The Sandy Creek boys had a big week of action this past week, picking up a pair of much-needed wins to run their record to 5-6, with a 6457 victory over Hastings St. Cecilia at home, followed by a 46-43 road win at St. Paul.
The Cougars won Thursday, Jan. 9, against St. Cecilia with a key performance by Ethan Shaw, as he had a season-high 35 points shooting 75 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free throw line.
Sandy Creek held St. Cecilia to eight points in the third quarter, which helped in the win as St. Cecilia made a late push in the fourth, taking the lead. This wouldn’t faze the Cougars, however, as the hot-hand Shaw got the ball in the late stretch to hit some layups and free throws.
Shaw had 35 points, Kamerin Sealey had 17, Evan Swartzendruber had eight, Jack Clark had three, and Christian Shaw, one.
The Cougars had 33 total rebounds with 20 on defense and 13 on offense, and were led by Shaw’s nine boards, along with eight from Jacob Petr and five from Sealey.
The Cougars collected nine assists, and 12 steals with Sealey and Petr dishing out three assists, while Swartzendruber led the team with five steals.
Sandy Creek................. 10 15 20 19 -64 Hastings St. Cecilia........6 17 8 26 -57 Scoring: FG FT Pts Ethan Shaw.............................. 10-17 14-17 35 Kamerin Sealey.......................... 3-9 11-13 17 Evan Swartzendruber................. 3-9 0-0 8 Jack Clark................................... 1-8 0-0 3 Christian Shaw........................... 0-2 1-2 1 Jacob Petr.................................. 0-1 0-0 0 Wyatt Livgren............................ 0-1 0-0 0 Sandy Creek Totals:............ 17-47 26-32 64 3-pt FG: Swartzendruber 2-6, E. Shaw 1-5, Clark 1-8, C. Shaw 0-1, Livgren 0-1, Sealey 0-2.
Total: 4-23. Rebounds: E. Shaw 9, Petr 8, Sealey 5, Clark 4, C. Shaw 4, Swartzendruber 3. Total: 33. Assists: Sealey 3, Petr 3, E. Shaw 1, Livgren 1, C. Shaw 1. Total: 9. Steals: Swartzendruber 5, E. Shaw 2, Sealey 2, Petr 1, C. Shaw 1, Livgren 1. Total: 12.
During Saturday’s matinee bout with St. Paul, Sandy Creek got their second win with a nail-biting finish, with the Cougars coming out on top 46-43.
The Cougars were down at halftime but came out of the locker room locked and loaded, holding St. Paul to seven points and gaining the lead by one, to head into the fourth quarter.
ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS With time ticking down, Shaw was fouled and hit one of the two free throws. St. Paul had a chance to tie but could not capitalize with the Cougars coming away with the win.
Shaw led the Cougars with 18 points, Sealey had 11, Swartzendruber had nine, Petr and Clark had three, and Wes Biltoft had two.
Sandy Creek finished the night with 26 rebounds, seven coming from the offensive glass and 19 on defense, with Shaw and Clark gaining seven rebounds to lead.
Sandy Creek collected four steals and one block in the win.
Sandy Creek.................. 14 7 11 14 -46 St. Paul......................... 16 8 7 12 -43
Scoring: FG FT Pts Ethan Shaw..................................6-19 5-7 18 Kamerin Sealey.............................3-7 4-4 11 Evan Swartzendruber....................3-9 0-0 9 Jacob Petr......................................1-2 0-0 3 Jack Clark......................................1-5 0-0 3 Wes Biltoft....................................1-3 0-0 2 Sandy Creek Totals:.............. 15-45 9-11 46 3-pt FG: Swartzendruber 3-9, Petr 1-1, Sealey 1-3, Clark 1-5, E. Shaw 1-8,. Total: 7-26. Rebounds: E. Shaw 7, Clark 7, Biltoft 6, Sealey 2, Livgren 2, Petr 1, Swartzendruber 1. Total: 26.
Assists: E. Shaw 6, Petr 2, Clark 1, Swartzendruber1, Sealey 1. Total: 11. Steals: E. Shaw 2, Swartzendruber 2. Total: 4.
Jack Clark (33) moves in to steal the ball from a St. Cecilia player while Kamerin Sealey (5) looks on. ANDI LANDENBERGER| CLAY COUNTY NEWS
