Mighty Warriors win Newcastle tourney
Knock off Noble, Ada and Westmoore on way to crown
By Matt Montgomery - The Purcell Register
Washington’s Warriors hammered out four more wins last week, while winning the Newcastle Invitational Tournament title.
They topped 6A Westmoore, 41-38, in the finals, avenging a loss in the finals last year to Woodward.
Cal Andrews sparked the now 12-2 Warriors with 28 points to lead all scorers in the finals.
“This game was huge for us because it was our biggest regular season win since I’ve been here,” head coach Larry Johnston said.
Washington jumped out to an early lead after the opening period, but Westmoore fought back to take a 28-25 lead to the break.
“We got off to a good start but the longer the game went on the rougher and more physical it got,” Johnston said.
Washington came out of the halftime pep talk with a tenacious defensive game plan that paid off.
The Warriors locked down the Jaguars limiting them to six third quarter points while regaining the lead by one, 35-34.
The relentless Washington defense kept the heat on in the fourth quarter.
They held Westmoore to a mere four points over the final eight minutes.
The Warriors didn’t catch fire offensively but did just enough with six points to get out with a three point win.
“It was low scoring both ways but we played really good defense in the second half to limit them to only 10 points,” Johnston said.
Johnston said Andrews was aggressive early and often which was a carryover from the previous game.
“Cal hit a couple shots early and was aggressive the whole game. He started aggressive the previous game, getting to the line and it carried over to Saturday night,” Johnston said.
Johnston said the turning point in the game was the Warriors holding the Jaguars scoreless over the final 3:43 of regulation.
“That was huge,” Johnston said.
Jesse Nixon finished with five to go along with Andrews’ 28 while Jacob Johnson had three, Brock Harmon and Jace Woodrow had two each and Kaden Kirtley had one point in the win.
In the semifinals the Warriors knocked off Ada, 56-44.
Washington jumped on the Cougars early and never looked back.
The Warriors led 14-11 after one but the second turned out to be the swing quarter as Washington allowed only four points to Ada while building a 10 point lead at the half.
“This was a very slow game. Ada held the ball a lot and had two possessions that lasted over four minutes combined,” Johnston said.
“We did a good job of staying disciplined and the number one thing was we played good defense.”
Washington padded its lead in the third before cruising to victory the final eight minutes.
“Our offense was efficient but we didn’t have a lot of possessions. When we did we scored points,” Johnston said.
Washington averaged 12 possessions a quarter as Ada slowed the pace compared to the Warriors average of 15-18 possessions a quarter.
“We played defense the final two and a half minutes of the first half and again in the third and got stops both times. That was huge,” Johnston said.
Nixon led all scorers with 22, Max Atteberry had nine and Andrews finished with eight.
“These guys are learning a lot of people will try to slow the game down but we can play any style,” Johnston said.
Woodrow and Cooper Treadaway each added five, Kirtley scored four and Brady Brown chipped in three.
Washington dismantled Noble in the opening game of the tournament, 68-40.
The Warriors jumped out to an eight point lead, 13-5, after the first eight minutes and built a 28-14 lead heading to intermission.
“We played well early and I was proud of our guys because Noble held the ball on offense,” Johnston said.
Washington hammered the Bears, in the third out-scoring them 17-6.
The Bears managed 20 fourth quarter points but couldn’t stop the Warriors who poured in 23 of their own.
“Our guys weren’t impatient. We stayed focused and hooked up even though they tried to get us to gamble and take a chance,” Johnston said.
“We stayed solid and played well all day.”
Atteberry led all scorers with 18 and was joined in double figures by Nixon who had 17.
Brown scored nine, Kirtley added eight while Andrews finished with six, Woodrow had five, Johnson chipped in three and Treadaway rounded out the scoring with two.
Last Tuesday Washington pinned a, 78-39, loss on the visiting Tuttle Tigers.
