OHHS Boys basketball vs Cascade, 1-20-09

This is a combined report of the boys games at Lake Stevens on Jan 19th and at home against Cascade on the 20th.

At Lake Stevens, all 3 teams fell to the Vikings. The freshman score was 46-30, and none of the Wildcats scored in double figures, and the team not able to score in double figures in any period. Josiah Miller led the team with 7, followed by Ed Denmon with 6. Others scoring were Ben Muyers 5, Elias Whitefoot and Matt Burgoyne 4, Michael Mack 3 and Paul Johanssen 1.

The JV game was also lopsided, 64-42, but Stevie Bratt hit 14 points and Denzel Hardin added another 8, and went 4-4 from the free throw line. Chance Gill scored 5, Connor Paul and Nate Young 4 each, Blake Schulle 3, and Trace Paul and Michael Harrison 2 each.

In the varsity game, there were several notable names missing from the roster. Senior Josh Fikse was out with an injury, and Beaux Haley, Zac Cole and Phil Nadeau were on the bench for team discipline issues. As a result, Colby Anter and Ryan Fakkema moved up to play varsity that game. The Wildcats were just no match for Lake Stevens that night. The Vikings were firing on all cylinders and the Wildcats just couldn’t get anything going. In the end, the Vikings left with a 65-27 win, holding all the Wildcats to single-digit scoring. Jay Stout and Mike Washington tied with 7 to lead the ‘Cats, Anter scored 4, Blake Schulle, Jimmy Edens and Rashaad Smith 2 each, and Aaron Boesch, John Manni and Brooks Waller scores one free throw each. As a result of the game, which was very physical, the team lost Jimmy Edens for the rest of the season due to an arm injury.

On Tuesday, Oak Harbor started the 2nd half of the season, hosting Cascade.

The Freshman rebounded easily from their Monday loss, building an early 17-6 lead and opening to 30-16 at the half and 47-27 at the end of the 3rd. The team stuttered a little in the 4th, scoring only 5 points, but it was enough as the boys went on to win 52-42. Matt Burgoyne led the scoring with 11 and Elias Whitefoot had 10. Kevawn Brooks had, Ed Denmon 7, Michael Mack and Josiah Miller 6 each, and Patrick Bell and Paul Johanssen had 2 each.

The 1st period of the JV game was close, ending with the Wildcats leading 13-12, and then behind 5 2nd-period points by Ryan Fakkema and some tough defense built the lead to 28-19 at the half. The team let up in the 3rd, allowing 17 points while scoring only 5, falling behind 36-33 heading into the final period. Cascade fought back, taking a late 49-47 lead, but Oak Harbor couldn’t get the last second shots to go in and Cascade took the win by 2 points.

As in the first meeting, the Wildcats didn’t seem to have an answer for Cascade’s Chris McGrath. The 1st half was close all the way, with Cascade leading 31-27 at the halftime buzzer. The 3rd period, however, did the Wildcats in yet again, as the team scored only 4 points, and even though OH outscored Cascade 12-10 in the 4th period, it wasn’t enough to overcome the 3rd period slump and the Bruins won their 2nd league game of the season 55-43.

Next up for the boys is a trip to Snohomish on Friday, then at home on Monday the 26th against Stanwood in a weather makeup game.

Photos from the Cascade games are posted HERE.

Select video clips from the Cascade game can be found HERE.