The WHS Freshman basketball team finished out their abbreviated regular season undefeated a couple of weeks ago. At the time we commented that they are a very exciting team to watch. We noted we thought they were playing far and above their expected skill level. We do not want to give them a “big head”. They do have an occasional brain fart! All ball players do, no matter how good they are. Even though that's the time the coaches jump off the bench and sometimes start ranting, it's to be expected. It's only human.
This Freshman team began the season with 11 players. One of them got moved to a starting position on the Varsity. That would be young Nate Scott. When he's in the “zone” he's got a sweet 3-point shot that compliments the upper class Varsity players extremely well. Scott got moved early in the season.
Now the Freshman are down to nine players with Seth Bradford, Tim Thrasher, Cody Barnes, Jordan Sloan, Camden Douglas, Brendon Carr, Sam McIntosh, Jansen Stoakes and Greg Beatty. Some of them fill in on the Reserves and some on the Varsity.
After two games into the 27th Annual Chuck Clark Memorial Freshmen Tournament being played at the Mineral Ridge High School our opinion of them hasn't changed. In those two games the 9th Graders have racked up 137 points while holding their opponents to only 50 points total. In their first game they handed South Range a 68-17 loss. In the second game last Saturday they knocked off East Palestine Bulldogs 69-33.
In the game against the Bulldogs Dakota (Cody) Barnes led the Orange & Black scoring 18 points, followed by Seth Bradford with 12 and Jordon Sloan with 11. The Tigers were 61% from the foul line in that game.
Those two victories at Mineral Ridge earned them the honor of playing for all the marbles in the championship game tomorrow evening. They travel back to Mineral Ridge to take on another team with a 12&0 record on the season. It will be the battle of the unbeatens when the guys from Wellsville face off with Crestview. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 PM. Crestview earned a shot at the big trophy by defeating McDonald last Saturday 59-52. It should be a heckuva game.
Good Luck Tigers. We got all our fingers & toes crossed...
ole nib
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And Jansen Stoakes makes nine. You must have omitted him
Good luck Tiger men ! You have played great all season and we are very proud of you ! Bring home the trophey.
You're right. I did miss Jansen and it was a complete oversight. No slight intended. Our apologies go Mr. Stoakes.
nib
Is the game still on for tonight?
Game is cancelled. Rescheduled for Friday at 5. And the Varsity and reserve game at home tonight is still on.
The Freshman Championship game has been pushed back to Friday due to a conflict with the girl's tournament games going on at Mineral Ridge. The girls were postponed due to the snow yesterday.
The Varsity game originally rescheduled for tonight has been pushed back to tomorrow, Wednesday, night.
nib
Good luck Freshmen on Friday vs. Crestview. You guys are a very special group and all of Wellsville is very proud of you !
Crestview is 17-0...
The game of the unbeatens has been moved to Monday - Feb. 28. Does anyone know the start time?
nib
6 o'clock start time
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