Stratford vs Cy-Creek (Tuesday January 11th)

Any concerns about the residue of the lost against Memorial the previous Friday, were dispelled when the team took the floor against a tough and gritty Cy-Creek team. The game was competitive from the opening tip to the last shot of the game. The team would use all of their strengths in this game: efficient shooting and passing; tough, tenacious, shut-down defense – steals, blocks all played a part in the Spartans victory in this contest.

Cy-Creek’s competiveness kept them close throughout the contest and the Spartans on their toes. The first quarter ended with the Spartans holding a slim lead 15 – 14. The efficient play continued through the 2nd period with the Spartans outscoring their opponent 13 – 8, leading to a half-time score of 28 – 22. Cy-Creek started the second half by matching the Spartans intensity and defensive toughness, by outscoring the Spartans 15 – 14 in the 3rd quarter and 11 – 10 in the 4th quarter. It was not enough to overcome the Spartans play in the 1st half and the Spartans won the contest with a final score of 52 – 48, and giving them a record of 13 – 1 heading into their contest against the Raiders of Northbrook High School.

Game Stats:

Wes Wohlfart – 15 pts., 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

Will Messer – 12 pts., 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

Payton Sarrat – 6 pts., 3 rebounds, 1 assist

Heayden Daly – 5 pts, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals

Travis Dunwoody – 4 pts, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block

Jason Kaiman – 4 pts, 2 rebounds, 1 steal

Ethan Kling – 2 pts., 1 steal

Kamari Stanfill – 2 pts, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals

Hunter Jones – 1 assist, 1 block

Joshua Yu – 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block

Wesley Stallings – 1 rebound

Will Meadows – 1 assist

Stratford vs Northbrook (Friday January 14)

The Spartans were on full display on Friday January 14th against the Raiders of Northbrook High School. They continued their winning ways in district play and ended the week 2 – 0, and a district record of 14 – 1.

The Spartans faced a Northbrook team that played with heart, toughness and grittiness they carried throughout the game. The Spartans matched that intensity with one of their most complete games of the season. Every player contributed to the team victory – whether scoring points, stealing the ball, blocking shots or playing their lock-down defense it was a sight to see. The effort led to the Spartans defeating the Raiders 79 – 25.

Game stats:

Travis Dunwoody – 17 pts., 4 rebounds, 4 steals

Wes Stallings – 11 pts., 5 rebounds, 1 block

Will Meadows – 11 pts., 2 rebounds, 2 assists

Hunter Jones – 10 pts., 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals

Ethan Kling – 7 pts., 2 assists,

Kamari Stanfill – 5 pts., 6 rebounds, 3 steals

Wes Wohlfart – 5 pts., 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal

Payton Sarrat – 3 pts., 4 assists, 2 steals

Heayden Daly – 3 pts., 3 assists, 1 steal

Will Messer – 3 pts., 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Jason Kaiman – 2 pts., 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Joshua Yu – 2 pts., 4 rebounds, 1 steal

The team is back in action this week- one game away Tuesday January 18 at CY-Ridge and one home game - Friday January 21 both games have a 5:30 pm start time.