A dominating first half left the Tigers in a 19 point hole they wouldn’t overcome.
The Warriors lit up the scoreboard for 27 in the third while dropping in 18 in the fourth, cruising to victory.
“We played very well and started off well,” Johnston said.
“We took care of the ball and were very efficient.”
Atteberry paced all scorers with 17 while Warrior signal caller Nixon pumped in 15.
“We didn’t make a lot of mistakes and everyone got to play and everyone played well including our young guys,” Johnston said.
Harmon scored eight, Andrews and Kirtley each had seven, Treadaway finished with six, Johnson and Josh Hardage both added four, Brown and Woodrow scored three apiece while Caleb Hardage and freshman Elijah Crosthwait each had two.
The Warriors traveled back to Newcastle on Tuesday and will host the Lindsay Leopards Friday night for Homecoming.
The boys will play the first game of the night at 6:30 with Homecoming beginning at 6 p.m.
The Washington Lady Warriors came away from the Newcastle Invitational with some hardware, knocking off Bethel in the third place game, 45-42.
Washington trailed early but fought back to take a one point lead to the break that they would never relinquish.
“They’re a good team and we were down in the first but we kept executing,” head coach Rocky Clarke said.
The Lady Warriors still led by one after both teams dropped in 14 third quarter points but Washington held on in the fourth for the win.
“I was pleased overall with the game. As bad as we had played it was good to see us bounce back,” Clarke said.
Lacey Paulk led all scorers with 25 points in the victory while Kailee Orr joined her in double figures with 12.
Brandi Beller added five, Amber Madden chipped in two and Dagan Lampkin scored one point.
In the semifinals Washington fell to Ada in a low scoring affair, 28-17.
Both the Lady Cougars and Lady Warriors were cold from the start and never found their offensive rhythm.
Ada led, 4-2, after one and had a two point lead, 11-9, at the half.
“We couldn’t throw it in the ocean,” Clarke said.
“This game helped us realize that we need someone else to score besides Lacey.”
Both teams only scored three in the third before Ada took control in the fourth to seal the win.
Paulk finished with 13, Kelsey Harmon had two and Madden and Beller each scored a point.
“This game really made us realize we need more scorers. I can preach it but we’ve got to put it into affect,” Clarke said.
Washington knocked off Westmoore, 45-41, in the opening game of the tournament Thursday morning.
The Lady Warriors jumped out to an early lead and maintained it going into halftime leading by four.
The Lady Jaguars got going offensively in the third and took the lead by one, 28-27, entering the fourth.
Washington saved its best offense for the final eight minutes, pouring in 18 points to steal the victory from Westmoore.
“We played really well,” Clarke said.
“Westmoore is a good, deep, tall and quick team but our execution was better and our turnovers were way down.”
Paulk pumped in a game-high 31 in the win with Orr, Lampkin and Brianna Mainord each scoring four.
Beller and Madden each chipped in one point.
“We ran our offense well. Made good passes and shots. I was really pleased everyone played in that game,” Clarke said.
The Lady Warriors weren’t such gracious hosts last Tuesday when Tuttle came to town.
The Lady Warriors buried the Lady Tigers, 44-31.
Paulk fired in 24 to lead all scorers.
Washington and Tuttle were knotted at seven after the first quarter but the Lady Warriors locked down on defense limiting Tuttle to just four second quarter points.
Tuttle fought back to pull within five after three quarters of play but couldn’t fight their way back as Washington got hot in the fourth scoring 14 while limiting Tuttle to just a bucket over the final eight minutes.
“I’m more and more pleased every game. We’re getting better and improving,” Clarke said.
“We’re executing well and I’m pleased with that.”
Lampkin joined Paulk in double figures with 10, Madden added six and Beller and Mainord each chipped in two.
The Lady Warriors (10-4) traveled to Newcastle Tuesday and will host the Lindsay Lady Leopards Friday night for Homecoming.
