Warriors defeat ACC at Home

Wheaton Academy hosted SCC opponent Aurora Central Catholic in West Chicago on Saturday night and handed them a decisive 77-52 win. The Warriors outscored the Chargers in every quarter except the fourth led by the consistent and productive play of junior Josh Ruggles. Ruggles scored a game high 20 points, shooting 4-for-5 (80%) from behind the arc and 6-of-7 (86%) from the free throw line while distributing the ball to big men Bennett and Chandler Fuzak. 

The Warriors attacked Aurora Central Catholic's 2-3 zone the entire game and led by 21 points at the half, 48-27. The Chargers made a comeback attempt early in the third quarter, but a pair of Ruggles three-pointers and 6 points from Chandler Fuzak helped the Warriors stabalize their lead. 

Wheaton Academy shot 55% from the field for the night (30/54) and 30% from three point range (4/13). The Warriors caused ACC to turn the ball over 23 times, but was offset in part by 18 turnovers of their own for the game. The game saw a total of 49 fouls called between the two teams resulting in 49 free throw attempts. Wheaton Academy shot 56% from the free throw line (13/23) while the Chargers shot 20/26 (76%). 

Gordon Behr scored 10 points in just under 10 minutes of play for the Warriors and Chandler Fuzak, Ty Collins, and Bryce Sandberg each contributed 8 points. Christian Smith did a great job at the point, dishing out 5 assists. All team members saw good minutes on Saturday night in the win. 

Saturday night's win improves the Warriors' overall record to 6-2. The team will face Walther Christian Academy next week during final exam week on Tuesday night in Melrose Park at 7:30 PM before a final conference game on Saturday at Aurora Christian. 

Wheaton Academy will once again be playing in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament this year. The first tournament game will be December 23 vs. New Trier at 5:30 PM. For complete tournament information, visit www.pwhoops.com. 

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