WINDHAM, OH- It was a packed house at Marty Hill Court in Windham on Friday night as the Bombers hosted their long time rival Garfield G-MEN. The Bombers were looking to snap a four game losing streak while the G-MEN were trying to stop a three game skid. Both student sections were primed and ready to go for this rivalry matchup.
Windham got off to a fast start scoring the first five points of the game by guard Carlos Bruton. Garfield responded with a 10-0 run with seven of those coming from guard Preston Gedeon. They led 10-5 midway through the first quarter. The teams would go back and forth the rest of the quarter with Garfield taking a 19-12 lead after one. Bruton and Gedeon each posted 9 first quarter points.
Vincent Yukich scores inside to end the 1st quarter
After a Cade Rock bucket inside for the G-MEN to start quarter two, Windham scored five straight to cut the deficit to four at 21-17. Garfield would respond with a 9-0 run led by 7 points from Gedeon to push the lead out to 30-17. Frustration started to set in a bit for the Bombers as Jake Collins was whistled for a technical foul after slapping the floor with both hands in response to a foul call against him. Garfield would take their biggest lead of the game at 39-21 after a Gedeon bucket. Windham would score the final four points of the half and trailed 39-25 at the half. Gedeon led all scorers with 19 first half points.
Windham's Carlos Bruton scores on layup for the Bombers
The third quarter would be the difference in the game. After a Preston Gedeon three ball put Garfield up by 18, the Bombers scored five straight to cut in to 13 at 45-32. The G-MEN would then go on a big 12-2 run giving them a 57-34 lead. It was a run that essentially put the game out of reach. Garfield outscored Windham 22-8 in the quarter to take a commanding 61-37 lead into the final quarter.
The Bombers were never able to get the deficit under 22 points in the fourth quarter with the G-MEN leading by as many as 28. Both teams emptied their benches with around four minutes to play. The G-MEN pulled out a big road win 79-51.
Preston Gedeon had a stellar game for the G-MEN dropping 33 points. Former Bomber Aidan Hill was solid against his former team with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Carlos Bruton had a nice game in the loss with 29 points.
Garfield will travel to Lakeview on Tuesday for their Sectional Semi-final while the Bombers will host Grand Valley.
Unofficial stats:
Garfield:
Preston Gedeon: 33 pts
Aidan Hill: 19 pts, 11 reb
Cade Rock: 8 pts, 6 reb, 4 blk
Eric Geddes: 7 pts
Windham:
Carlos Bruton: 29 pts
Jake Collins: 4 pts, 6 reb
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