The Lady Warriors will play the second game of the night tipping off around 8 p.m. with the boys starting at 6:30.
The Homecoming coronation is scheduled for 6 p.m.
They topped 6A Westmoore, 41-38, in the finals, avenging a loss in the finals last year to Woodward.
Cal Andrews sparked the now 12-2 Warriors with 28 points to lead all scorers in the finals.
“This game was huge for us because it was our biggest regular season win since I’ve been here,” head coach Larry Johnston said.
Washington jumped out to an early lead after the opening period, but Westmoore fought back to take a 28-25 lead to the break.
“We got off to a good start but the longer the game went on the rougher and more physical it got,” Johnston said.
Washington came out of the halftime pep talk with a tenacious defensive game plan that paid off.
The Warriors locked down the Jaguars limiting them to six third quarter points while regaining the lead by one, 35-34.
The relentless Washington defense kept the heat on in the fourth quarter.
They held Westmoore to a mere four points over the final eight minutes.
The Warriors didn’t catch fire offensively but did just enough with six points to get out with a three point win.
“It was low scoring both ways but we played really good defense in the second half to limit them to only 10 points,” Johnston said.
Johnston said Andrews was aggressive early and often which was a carryover from the previous game.
“Cal hit a couple shots early and was aggressive the whole game. He started aggressive the previous game, getting to the line and it carried over to Saturday night,” Johnston said.
Johnston said the turning point in the game was the Warriors holding the Jaguars scoreless over the final 3:43 of regulation.
“That was huge,” Johnston said.
Jesse Nixon finished with five to go along with Andrews’ 28 while Jacob Johnson had three, Brock Harmon and Jace Woodrow had two each and Kaden Kirtley had one point in the win.
In the semifinals the Warriors knocked off Ada, 56-44.
Washington jumped on the Cougars early and never looked back.
The Warriors led 14-11 after one but the second turned out to be the swing quarter as Washington allowed only four points to Ada while building a 10 point lead at the half.
“This was a very slow game. Ada held the ball a lot and had two possessions that lasted over four minutes combined,” Johnston said.
“We did a good job of staying disciplined and the number one thing was we played good defense.”
Washington padded its lead in the third before cruising to victory the final eight minutes.
“Our offense was efficient but we didn’t have a lot of possessions. When we did we scored points,” Johnston said.
Washington averaged 12 possessions a quarter as Ada slowed the pace compared to the Warriors average of 15-18 possessions a quarter.
“We played defense the final two and a half minutes of the first half and again in the third and got stops both times. That was huge,” Johnston said.
Nixon led all scorers with 22, Max Atteberry had nine and Andrews finished with eight.
“These guys are learning a lot of people will try to slow the game down but we can play any style,” Johnston said.
Woodrow and Cooper Treadaway each added five, Kirtley scored four and Brady Brown chipped in three.
Washington dismantled Noble in the opening game of the tournament, 68-40.
The Warriors jumped out to an eight point lead, 13-5, after the first eight minutes and built a 28-14 lead heading to intermission.
“We played well early and I was proud of our guys because Noble held the ball on offense,” Johnston said.
Washington hammered the Bears, in the third out-scoring them 17-6.
The Bears managed 20 fourth quarter points but couldn’t stop the Warriors who poured in 23 of their own.
“Our guys weren’t impatient. We stayed focused and hooked up even though they tried to get us to gamble and take a chance,” Johnston said.
“We stayed solid and played well all day.”
Atteberry led all scorers with 18 and was joined in double figures by Nixon who had 17.
Brown scored nine, Kirtley added eight while Andrews finished with six, Woodrow had five, Johnson chipped in three and Treadaway rounded out the scoring with two.
Last Tuesday Washington pinned a, 78-39, loss on the visiting Tuttle Tigers.
A dominating first half left the Tigers in a 19 point hole they wouldn’t overcome.
The Warriors lit up the scoreboard for 27 in the third while dropping in 18 in the fourth, cruising to victory.
