ARGYLE - With Wisconsin 78 enveloped in a dense, foreboding fog, something dire became crystal clear for Argyle in Monday's battle with its highway rival.
Chris Shambrook answered the S.O.S. sent out by his coach, Travis Erickson, and emerged as a third scoring threat with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Orioles' 58-45 non-conference victory over Warren, Ill. (1-8 overall).
After three minutes of tightly-contested hoops, the Orioles (3-7 overall) turned a 37-35 barnburner into a laugher in the blink of an eye with a 12-0 run that spanned less than two minutes.
Sharpshooter Matt Cash triggered the surge with a 16-footer from the baseline off a no-look assist by junior Andy Bohlman. Less than a minute later, Bohlman dialed up another of his eight assists in a different fashion, finding Cash in the corner off an inbounds play. The junior was money again from the corner, seizing a 42-35 lead.
Bohlman, who has come into his own as the next prolific point guard, made a living picking apart the Warriors' defense from the baseline throughout the second half.
"They would always watch the switches, and it left seal after seal wide open," Bohlman said.
"(Bohlman is) kind of our QB or our Mike linebacker ... our signalcaller," Erickson said. "He's fun to watch, and nobody's going to complain about getting their money's worth when he's out there scrapping."
Scrapping was the appropriate term for Bohlman's cleanup job on the first of two fastbreak scores that further stretched the Argyle advantage. He cleaned up a Taylor Saalsaa miss after Saalsaa broke free with a steal and missed despite skying to the rim. Bohlman's putback came seconds before Shambrook picked a Warrior clean and converted the runout with contact.
Amid his breakout performance, the Oriole junior, who has battled back from injuries, kept his humor and didn't have any illusions about taking over the point guard duties anytime soon as he reflected on his mindset in the runout.
"I just didn't want to let go of the ball," Shambrook said with a laugh. "I suck at dribbling."
While Shambrook's output rang loud and clear, it came from a guy who lives by the Teddy Roosevelt method.
"He's one of those kids, every coach has got one, that doesn't say much at all," Erickson said. "But when he starts talking, guys start listening because he's about to say something good."
Shambrook dropped in six of his 17 points in both the second and fourth quarters. Bohlman added 13 and only turned the ball over once, despite having his hands in virtually every play and even changing up the Orioles' multifaceted defense whenever the Warriors seemed to catch on.
Ryan Vick led the shorthanded Warren club, which only dressed eight players, with 16 points in bull-like fashion.
"He has a nose for the rim and only has one thing on his mind when he gets the ball low," Warren coach Dan Kaiser said.
Vick and the rest of his mates lost their tenacity late in the game. Two Warriors even fouled out.
"They played with their legs for the first three quarters and then they had to play the fourth quarter with their hearts," Kaiser said.
Senior forward Kevin Berg, the steady second scorer for Argyle and a fine complement to Bohlman, dropped in 11 points. All three cogs will need to be clicking, along with the supporting cast, when they travel to Monticello on Thursday night.
"We've got our work cut out for us," Erickson said. "They're deep and tough to handle. But, compared (to) them and the teams battling for first, we've got nothing to lose."
Chris Shambrook answered the S.O.S. sent out by his coach, Travis Erickson, and emerged as a third scoring threat with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Orioles' 58-45 non-conference victory over Warren, Ill. (1-8 overall).
After three minutes of tightly-contested hoops, the Orioles (3-7 overall) turned a 37-35 barnburner into a laugher in the blink of an eye with a 12-0 run that spanned less than two minutes.
Sharpshooter Matt Cash triggered the surge with a 16-footer from the baseline off a no-look assist by junior Andy Bohlman. Less than a minute later, Bohlman dialed up another of his eight assists in a different fashion, finding Cash in the corner off an inbounds play. The junior was money again from the corner, seizing a 42-35 lead.
Bohlman, who has come into his own as the next prolific point guard, made a living picking apart the Warriors' defense from the baseline throughout the second half.
"They would always watch the switches, and it left seal after seal wide open," Bohlman said.
"(Bohlman is) kind of our QB or our Mike linebacker ... our signalcaller," Erickson said. "He's fun to watch, and nobody's going to complain about getting their money's worth when he's out there scrapping."
Scrapping was the appropriate term for Bohlman's cleanup job on the first of two fastbreak scores that further stretched the Argyle advantage. He cleaned up a Taylor Saalsaa miss after Saalsaa broke free with a steal and missed despite skying to the rim. Bohlman's putback came seconds before Shambrook picked a Warrior clean and converted the runout with contact.
Amid his breakout performance, the Oriole junior, who has battled back from injuries, kept his humor and didn't have any illusions about taking over the point guard duties anytime soon as he reflected on his mindset in the runout.
"I just didn't want to let go of the ball," Shambrook said with a laugh. "I suck at dribbling."
While Shambrook's output rang loud and clear, it came from a guy who lives by the Teddy Roosevelt method.
"He's one of those kids, every coach has got one, that doesn't say much at all," Erickson said. "But when he starts talking, guys start listening because he's about to say something good."
Shambrook dropped in six of his 17 points in both the second and fourth quarters. Bohlman added 13 and only turned the ball over once, despite having his hands in virtually every play and even changing up the Orioles' multifaceted defense whenever the Warriors seemed to catch on.
Ryan Vick led the shorthanded Warren club, which only dressed eight players, with 16 points in bull-like fashion.
"He has a nose for the rim and only has one thing on his mind when he gets the ball low," Warren coach Dan Kaiser said.
Vick and the rest of his mates lost their tenacity late in the game. Two Warriors even fouled out.
"They played with their legs for the first three quarters and then they had to play the fourth quarter with their hearts," Kaiser said.
Senior forward Kevin Berg, the steady second scorer for Argyle and a fine complement to Bohlman, dropped in 11 points. All three cogs will need to be clicking, along with the supporting cast, when they travel to Monticello on Thursday night.
"We've got our work cut out for us," Erickson said. "They're deep and tough to handle. But, compared (to) them and the teams battling for first, we've got nothing to lose."
