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Sonny Fulks
Thursday, 23 March 2017 / Published in Features

In Div. II: Wauseon Too Big, Too Good, For Eastmoor

In the opening game of the 2017 state tournament, favored Wauseon played according to script to oust Columbus Eastmoor from the Division II bracket.

Columbus –  They were touted as having experience, size, skills, and enough shooting to be a threat to anyone.  And in the tournament’s opening game, the 27-1 Wauseon Indians proved that they had all of that, beating Columbus Eastmoor, 42-35.

The 77 points scored collectively by the two marked an all-time low for a Division II Final Four tournament game.  The previous mark was 85, between Purcell Marion and Campbell Memorial in 2000.

UNB_150x150BlueWauseon used a patient offense and the 6’9″ presence of junior center Austin Rotroff to negate Eastmoor’s own size and athleticism in the paint.  Rotroff only scored 6 points…but he had 7 key blocks of shots inside, and an undetermined amount of deflections and shot-changing influence.

Offensively, Wauseon used 50% shooting from the floor in the first half to hold a 13-10 lead at the break, and milked the clock in the second half to keep Eastmoor from accelerating the pace of the game.

The Indians finished shooting just 40%, but they never let Eastmoor run up and down.  It was enough to win and move on.

Guard Brooks Gype led Wauseon with 14 points;  running mate Carter Bzovi had 13.  The Indians shot only 1 of 5 from three-point range, but secured the win from the free throw line, shooting 80% for the second half and 13 of 19 for the game (68%).

Eastmoor finished their season with a 22-7 mark, shot 32% from the floor, and just 57% from the foul line.

Wauseon will now move on to meet the winner of the second Division II semi-final between Trotwood and Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, to be played at 2:00 pm.

Wauseon's 6-8 Carter Bzovi

Wauseon’s Carter Bzovi drives against Eastmoor’s Taevion Kinsey.

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