“We played very well and started off well,” Johnston said.
“We took care of the ball and were very efficient.”
Atteberry paced all scorers with 17 while Warrior signal caller Nixon pumped in 15.
“We didn’t make a lot of mistakes and everyone got to play and everyone played well including our young guys,” Johnston said.
Harmon scored eight, Andrews and Kirtley each had seven, Treadaway finished with six, Johnson and Josh Hardage both added four, Brown and Woodrow scored three apiece while Caleb Hardage and freshman Elijah Crosthwait each had two.
The Warriors traveled back to Newcastle on Tuesday and will host the Lindsay Leopards Friday night for Homecoming.
The boys will play the first game of the night at 6:30 with Homecoming beginning at 6 p.m.
The Washington Lady Warriors came away from the Newcastle Invitational with some hardware, knocking off Bethel in the third place game, 45-42.
Washington trailed early but fought back to take a one point lead to the break that they would never relinquish.
“They’re a good team and we were down in the first but we kept executing,” head coach Rocky Clarke said.
The Lady Warriors still led by one after both teams dropped in 14 third quarter points but Washington held on in the fourth for the win.
“I was pleased overall with the game. As bad as we had played it was good to see us bounce back,” Clarke said.
Lacey Paulk led all scorers with 25 points in the victory while Kailee Orr joined her in double figures with 12.
Brandi Beller added five, Amber Madden chipped in two and Dagan Lampkin scored one point.
In the semifinals Washington fell to Ada in a low scoring affair, 28-17.
Both the Lady Cougars and Lady Warriors were cold from the start and never found their offensive rhythm.
Ada led, 4-2, after one and had a two point lead, 11-9, at the half.
“We couldn’t throw it in the ocean,” Clarke said.
“This game helped us realize that we need someone else to score besides Lacey.”
Both teams only scored three in the third before Ada took control in the fourth to seal the win.
Paulk finished with 13, Kelsey Harmon had two and Madden and Beller each scored a point.
“This game really made us realize we need more scorers. I can preach it but we’ve got to put it into affect,” Clarke said.
Washington knocked off Westmoore, 45-41, in the opening game of the tournament Thursday morning.
The Lady Warriors jumped out to an early lead and maintained it going into halftime leading by four.
The Lady Jaguars got going offensively in the third and took the lead by one, 28-27, entering the fourth.
Washington saved its best offense for the final eight minutes, pouring in 18 points to steal the victory from Westmoore.
“We played really well,” Clarke said.
“Westmoore is a good, deep, tall and quick team but our execution was better and our turnovers were way down.”
Paulk pumped in a game-high 31 in the win with Orr, Lampkin and Brianna Mainord each scoring four.
Beller and Madden each chipped in one point.
“We ran our offense well. Made good passes and shots. I was really pleased everyone played in that game,” Clarke said.
The Lady Warriors weren’t such gracious hosts last Tuesday when Tuttle came to town.
The Lady Warriors buried the Lady Tigers, 44-31.
Paulk fired in 24 to lead all scorers.
Washington and Tuttle were knotted at seven after the first quarter but the Lady Warriors locked down on defense limiting Tuttle to just four second quarter points.
Tuttle fought back to pull within five after three quarters of play but couldn’t fight their way back as Washington got hot in the fourth scoring 14 while limiting Tuttle to just a bucket over the final eight minutes.
“I’m more and more pleased every game. We’re getting better and improving,” Clarke said.
“We’re executing well and I’m pleased with that.”
Lampkin joined Paulk in double figures with 10, Madden added six and Beller and Mainord each chipped in two.
The Lady Warriors (10-4) traveled to Newcastle Tuesday and will host the Lindsay Lady Leopards Friday night for Homecoming.
The Lady Warriors will play the second game of the night tipping off around 8 p.m. with the boys starting at 6:30.
The Homecoming coronation is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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