Lost in the shuffle of Ryan Rasmussen's terrific performance in Waupun's 69-62 victory over Berlin in a sectional semifinal last night was the game that fellow junior Aris Wurtz had.
Wurtz had 22 points and perhaps the biggest shot made by someone other than Rasmussen. After Berlin took a 47-34 lead late in the third quarter, Wurtz didn't hesitate at the other end of the floor, draining a 3-pointer from the top of the key to get the lead down to 10. He added another bucket before Rasmussen's 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter.
That five-point spurt was huge for Waupun in terms of slowing Berlin's momentum and getting some confidence back. Wurtz was also a source of offense for a team that had trouble finding the basket in spurts. He's deceptively quick. He's not exactly fast, but if you give him the baseline, he'll find some way to get the ball to the basket.
I think that's going to be big when playing Seymour. I haven't seen Seymour play at all this year, and really don't remember what defense it used against Ripon in a sectional final last year. But considering Seymour's height, I wouldn't be surprised if it threw a little 1-3-1 zone against Waupun.
My basketball knowledge is very limited and I don't always try to pretend to be something I'm not, but if I'm an opposing basketball coach I'd try either the 1-3-1 zone or a triangle-and-two. If Seymour goes with the latter, players like Tom Bresser, Seth Hopp and Tyler DeBoer will have to contribute. If its the former, I think Aris Wurtz can have a big night by slashing to the basket and taking the ball strong to the hoop on the baseline.
Again, I say this knowing absolutely nothing about Seymour. They may play a stout man-to-man defense or a 2-3 zone for all I know.
But one thing is for sure. It's going to take more than Ryan Rasmussen to beat the Thunder.
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Forgotten in all the scoring is the fact that the unsumg seniors came up huge in crunch time. Everyone wants to celebrate the offense. Remember down the stretch that Seth Hopp and Tom Bresser came up with some huge rebounde. Notice that after Ryan and Aris started getting the ball to fall in the hoop the aforementioned seniors turned their game up a notch down the stretch. Thank goodness that the Indians had trouble hitting their free throws or the out come could have been completely different. There are five kids on the court all the time and this victory came to be because these kids pulled together for the win. Team sport Team win. While Ryan and Aris deserve the acolades they are receiving. The others like Seth, Tom and Tyler can not left completely out of the story....
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