Warren Central High School (Indianapolis, IN)

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Walter Offutt

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12/5/05

Warren Central 74, Howe 56

• The visiting Warriors (1-0) spotted the Hornets (1-2) a quick 5-0 lead then ran off 17 straight first-quarter points for the win.

David Smith led Warren Central with 15 points. Senior Brandon Williams topped Howe with a game-high 24 points.

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Warren Central -- Robinson 13, Thomas 11, Offutt 10, Buggs 9, Harvey 5, Lewis 5, Wright 2, Jones 2, Lane 2, Smith 15. 3-pointers: Buggs. Totals: 26 21-29 74.

Howe -- Williams 24, Hill 9, Joslin 9, Stone 7, Baulx 3, A. Enoch 2, Brown 2, Watts 0, Howard 0, W. Enoch 0, Davis 0. 3-pointers: Hill 3, Williams. Totals: 20 12-25 56.

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A poster on BN stated that Offutt looked tentative and didn't look to be all the way back from his injury, only played one half.

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12/11/05

Warren Central 60, Lawrence Central 54

Marcus Thomas scored 10 of his team-high 15 points in the middle two quarters, lifting the visiting Warriors out of an early hole and giving Warren Central (2-0) the win over the Bears (2-3).

Warren trailed 20-14 after a quarter but outscored the hosts 32-18 in the middle periods to take command. Lawrence Central got with three points twice in the fourth quarter, but could not erase the deficit.

Thomas had 15 points and David Smith 13 for the victors, while Darin Granger of the Bears led all scorers with 19 points, getting 16 points from Devin Williams.
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Warren Central -- Thomas 15, Smith 13, Robinson 8, Lewis 5, Rogers 5, Wright 4, Buggs 3, Offutt 3, Clardy 2, Jones 2, Harvey 0. 3-pointers: Thomas 3, Buggs, Rogers, Smith. Totals: 23-48 8-14 60.
Lawrence Central -- Granger 19, Williams 16, Bonds 10, Baldwin 4, Billips 4, Miller 1, Hedrick 0, Hormann 0. 3-pointers: Granger 3, Bonds 2, Williams 2. Totals: 20-52 7-8 54.

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12/17/05

December 17, 2005


Ben Davis 57, Warren Central 53

Giants come up huge on the offensive boards
Ben Davis' 16 offensive rebounds lead to 16 points vs. Warren Central

Ben Davis' boys basketball team doesn't have a lot of size, with just two starters standing 6-5. But the Giants have a lot of players crashing the offensive glass, which was the difference Friday night in a 57-53 win at Warren Central.



Trailing 33-28 with 5:40 left in the third quarter, the visiting Giants outscored the Warriors 18-1 over the next 6:52, opening a 46-34 lead. Ben Davis needed nearly every point of that lead to escape with a Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference victory.

The Giants (4-1, 2-0 MIC) scored eight points on offensive rebounds during the run. For the game, they outrebounded the Warriors 29-23, getting 16 offensive rebounds that resulted in 16 points. Clark Williams scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Giants, including five off the offensive glass, while guard Rodriguez Sherman added seven rebounds (four offensive). Seven Giants' players had offensive rebounds.

"We talk all the time about how while we may not be the tallest team, certainly we can use our quickness to our advantage," Ben Davis coach Scott White said. "We did that tonight. Everybody seemed to come up with a big offensive rebound, and those give you opportunities you don't necessarily expect to get."

Warren Central (2-1, 0-1) had given up just 10 second-chance points in its first two games.
"It came down to toughness things," Warren Central coach Scott Heady said. "They got too many offensive rebounds because we didn't block out well. They got to more loose balls than we did, and we didn't get to the foul line because we didn't challenge them by taking the ball to the basket. It was all about toughness."

Despite their lapse in the third quarter, the Warriors still fought back in the game. Guards Walter Offutt and Marcus Thomas combined for 17 fourth-quarter points, and when Thomas converted a three-point play with 16 seconds left, Warren Central trailed just 53-49. But Williams and teammate Jordan Horner (11 points) each hit two free throws to keep the Warriors at bay.

