01-25-14
BY JACK BULLOCK
NASHVILLE – The Breese Central Cougars have had a great run of success at the Nashville Invitational Tournament and it continued this past week.

The Cougars have now won 5-of-6 tournaments and added another championship last night at the expense of their cross-town rival.

Behind Logan Kohrmann’s 16-points and a defensive effort that didn’t allow Mater Dei to make any significant runs, Coach Jeremy Shubert and his club did just enough right to hoist up another trophy after its 49-38 win.

In a contest that had a motto of “No 3-pointer left behind” the Cougars made enough of the trey’s to pick up the victory.

Breese Central made just 7-of-24 shots from beyond the arc but hit 11-of-17 from inside that line.

Central improved its record to 14-4 on the year with the 3-0 week at the NIT.

“This is a first-rate tournament and our kids work hard and they like coming here for this tournament,” said Coach Shubert. “It’s a great facility to play in our kids really stepped up. Jacob (Timmermann) is a good leader and we wouldn’t be where we are without him.”

Jacob Timmermann added nine points and the Cougars got six points each from Chase Schneider, Kenton Roeckenhaus and Austen Shidle in the workman-like victory in front of a large crowd at the Assembly Hall.

Mater Dei saw its record fall to 12-7 despite 14-points from Ben Lampe and 11-points from Zach Deiters.

The Knights hit just 37.8 percent from floor, which kept them from any extended offensive runs.

The two teams combined to attempt 36 3-pointers in the game, hitting just 11.

Mater Dei finished with 11 turnovers, but five of those came in the first quarter where they fell behind.

Roeckenhaus scored five of his points in the first quarter.

His 3-pointer from the right corner on a pass from Timmermann and his drive down the baseline gave Central a 11-5 advantage.

Mater Dei got its only real run at the beginning of the second quarter.

Six consecutive points from Eric Vandeloo (4) and Deiters (2) closed the Central lead to just 14-13 with 6:17 left before halftime.

But Central responded with a 7-0 sprint with Roeckenhaus hitting a pair of shots on a rebound and a 15-footer from the right baseline.

When that shot fell, the Cougars led 21-13.

The Knights got back close by intermission with a pair of 3-pointers from Deiters.

His second one bounced around the rim before falling in just before the second quarter buzzer, making it 23-21 Central at the break.

A nice play by MD in the first moments of the second half knotted the game at 23-all.

Vandeloo found a wide-open Nolan Gerling in the post for a high-low assist to even the game for the final time.

Central gradually pulled away from that point.

Seven consecutive points got the championship sprint started with Mitchel Rule, Roeckenhaus and Kohrmann all scored.

Kohrmann hit the first of two 3-pointers in the quarter for this 6-foot sophomore, which forced a Mater Dei timeout at 30-23 with 3:29 left.

The second bomb by Kohrmann and a drive to the basket by Timmermann ended the third quarter at 35-27.

The Knights got one last chance to get back into the game when Deiters hit another 3-pointer and Lampe scored on a spin move in the lane to cut the Central lead to 39-36.

However Kohrmann stepped up big in the final minutes, scoring 10-points in the last 3:45.

He converted a conventional three-point play while being fouled by Vandeloo (blocking foul) and hit 3-of-4 free throws in the final :43.1.

“Logan has been around basketball his whole life and I told him ‘you have to step up’ and he has this year for us,” said Coach Shubert, who is in his first year as a head coach. “What a tournament he had! As a sophomore coming in and playing under control.”

Mater Dei missed five consecutive 3-point shots in the fourth quarter and when Deiters misfired in the final seconds, Central rebounded and dribbled out the clock for the title game triumph.

Central held a slight edge on the boards (23-22) while the Cougars were credited with six steals.

Coach Shubert’s club took care of the basketball, committing just four miscues.

Breese Mater Dei (38) – Toenies 2 0 0-0 4, Timmermann 0 0 0-0 0, Pollman 0 0 0-0 0, Hitpas 0 0 0-0 0, Haake 0 1 0-0 3, Deiters 1 3 0-0 11, Lampe 4 0 6-9 14, Vandeloo 2 0 0-0 4, Gerling 1 0 0-2 2.
2FG-10, 3FG-4, FT-6-11, PF-15.
Breese Central (49) – Timmermann 1 2 1-2 9, Harmon 1 0 0 0-0 2, Kohrmann 3 2 4-5 16, Rule 2 0 0-0 4, Schneider 0 2 0-0 6, Roeckenhaus 3 0 0-0 6, Shidle 1 1 1-2 6.
2FG-11, 3FG-7, FT-6-9, PF-10.
Fouled Out – None.
Technical Fouls – None.

Coach Andy Fehrenbacher saw his club slip to 11-7 in 2013-14.

Teutopolis (45) – Drees 2 0 2-2 6, Ungrund 0 0 0-0 0, Brock Mette 3 0 0-0 6, Wenthe 4 0 2-2 10, Gebben 1 0 0-0 2, Kenter 0 0 0-0 0, Hardiek 1 3 0-0 11, Brett Mette 5 0 0-0 10.
2FG-16, 3FG-3, FT-4-4, PF-17.
Gibault Catholic (51) – Jared Rueter 1 1 0-0 5, Jacob Rueter 1 2 0-0 8, Enright 0 0 2-3 2, Z. Rueter 0 0 0-0 0, Meyer 1 0 2-2 4, Degener 7 0 1-3 15, Row 1 2 4-4 12, Davis 2 0 1-2 5.
2FG-13, 3FG-5, FT-10-14, PF-10.
Fouled Out – None.
Technical Fouls – None.

Behind Diecker was 19-points from Jacob Mueller and 11-points from Jack Kemper for the 10-8 Midgets, who are also leaving this tournament to play at Sparta next January.

Freeburg (61) – DeMound 0 0 0-0 0, Yung 0 0 0-0 0, Valleroy 0 0 0-0 0, Hogan 0 0 0-0 0, Mueller 1 5 2-2 19, Kemper 0 2 5-6 11, Keleher 0 0 0-0 0, Z. Diecker 0 0 2-2 , Bonta 0 0 0-0 , J. Diecker 11 1 4-6 29.
2FG-12, 3FG-8, FT-13-16, PF-26.
Nashville (67) – Bultman 0 0 0-2 0, Thorson 2 0 8-10 12, Jasper 0 1 0-2 3, Anderson 4 0 6-7 14, Pedtke 0 0 0-0 0, Mueller 2 1 1-2 8, Bretley 3 0 8-9 14, Newman 4 0 2-2 10, Johannes 1 1 1-3 6.
2FG-16, 3FG-3, FT-26-37, PF-13.
Fouled Out – Keleher, Kemper - Freeburg; Johannes - Nashville.
Technical Fouls – None.

Mascoutah got 26-points from Tim Parks in the loss.

Wesclin (64) – Goff 0 1 0-0 3, Combs 0 0 0-0 0, Steebergen 1 3 2-2 13, Powers 0 0 0-0 0, Smith 5 1 2-2 15, Eversgerd 2 4 5-6 21, Timmermann 2 2 0-0 10, Stephens 1 0 0-0 2.
2FG-11, 3FG-11, FT-9-10, PF-13.
Mascoutah (63) – Williams 2 0 0-0 4, Simmons 0 0 2-2 2, Parks 7 3 3-4 26, Johnson 0 0 0-0 0, Pettiford 6 0 0-1 12, Duprey 1 2 1-2 9, White 1 0 0-0 2, Norrenberns 4 0 0-0 8.
2FG-21, 3FG-5, FT-6-9, PF-12.
Fouled Out – None.
Technical Fouls – None.