore 11. Bowers and Josiah Rea every collected 5 rebounds as Steubenville totalled 25. Big Red solely had 5 turnovers.
Wheeling Park was paced by Williams and Kolten Whitmire with 13 factors a chunk. One brilliant spot was Mar Rouse on the defensive finish the place the 6-2 senior pulled down 14 of the Patriots’ 29 rebounds. They, nonetheless, turned the ball over 18 instances.
“He rebounded the heck out of the ball tonight,” Jebbia stated. “He’s been one of our rebounding leaders. He has good instincts and jumps well. He is easy to coach and has gotten better every year.”
Steubenville is again in motion Friday night time at Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, whereas the Patriots head to Charleston the identical night time to face George Washington.