IAC BOYS BASKETBALL: WOODRING SPARKS WAVERLY IN 66-40 WIN OVER S-VE (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-14)
Valley Sports ReportSPENCER "” Senior Scott Woodring sparked a second-quarter rally that gave Waverly a 12-point halftime lead en route to a 66-40 win over S-VE here Tuesday night in IAC South boys basketball action.
"I'd like to see us start games a little bit better than we have been," said Waverly coach Lou Judson. "For some reason, we come out of the gate not playing well in the first quarter, then we wake up and usually play a good second quarter, and usually finish off the game OK.
"We made some plays out in transition and when we went to the press, I think that's what really kind of got us going," he noted.
"And, I really thought we fed off of Aiden Westbrook's energy in the first half," added Judson. "He was all over the place."
Matthew Byrne buried a 3-pointer and scored seven points in the first quarter, while Markus Brock had five points, including a trey, and Matthew Merrick added a 3-pointer to help the Panthers to a 17-15 lead after the first eight minutes.
Woodring, who had six points in the opening stanza, pumped in 12 points in the second quarter to fuel a 19-5 run that gave the Wolverines a 34-22 halftime lead.
Woodring scored 11 more points in the third quarter to help up their lead to 16 points, at 49-33, entering the final eight minutes.
"We didn't shoot it well from three," said Judson. "We haven't been, but Scotty's such a dominant force inside. He gets to the free throw line a lot. He didn't shoot well from the free throw line tonight, but he just kept us in it for a while there when we needed him to."
Senior Austin Ellers and junior Nick VanHouten each canned 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and the Wolverines made 9 of 12 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
"We were a little sloppy in the second half," said Judson. "There were too many turnovers, but all in all, you've got to be happy with a 20-plus point win on the road at Spencer where it's very difficult to play."
Woodring led Waverly with 30 points, 16 rebounds, four steals, and one blocked shot, while junior Aidan Westbrook had seven points, five boards, and five steals, and junior Peyton Bowen scored six points.
Junior Griffen Stein had six points and five rebounds in the win, while 8th-grader Joey Tomasso added five points, four rebounds, and six steals, VanHouten scored five points, and senior Jalen McCarty had three rebounds and three assists
Byrne led S-VE with 12 points, while Brock scored nine points, and James Sutherlin and Blaine Whitmarsh added seven points apiece.
Waverly, now 9-1, travels to Dryden Thursday night.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Aidan Westbrook. ... PHOTOS BY TIM TAYLOR.
