By Terry Mosher<\/p>\n
Editor, Sports Paper<\/p>\n
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SILVERDALE \u2013 \u00a0The system works!<\/p>\n
Klahowya forced almost an unbelievable 40 turnovers Thursday night at the Eagles\u2019 Nest (the Klahowya gym) and roared from nine points down at halftime to consume visiting Chimacum, 77-67, in a non-league boy\u2019s basketball game.<\/p>\n
Klahowya coach Jim Horan, frustrated with his team\u2019s underdog status against bigger schools in the Olympic League, installed this year \u201cThe System\u201d used by Grinnell (Iowa) College coach Dave Arseneault in which a constant shift of five new players is shuffled into the game every 35 to 45 seconds in an attempt to wear now more talented opponents.<\/p>\n
The system didn\u2019t work well in Klahowya\u2019s first game (an 87-66 loss at Black Hills), but it worked against the Cowboys of Chimacum. Trailing 49-40 at halftime and 61-58 just seconds into the fourth quarter, the Eagles went on a 13-1 run to take command of the game. They then continued their full-court pressure (almost helter skelter in appearance) to prevent the taller Cowboys from regaining the momentum, outscoring the visitors 37-18 in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe system worked tonight,\u201d said Horan. \u201cWe subbed five guys in, give guys out, and ran up and down. When you play this style you can either get in it (the game) quick or you can get out of it really quick. Tonight was our night. They (the Cowboys) played great. That was their first game and it\u2019s a tough style to play against in your first game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assistant Chimacum coach Dave Porter said, \u201cWe ran out of gas. You are not going to win with 40 turnovers. We attacked the basketball pretty well in the first half. We didn\u2019t in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the first half, Chimacum pounded the boards (a 21-9 rebound margin) and got easy layins by throwing the ball over the Eagles\u2019 press. Almost all of the Cowboys\u2019 field goals came on layins.<\/p>\n
But Horan stressed to his kids at halftime they needed to get back to prevent those easy breakouts by the Cowboys, and his kids responded not only to that, but battled back hard on the boards. The Cowboys did wind up with a 47-25 rebounding edge, with most of that collected by six-foot-four Orion Weller (15 rebounds and 18 points) and six-foot-five Brendon Naylor (10 rebounds and 12 points).<\/p>\n
Down 61-58 after Naylor hit a layin, the Eagles started to soar. Austin Wischhoefer tied it on a three and Ricky Holguin put the Eagles ahead for good with a double-pump scoop shot off the glass.<\/p>\n
Tracyn Anderson hit one of two free throws to narrow the deficit to 63-62, but then Kendall Kitts, who suffered a dislocated finger in the first half and had to have it jerked back in place, nailed two consecutive threes from the side to put the Eagles up 69-62.<\/p>\n
Connor Schnuit hit a 15-footer to give the Eagles a nine-point lead. The Cowboys got a three-point play form Sam Golden, but Jacob Gotchall, who led the Eagles with 21 points, scored on a breakaway off one last turnover and then finished off the visitors with a short bank shot off the glass.<\/p>\n
When Horan was informed his team forced 40 turnovers, he smiled and said, \u201cWell, that\u2019s part of the system. Sometimes they look like they are open, but then the fatigue and all that running and constant pressure sits in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan Gotchall added 12 points to the Eagles\u2019 offensive attack, and led his team with four rebounds.<\/p>\n
Porter noted how entertaining the game was for the fans, but wished his team would play them again this season (they don\u2019t).<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
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Klahowya 77, Chimacum 67<\/p>\n
Chimacum 27 22 10\u00a0 8 \u2013 67<\/p>\n
Klahowya\u00a0 24 16 18 19 \u2013 77<\/p>\n
Chimacum (67) \u2013 Myles Hundley 3, Tracyn Anderson 9, James Porter 7, Sam Golden 7, Orion Weller 18, Hitt 4, Carthum 7, Brendon Naylor 12, Chris Bainbridge.<\/p>\n
Klahowya (77) \u2013 Dustin Brewer 5, Ryan Gotchall 12, Jacob Gotchall 21, Austin Wischhoefer 6, Kendall Kitts 9, Connor Schnuit 6, Nate Hough 4, Jerry Landram 2, Justin Moore, Ricky Holquin 9, Michael Mosher, Jon Harris 4.<\/p>\n
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