NCC Freshmen Tournament

Tearless Tournament Victory 

By: Hunter Miller, “Royal Times”

On February 10, 2014 the Royal's, with a record of 8-8, hosted the Riverdale Falcons for the opening game of the freshmen tournament. The Royals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with Jack Reed's short jumper. Zach Hoffman from the opening tip played tenacious defense which gave the Royal's an early 7-4 lead midway through the first quarter. After a few fast break lay ups, the Royal's end the first quarter with a 14-7 lead. The Falcons put together a little bit of a comeback at the beginning of the second, but it did not last long before Zach Hoffman and Thad Hensel had back to back scores in the paint. In the second quarter, with one minute remaining, the Royal's lead by nine. Jack Reed got a few open looks in the final minute but could not convert taking a 25-16 lead into half. The Falcons come out of the half with a quick three just before the Royals' Jack Reed and Tyler Glowaski score back to back in the lane. After these first two buckets, the Royal's started to play a bit sloppy with the next three possessions resulting in turnovers. After a timeout, the Royal's put the press back on and forced the Falcon's to back to back turnovers resulting in Royal's scores. This makes the score 36-30 with one minute in the third. The Royal's end the third quarter with a seven point lead. Both teams come out in the fourth rather slow with no scoring in the first three minutes. Jack Reed stopped this trend by getting three the hard way off of a fast break. As the clock continued to tick away, with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Royal's held a slim 42-41 lead on the Falcons. Zach Hoffman increased the lead to three after he converted on an acrobatic shot from the left block. This was followed by a Royal foul which happened to be Thad Hensel’s fifth personal causing him to foul out. Zach Hoffman got to the lane once again on a backdoor cut and scored with ease. This brought the score to 48-45 in favor of Wynford. That was too much for the Falcons to overcome and resulted in a 50-45 win putting Wynford in the second round of the freshmen tournament. Jack Reed led the Royal's with 16 points and brought their record to 9-8. The Royals will play again on Thursday night at Buckeye Central, this is just the second step in the journey to win the NCC freshmen championship.

Boys Freshman Basketball

Freshman Boys Come Away with Victory

By: Lexi Creel, “Royal Times”

On January 30, 2014, the freshman Royals hosted the Eagles. The Royals coming off a short losing streak, get a much needed victory against the Eagles, 38-28. The Royals used excellent shooting and team communication to take a halftime lead on the Eagles, 16-11. After intermission, the Eagles made some adjustments to gain some momentum during the second half. The Eagles stayed within reach of the Royals making the game close, but Wynford used the foul line during the fourth quarter to capitalize on the victory connecting on 9 of 14 attempts to help seal the victory. The top two scorers were Zach Hoffman with 18 points and Jack Reed with 10 points. The Royals will host Crestline on February 4th, looking for another victory.

Boys Freshman Basketball

Royals Defeat Blue Devils in Thriller

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

The Royals freshman basketball team (2-4) hosted the Carey Blue Devils Saturday morning. The Royals were eager to get back into action after the holiday break and did not seem to miss a beat.  Wynford defeated Carey 42-41 in a thriller.  The game went back and forth with each team sharing numerous lead changes throughout.  The game got off to a slow start with each team struggling to take care of the basketball and make shots ending tied eight all at the end on one period of play.  The Royals were outscored 13-12 in the second period to trail 21-20 at the half.  The second half was a continuation of the first where both teams continued to share the lead. Neither team could manage to take control of the game ending the third period knotted up at 30. During the fourth period, the Royals helped themselves by finishing 6 of 6 from the free throw line.  The key shots being made by Thad Hensel with 5.2 seconds remaining, and the Royals trailing 41-40.  Thad was sent to the line after a Blue Devil foul for two shots and sank both putting the Royal up 42-41 for the victory, bringing the Royals to 3-4 for the season. Wynford was led in scoring by Jack Reed with 16 points. The Royals are back in action on January 6th hosting the Riverdale Falcons at 5:30 p.m.

Boys Freshman Basketball

Freshman Boys on Fire

By: Sara Hoffman

The freshman boys’ basketball team defeated the Galion Tigers, 55-34, on December 12th at home. The Galion Tigers could not stop the Royals offense while our defense controlled the Tigers. By the end of first quarter, the Royals took an early lead with the help of Michael Barber’s four points. Just getting warmed up, the Royals offense continued to control the Tigers leading at halftime. The Royals shot very well from the floor as well as the free throw line during the third period; scoring 20 points to maintain their lead throughout the quarter. Nevering backing down, the Royals Tyler Glowaski helped seal the victory for the Royals contributing five points in the fourth period. The Royals contributed as a team for the win with a balanced scoring attack. Jack Reed and Zach hoffman lead the way for the Royals with 12 points while Michael Barber added 10 points. The Tigers had no chance of stopping the Royals. They were on fire. The Royals travel to North Robinson to take on the Colonel Crawford Eagles on Tuesday, December 17th at 5:30 p.m.

Boys Freshman Basketball

Freshmen Royals Looking to Bounce Back

By: Hunter Miller

The freshmen Royals took on the Shelby Whippets at W.R. Donnenwirth gymnasium to start of the 50th Anniversary celebration for the boys basketball program. This was a hard fought battle for 32 minutes however; Shelby came out on top. Zach Hoffman was the leading scorer for the Royals with 15 followed by Jack Reed who put up 14. These two both hit big shots in the final minutes to give their team a chance. The freshmen have fallen to 1-4, but they will be looking to get back on track Thursday, December 12th against Galion.

Freshman Boys Basketball

Royals Lose First Game of Season

By: Shae Duncan

Monday, December 2, 2013, the Wynford freshmen boys hosted Buckeye Central. In the first half, Wynford played well offensively but struggled to keep the bucks from scoring defensively trailing at halftime 20-14. After halftime, the royals improved defensively but they were still unable to stop the bucks aggressive offense . The final score was 40-24 with the bucks taking the win. This was the freshmen boys first game of the season. They left the game knowing their strengths and weaknesses as a team. Before the boys travel to Ridgedale on Wednesday, they know what improvements need to be made for a victory.