PHD Scout: Washington vs O’Gorman
In the battle of the two hottest teams in Class AA, number one ranked Sioux Falls O’Gorman and number two ranked Sioux Falls Washington, the Warriors outlasted the Knights 69-56 with a dominating rebounding effort and a second half offensive…
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Continue ReadingIn the battle of the two hottest teams in Class AA, number one ranked Sioux Falls O’Gorman and number two ranked Sioux Falls Washington, the Warriors outlasted the Knights 69-56 with a dominating rebounding effort and a second half offensive attack that resulted in nearly 50 percent shooting for the game (22 of 45 and 32 free throw shooting attempts compared to 14 from O’Gorman).
What did we learn from this game? That a fully healthy Sam Siganos runs a fantastic halfcourt offense that few can stop throughout this 11 game winning streak, that up front the Warriors are deeper and more physical than people understand, and that the Warriors are going to be the number one team in state when the polls are released next week (they do play Roosevelt Saturday) and the favorite entering the playoffs.
Player Notes (2 sentences).
Washington
Sam Siganos (6-ft-2, Sr, PG). The way Sam controlled the pace of the game has us believing he can help Concordia St. Paul sooner rather than later next year. O’Gorman could do nothing with his attack turning the corner, attacking with a dribble off the reversal, or beating his initial match-up.
Jack Talley (6-ft-4, Jr, Wing). This may have been the big game breakout for the long and agile 6-foot-4 wing who has scholarship potential. Talley made a couple threes, was unstoppable going at the rim in the open floor, and was able to face-up and make some plays too.
Carter Keller. (6-ft-3, Sr, SG) Only took six shots but once again he made a huge attempt that helped give his team momentum and that was a late game fourth quarter three-point make.
Logan Uttecht (6-ft-2, So, PG). His play of the night was a physical rebound turned into a full court push the other direction beating the defense to the rim and completing a play despite contact. Love his poise handling the ball despite being just a sophomore.
Isaac Goeman (6-ft-6, Jr, PF). Numbers weren’t great but his work rate in the second half was high quality. He pushed the Knight size out of position and away from making plays doing a lot of the dirty work on defense.
Zach Heins (6-ft-6, So, PF).. Scored 13 points and most of that was at the free throw line where Zach was outstanding making nine of ten. What Heins did was win the position battle on the offensive end (grabbed a game high seven boards) and he took advantage of a struggling backside O’Gorman defense to produce points off his teammates creations.
O’Gorman
Jimmy Burma. What we’ve learned this year is that Jimmy is much better at getting his shot off than many give him credit for. His face-up baseline attack to the rim or pull-up off the face-up are quality percentage attempts.
Matt Cartwright. Continues to be reliable with feet set at the arc as he made a pair of threes last night. Didn’t have the space to cleanly finish inside the arc but is getting better at creating space for himself.
Ben Lauer. Lauer led the Knights on the glass, hit four of six foul shots and was really good at facing up the Washington size and beating them off the bounce to the cup. Had trouble finishing though which was the difference between a 13 point night and a 20 point night.
JP Costello. Was one of the elite players on the floor in the first half scoring a dozen on high percentage looks (went 7 for 9 for the game). Costello wasn’t as affective in the second half but his consistency is building.