C-S boys basketball team drops 5th straight
By Bruce Rolfe
The Climax-Scotts boys varsity basketball team entered its final game before the Christmas break still searching for its first win of the season following a 62-52 loss to Colon December 19 in the Magic Capital of the world.
The loss sent C-S into a December 20 game at Athens with an 0-5 record.
Colon, which led by a 16-10 count after one quarter, built on its lead each quarter, taking a 30-23 lead at halftime and entering the fourth quarter with a 44-35 advantage.
Chase VanMiddlesworth’s 22 points led C-S in scoring and Maddox Wyman chipped in eight points.
Climax-Scotts 10 13 12 17 - 52
Colon 16 14 14 18 - 62
Chase VanMiddlesworth 22, Ivan Abad-Reyes 5, Johann Albarran 3, Luke Lawrence 1, Dane Sattler 5, Maddox Wyman 8, Tye Chambers 2, Hunter LaSala 3, Nyle Sattler 3
Free throws: C-S 12-22/Colon
3-point baskets: C-S 4 (Nyle Sattler 1, Johann Albarran 1, Ivan Abad-Reyes 1, Chase VanMiddlesworth 1
C-S Can’t Overcome Slow Start in Loss to Lawton
The Climax-Scotts boys varsity basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start and cold shooting in a 45-30 loss to Lawton December 17 at C-S Jr./Sr. High School.
Lawton moved out to a 12-0 lead before C-S finally scored and the Panthers found themselves behind by a 16-4 count after one quarter.
Four turnovers and cold shooting limited C-S’ offense to single digits in the second quarter as well.
The Panthers were 2-for-9 overall from the floor (22 percent) in the quarter and trailed by a 25-11 count at halftime.
While C-S continued to give a strong effort, the home team struggled with cold shooting in the third quarter, preventing the home team from cutting into the Lawton lead.
A Maddox Wyman basket was the only basket from the floor in 11 attempts for C-S in the third quarter. The Panthers were able to drop in five-of-six free throws and the C-S defense held the visitors to 3-of-10 shooting overall from the floor to keep the deficit at 14 points (32-18) entering the fourth quarter.
C-S cut the Blue Devil lead down to single digits (39-30) when Wyman scored from in close and Johann Albarren knocked down a three-pointer with 2:42 left, but the Panthers could not take advantage of three Lawton turnovers the rest of the way and missed its final six attempts from the floor, while the visitors made all six free throws down the stretch.
Chase VanMiddlesworth led C-S with 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Panthers had a cold night shooting from the floor, making 20 percent of its floor shots overall including a 7-for-30 effort from two-point range and a 2-for-14 performance from the three-point stripe.
Lawton shot a much warmer 36 percent, making 14-of-31 two-point attempts and 3-of-16 three-point tries.
The Blue Devils outrebounded C-S 38-24, including a 12-6 upper hand under the offensive glass.
Lawton 16 9 7 13 - 45
Climax-Scotts 4 7 7 12 - 30
Chase VanMiddlesworth 14, Johann Albarran 6, Dane Sattler 2, Maddox Wyman 5, Nyle Sattler 3
Free throws: C-S 10-15/Lawton
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Johann Albarran 1, Nyle Sattler 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Johann Albarran 9, Chase VanMiddlesworth 8, Luke Lawrence 7, Nyle Sattler 6, Maddox Wyman 5
Steals: Dane Sattler 4, Nyle Sattler 2, Maddox Wyman 2, Johann Albarran 2
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)
JV boys basketball team wins 4th straight
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team put together a strong defensive effort and maintained pressure at the offensive end throughout the game in a 43-30 win over Colon December 19 at Colon.
C-S, winners of four straight games, entered the Christmas break with a 4-2 record.
C-S held the home team to one basket and three free throws in the first quarter on the way to a 12-5 lead after one quarter.
Mason Shannon scored seven points in the second quarter, helping his teammates to a 25-13 lead at halftime and then C-S outscored Colon 10-6 in the third quarter to take a 35-19 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Shannon finished with 12 points and Ashton Heighton pitched in 11 points.
