HOWE (Sat., Feb. 2, 2008) – Todd Martin’s three-pointer broke a 48-48 tie midway through the fourth quarter and Couriers held the Howe Military Wildcats scoreless over the final 4:31 of a 60-48 victory.
Behind 17 points and a few blocks from 6’5” center Greg Sillmon, the hosts led most of the first half and took a 28-23 lead into the locker room. At this points, the Couriers only 4 field goals and, unofficially, 18 turnovers. Five different Couriers combined to make 13-of-15 free throws to keep the game close.
In the second half, a number of different Courier defenders held Sillmon scoreless. Evan Stutzman drained a three for a 36-35 lead with 1:50 remaining in the third period, the team’s first lead since the middle of the first quarter. Howe never led again but an Evan Holmes’ field goal forged the final tie with 5:06 to go in the game.
Martin paced the Couriers, now 12-2, with 21 points and senior guard/forward Caleb Miller, in just his second game this season, added 13. Joel King finished with just 7 points but his 4-for-4 free-throw performance tied the school record of 23 consecutive. His current streak began at Community Baptist February 23, 2007. Jeremy Yoder first set the record in the 1994-95 season.
Karl Vaughn dropped in 21 points but Sillmon was held below his 20+ points per game average. The Wildcats dropped their eighth straight to fall to 3-11.
The junior varsity exploded for 18 points in the fourth quarter and downed the Wildcats 40-22. They raised their record to 8-3.
Both teams tangle with La Lumiere near LaPorte Tuesday night. La Lumiere’s coach and athletic director is 1984 Indiana Mr. Basketball Delray Brooks. The varsity Lakers bring an 7-6 record into the contest. Their top players are an explosive frontcourt duo of DeAndre Haskins and 6’10” DePaul recruit and Serbian native Luka Mirkovic.
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