Boys
The Kingston Redskins brought home the District Championship on February 23, 2021. They faced the Marietta Indians and took the game 83 to 41.
The Redskins put up big scoring numbers in the first quarter – they had 19 – and held the Indians to six. Jase Hays had a three and a twopoint field goal. He was 0 of two from the line. Dakota Wiebener had a three as did Tucker Rumer. Freshman Reid Cason had two field goals and Braden Matchen had a field goal.
Second quarter action had Cason hitting for four field goals. Some of these were offensive rebounds and put backs. Brady Brister had a three and was 1 of 2 from the line. Drew Capps had a field goal. Jesse Rose did his damage at the free throw line where he was 2 of 4. The score after two quarters was 35 to 17.
In the third, Wiebener showed just how he got the nickname “Microwave.” He quickly “heated up” and scorched the nets with four three-pointers. He also had a two-point field goal on a runner in the paint. He was not the only one who was scoring. Cason had three more inside buckets. Matchen had two field goals. In the midst of all this scoring, Brister had monster dunk and was 1 of 2 from the line. Hays had three buckets, Capps again had a bucket, making the third quarter a 35-point effort. The score was 70 to 35 going into the fourth.
With Coach Wiebener resting the starters, Price Shore had a nice quarter. He had a three and a two-point field goal. Capps had two field goals and Matchen had a field goal. Rose had a field goal making the final score 83 to 41.
Box score: Cason lead the way with 18. Wiebener was next with 17 points all but two coming from beyond the arc. Hays had 13. Matchen and Capps had eight points each. Brister had seven, Shore with five, and Rumer had three. As a team 4 of 11 for 36%, from the free throw line. The three-point shot was effective in that game with the team having a total of nine.
Coach Weibener continues to “experiment” with the post position. In this game, the position produced with 38 points Rose, Cason, Matchen and Capps. No one was in foul trouble and all stayed fresh. Starting but not scoring was Marshall Ludrick, who had another great defensive effort. The highlight of the night was the 35-point third quarter by the team. This included four three-pointers by Weibener and a big-time dunk by Brister.