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WA 75, Streamwood 61

11.21.07 - Daily Herald - By Henry Perez

Ben Euler scored 12 first-quarter points and fueled an early 13-0 run as Wheaton Academy raced out to a lead over Streamwood in Tuesday night boys basketball action.

Though the Sabres succeeded in slowing down the Warriors' high octane attack, and outscored their opponent in the second half, the hosts were able to maintain a cushion throughout and won the game 75-61, spoiling Tim Jones' debut as Streamwood coach.

"(Monday) night we were a little bit tentative in our game against South Shore," Wheaton Academy coach Paul Ferguson said. "But what that did was give us a lot of confidence coming into this game."

The game closed out day two of Wheaton Academy's Thanksgiving Tournament, and served as Streamwood's season opener.

"I was disappointed with our defense, because I thought we'd do a better job of stopping people," Jones said. "I think it was because this was our first game, and Wheaton Academy is a very good team playing at home."

The Warriors led 23-8 after one quarter, and extended that lead to 38-21 at the half behind a stingy defense.

"That was the best aspect of our game tonight," Ferguson said. "We varied our pressure very well on the perimeter, showed a lot of help, and closed out well."

But the third quarter began with Tim Rusthoven, Wheaton Academy's big man, becoming ill and leaving the game. As Streamwood junior guard Tem Esikiel started heating up, scoring 11 of his team-high 12 points in the third quarter, the Sabres began to get into a rhythm.

"We had a bad beginning, but I like how we battled back," Jones said.

Ryan Kiesel added a pair of threes, and Streamwood looked poised for a run, though it still trailed 58-42 after three quarters.

With 4:42 left in the game, the Sabres pulled to within ten, 61-51, for the first time since the opening quarter. But Euler, who led all scorers with 27 points, stepped up again and helped the Warriors (2-0) put the game on ice.

"Ben's a gamer," Ferguson said. "We move the ball pretty well and that allowed Ben a lot of open shots."

Rusthoven scored 11 before leaving the game. In his absence Paul Werkema stepped up and scored 10 points and pulled down 8 boards.

T.J. Enno and Kyle Holder each scored 11 for the Sabres.