The Rage 7s were in Wilkes Barre over the weekend for the NEPA tourney, and went 2-2. The team played for the pool championship on Sunday and finished second.
Rage won its first two games, beating familiar opponent 21 Hoops 45-28, then topping the Wilked Barre Express 44-33. In its third pool game, Rage lost to Kelly's Heroes (a team comprised of a TC Rockets core), 45-28.
Those two teams advanced to the pool title game, with Kelly's Heroes getting the win there, 62-40. Kelly's Heroes was led by Andre Hawkins (20 points) and Mike Kosty (19 points), both TC Rockets.
Game 1 - Saturday
Rage 45, 21 Hoops 28
Hoops -- 16 - 12 -- 28
Rage --- 18 - 27 -- 45
Playing 21 Hoops for the third consecutive weekend (all Rage victories), Rage got off to its usual slow start against 21 Hoops. Rage led 18-16 at the half, then kicked things up a notch, outscoring 21 Hoops 27-12 the rest of the way.
The 21 Hoops team actually took a 20-18 lead early in the second half before Rage went on a 19-6 spurt during which eight different Rage players scored.
All 10 Rage players scored in this contest, while the team's four guards combined for 18 steals - Luke Day (7), Caleb Link (5), Brady Harrington (3) and Roberto Jensen (3).
Stats:
* Nate Gaster: 11 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal (5-8 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-4 FT)
* Caleb Link: 6 points, 5 steals, 1 rebound (0-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
* Joey Miranda: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block (2-2 FT)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists (1-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 3 points, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 rebound (one 3-pointer)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 7 steals, 4 assists, 2 rebounds
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 3 steals, 1 rebound (1-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 8-for-20
* 21 Hoops free throws: 5-for-10
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Game 2 - Saturday
Rage 44, Wilkes Barre Express 33
Rage -- 22 - 22 -- 44
WBEX -- 16 - 17 -- 33
Rage led by 2 and 4 points throughout the first half of this game, until extending the lead to 6 at halftime. In the second half, it was more of the same, as Rage would hold the lead at 6 until Wilkes Barre countered, several times cutting the lead to 4 points.
Jake Thompson scored to make it 32-24 for the biggest lead of the game for Rage, but the Express countered (32-26). Then at the 6-minute mark, Roberto Jensen hit a 3-pointer to extend the lead (35-26), and 1:13 later, Jensen hit another long-range shot to put the score at 38-26.
Rage's inside game went to work, with Trevor Borchardt, Wyatt Whitmore and Joey Miranda scoring. Miranda's offensive rebound and put-back gave Rage a 44-30 lead before a last-minute 3 from Wilkes Barre.
Thompson led a balanced scoring attack and logged a double-double.
Stats:
* Jake Thompson: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists (2-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 8 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal (2-4 FT)
* Trevor Borchardt: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-3 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 rebound (two 3-pointers)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 2 points, 2 rebounds
* Brady Harrington: 2 steals, 1 rebounds, 2 assists
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
* Team free throws: 4-for-13
* Wilked Barre free throws: 3-for-9
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Game 3 - Sunday
Kelly's Heroes 45, Rage 28
KH --- 26 - 19 -- 45
Rage - 16 - 12 -- 28
Rage stayed within 6 points of Kelly's Heroes in Sunday's first meeting, until KH lengthened the lead to 10 by the half. Rage was able to keep the game within 13 points for most of the second half, but KH made a push in the latter stages of the game to get the lead to 19 before Rage closed the scoring.
Stats:
* Wyatt Whitmore: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists (2-4 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block
* Trevor Borchardt: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal (1-2 FT)
* Nate Gaster: 3 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal (1-1 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Brady Harrington: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
* Caleb Link: 2 points
* Joey Miranda: 3 rebounds, 1 block (0-2 FT)
* Caleb Nichols: 2 blocks, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 2 assists, 1 rebound
* Team free throws: 4-for-11
* Kelly's Heroes free throws: 5-for-15
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Game 4 - Sunday (Pool Championship)
Kelly's Heroes 62, Rage 40
Rage - 20 - 20 -- 40
KH --- 30 - 32 -- 62
Rage finished second in pool play and qualified for the title game, which pitted them against Kelly's Heroes (TC Rockets) for the second time in the day. Rage started well, building a 7-4 lead 5 minutes into the game, but KH went on a 9-2 run to grab a 13-9 lead. By the half, KH held a 10-point lead.
KH started the second half by scoring 10 straight points (40-20). Rage held its own from that point on, twice getting the margin under 18 points, but KH cruised to the win.
Rage received a pool runnerup team trophy for their weekend's efforts.
Stats:
* Trevor Borchardt: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 1 assist (2-6 FT)
* Joey Miranda: 6 points, 3 rebounds (2-4 FT)
* Roberto Jensen: 6 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound (two 3-pointers)
* Wyatt Whitmore: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block (1-2 FT)
* Jake Thompson: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist (2-4 FT)
* Brady Harrington: 3 points (one 3-pointer)
* Nate Gaster: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT) (fouled out)
* Caleb Link: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
* Caleb Nichols: 1 point, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block (1-3 FT)
* Luke Day: 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal (0-2 FT)
* Team free throws: 8-for-23
* Kelly's Heroes free throws: 7-for-19
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