The Rage 7s had their best AAU tournament of this season - and for the 4 returners, the best tourney in 2 seasons - by winning 3 of 4 games in the Ruckus in Wilkes Barre AAU Tournament April 2-3.
Rage won its first game over NEPA (North Eastern Pennsylvania) Warriors 42-12, then lost its second game Saturday to Shimtown Area, 29-25. On Sunday, Rage beat a team called In The Zone (Wilkes Barre) 46-32, then topped 21 Hoops (Elk Lake) 30-23.
Sunday, April 3
Rage 30, 21 Hoops 23
Rage ---- 9 - 21 -- 30
Hoops -- 11 - 12 -- 23
Rage trailed 9-3, then got a basket from Wyatt Whitmore and two more from Caleb Nichols to tie the game 9-9. Rage trailed 11-9 at the half before Nichols scored again to make it 11-11 just into the second half. 21 Hoops then went ahead again, 13-11.
Whitmore and Nichols, both of Candor, combined for Rage's first 11 points. Rage went on a 16-5 run from there, with Jake Thompson's inside bucket tying the game at 13. Nate Gaster got on the board, giving Rage a 15-13 lead, and Thompson followed with a traditional 3-point play for an 18-13 edge.
Leading 18-16, Rage scored 9 of the next 11 points. Trevor Borchardt and Joey Miranda scored inside, followed by a Thompson put-back (24-18). Roberto Jensen's 3-pointer put an exclamation point on the run, and Rage led 27-18.
Luke Day made a defensive statement against 21 Hoops, notching 7 steals for Rage.
Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assts, 1 steal, 1 block (2-5 FT)
* Caleb Nichols: 6 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Wyatt Whitmore: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist (1-4 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 3 assists, 2 rebs, 1 steal (one 3-pointer)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 5 rebounds
* Trevor Borchardt: 2 pts, 3 rebs, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 1 asst (0-1 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 2 steals, 1 assist (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Luke Day: 7 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Free throws: 5-for-12
* 21 Hoops free throws: 6-for-16
Sunday, April 3
Rage 46, In The Zone 32
Zone -- 12 - 20 -- 32
Rage -- 22 - 24 -- 46
In The Zone built an 8-3 lead against Rage. From there, an omnipresent Nate Gaster ignited a Rage run during which he scored 5 points and Jake Thomspon tallied 9. Rage outscored In The Zone the rest of the first half 19-4 to hold a 22-12 lead at the break.
Trevor Borchardt and Wyatt Whitmore combined for 16 points and 14 rebounds in the game, many of those coming in the second half, as Rage allowed In The Zone to get within 7 points twice, but never closer than that.
Luke Day had a strong defensive game in this one as well, securing 5 steals. He led the team with 15 steals (in 4 games) over the weekend.
Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 12 pts, 10 rebs, 3 stls, 1 block (0-2 FT) (fouled out)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals (4-6 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 1 block (4-8 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 4 pts, 1 reb, 1 asst, 1 steal (one 3-pointer) (1-2 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 2 points, 3 rebounds
* Luke Day: 1 point, 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds (1-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 1 assist
* Caleb Nichols: 1 steal
* Rage free throws: 11-for-23
* In The Zone free throws: 12-for-16
Saturday, April 2
Rage 42, NEPA Warriors 12
Rage -- 28 - 14 -- 42
NEPA -- 0 -- 12 -- 12
Rage employed an early full-court press that helped yield a 16-0 cushion, and Rage led 28-0 at halftime. Rage had 8 players score in the contest.
Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
* Wyatt Whitmore: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
* Nate Gaster: 6 points, 2 steals, 1 rebound, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 2 steals
* Trevor Borchardt: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
* Roberto Jensen: 4 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
* Brady Harrington: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
* Caleb Nichols: 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
* Luke Day: 1 rebound, 1 block
* Rage free throws: 0-for-0
* NEPA free throws: 1-for-10
Saturday, April 2
Shimtown Area 29, Rage 25
Rage -- 19 - 6 -- 25
Shim -- 16 - 13 -- 29
Rage built leads of 15-8 and 19-13 in the first half, and led by 3 at the half. Brady Harrington had a hot hand in the first half for Rage, hitting on three 3-pointers. Caleb Link scored the first 5 Rage points.
In the low-scoring second half, the game was tied 24-24 with 2 minutes left to play, as Shimtown pulled away.
Playing a factor was suspect officiating in this contest. Rage was whistled for double the amount of fouls as the ocal team. Rage racked up 23 fouls in this game (10 in the first half, 13 in the second), while Shimtown was called for just 12 fouls in the entire game (only 5 in the first, and 7 in the second). Rage took 7 foul shots in this very physical game, while Shimtown went to the line to take 21 shots.
Stats:
* Brady Harrington: 11 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds (three 3-pointers)
* Caleb Link: 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks (1-1 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
* Luke Day: 1 point, 3 rebounds, 3 steals (1-2 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 1 point, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists
* Joey Miranda: 1 rebound, 1 block
* Wyatt Whitmore: 1 rebound
* Caleb Nichols: 1 assist
* Rage free throws: 4-for-7
* Shimtown free throws: 9-for-21
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