Defense dictated the first half, when both teams went on impressive runs.

It ended with the Warriors on top 24-23. After Warren Central's Josh Jones hit his second 3-pointer of the first quarter, giving his team a 13-11 edge, Ben Davis held the hosts scoreless for the next 4:52 to open an 18-13 lead.

Warren Central turned the ball over eight times in the first quarter, lost the ball on two of its first three possessions of the second quarter and still trailed 23-18 with 2:41 to go in the half. But forward Kendall Harvey got free inside for a basket, and teammate David Smith worked his way into the paint for two short jumpers, the second giving Warren Central the lead heading to halftime.

Ben Davis turned the ball over 11 times in the opening 16 minutes.
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Ben Davis -- Horner 3-6 2-2 11, Jackson 2-5 0-0 5, Williams 6-11 4-5 17, Sherman 5-11 0-0 11, Tate 0-4 0-0 0, Asberry 0-0 0-0 0, Hardy 1-4 0-0 2, Burnett 2-6 2-2 7, Sturghiss 2-4 0-0 4. Totals: 21-51 8-9 57.

Warren Central -- Smith 9-15 0-0 20, Harvey 1-2 0-0 2, Offutt 4-9 0-0 8, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 4-10 5-5 14, Jones 2-2 0-0 6, Robinson 1-4 1-2 3, Rogers 0-3 0-0 0, Buggs 0-3 0-0 0, Lewis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 21-50 6-7 53.
3-point shooting -- Ben Davis 7-20 (Horner 3-6, Sherman 1-5, Jackson 1-3, Burnett 1-3, Williams 1-2, Sturghiss 0-1); Warren Central 5-15 (Thomas 1-5, Smith 2-3, Jones 2-2, Offutt 0-2, Buggs 0-2, Lewis 0-1). Rebounds -- Ben Davis 29 (Williams 10); Warren Central 23 (Smith 7). Assists -- Ben Davis 8 (Sherman 4); Warren Central 9 (Offutt 3). Turnovers -- Ben Davis 18; Warren Central 16. Total fouls -- Ben Davis 11; Warren Central 13. Officials -- Tom Rohr, Mike Stotters, Mark Hoppen.

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12/31/05

Super Hoops New Year's Classic

Warren Central 79, LaPorte 50

• The host Warriors coasted after outscoring the Slicers 42-17 in the first half. Josh Jones of Warren Central (5-1) led all scorers with 21 points. Travis Buggs added 15 points and Marcus Thomas 13.

With the victory, the Warriors advance to the championship game of the tournament at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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Warren Central -- Jones 21, Buggs 15, Thomas 13, Smith 7, Nicholson 6, Harvey 5, Clardy 4, Rogers 4, Lane 2, Wright 2. 3-pointers: Buggs 4, Jones 2, Thomas 2, Smith. Totals: 28 14-27 79.

LaPorte -- Kus 15, Staats 10, Kesling 7, Knickerbocker 4, Prast 4, Bede 3, Dumfee 3, Duffin 2, Lewis 2. 3-pointers: Staats 2, Bede, Dunfee, Kus, Prast. Totals: 17 10-15 50.

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12/31/05

Warren Central 50, East Noble 25

• Marcus Thomas scored 10 of his team-high 13 points in the first half, to guide the Warriors to victory over the Knights (2-5) in a first-round matchup.

David Smith added 10 points and Walter Offutt seven for Warren Central.
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Warren Central -- Offutt 7, Rogers 2, Wright 0, Buggs 2, Thomas 13, Jones 2, Lane 2, Harvey 6, Nicholson 2, Smith 10, Clardy 4. 3-pointers: Thomas 3. Totals: 21 5-7 50.

East Noble -- Blomeke 0, Johnson 8, Dove 3, Edmonds 5, Kurtz 2, Briggs 1, Risedorph 4, Oesch 2. 3-pointers: Edmonds. Totals: 10 4-8 25.