Climax-Scotts 12 13 10 8 - 43
Colon 5 8 6 11 - 30
Carter Fuller 2, Ashton Heighton 11, Alex Wurtzel 4, Dustin Crandall 5, Blake Wechsler 2, Mason Shannon 12, Brayden Vick 1, Luke Frost 4, Aaden Krick 2
Free throws: C-S 5-19/Colon 8-12
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Mason Shannon 1. Ashton Heighton 1)/Colon 2 (Trattles 1, Parson 1)
C-S Downs Lawton, 47-38
The Climax-Scotts JV boys basketball team used a big third quarter to register a 47-38 win over Lawton December 17 at C-S High School.
The two teams were tied 19-19 at halftime, however C-S, behind nine points from Mason Shannon and seven points from Alex Wurtzel, outscored the visitors 22-10 in the third quarter to enjoy some separation, taking a 41-29 lead into the final quarter.
Wurtzel finished with a game high 17 points and Shannon added 12 points.
Lawton 7 12 10 9 - 38
Climax-Scotts 10 9 22 6 - 47
Ashton Heighton 4, Alex Wurtzel 17, Dustin Crandall 2, Blake Wechsler 2, Mason Shannon 12, Eli DeWaal 2, Luke Frost 2, Aaden Krick 6
Lady Panthers go into Christmas break
with momentum
The Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball team entered the Christmas break with momentum by downing Colon 56-20 for its fourth win in a row.
C-S, now 5-1, frustrated Colon often with strong defense, coming up with 23 steals and holding the home team to single digits in each quarter.
The Lady Panthers led by a 12-5 count after one quarter and duplicated their offense in the second frame to take a 24-9 lead at halftime.
C-S held the Magi to just one free throw and one three-point basket in the third quarter, expanding its lead to 35-13 entering the fourth quarter.
The Panthers closed the game strong, outscoring Colon 21-7 in the final quarter.
Holly Talbert led a trio of Panthers in double figure scoring with 13 points. Sophie Braithwaite added 12 points to go with six steals and three assists, and Annabelle Edwards, who made all but one of her five floor attempts, scored 10 points. Adalynn Reeves chipped in with nine points and Kendal Reitz contributed eight points.
Climax-Scotts 12 12 11 21 - 56
Colon 5 4 4 7 - 20
Kendal Reitz 8, Lylah Parrish 2, Sophie Braithwaite 12, Kami Blair 2, Holly Talbert 13, Annabelle Edwards 10, Adalynn Reeves 9
Free throws: C-S 12-16/Colon 2-4
3-point baskets: C-S 2 (Holly Talbert 1, Sophie Braithwaite 1)/Colon 2 (Savannah Meyers 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Adalynn Reeves 4, Holly Talbert 4, Annabelle Edwards 3, Kendal Reitz 3
Assists: Sophie Braithwaite 3
Steals: Sophie Braithwaite 6, Holly Talbert 5, Annabelle Edwards 4, Kendal Reitz 4
Lady Panthers Take Down Delton-Kellogg
The Panthers used a quick start, strong defense and a good second half to register a 55-19 win over Delton-Kellogg on the road December 18.
C-S, which came up with 25 steals in the game, started the game strong defensively, holding Delton-Kellogg to just one free throw in the first quarter.
The Lady Panthers zoomed out to an 11-1 lead behind Holly Talbert’s eight points in the quarter.
C-S continued the strong play in the second quarter, holding the home team to just one three-point basket for a 21-4 lead at halftime.
Despite a double digit lead, C-S closed the game strong, outscoring Delton-Kellogg 34-15 in the second half.
Talbert, behind a 9-for-16 shooting performance from two-point range and a 1-for-4 effort from the three-point line, led C-S in scoring with 23 points. She added six rebounds and seven steals.
Adalynn Reeves contributed 12 points, five steals and four rebounds.
Climax-Scotts 11 10 17 17 - 55
Delton-Kellogg 1 3 4 11 - 19
Kendal Reitz 5, Sophie Braithwaite 8, Stephanie Behlke 3, Kami Blair 2, Holly Talbert 23, Annabelle Edwards 2, Adalynn Reeves 12
Free throws: C-S 13-28/Delton-Kellogg 5-9
3-point baskets: C-S 3 (Sophie Braithwaite 2, Holly Talbert 1)/Delton-Kellogg 2
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Holly Talbert 6, Kendal Reitz 6, Sophie Braithwaite 5, Annabelle Edwards 4, Adalynn Reeves 4
Assists: Kendal Reitz 4
Steals: Holly Talbert 7, Adalynn Reeves 5, Kendal Reitz 5
