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Warriors outplayed at Wheaton Shootout

Posted on 01.12.08 at 10:05 PM
Updated on 01.13.08 at 1:02 AM

Benjamin EulerIn the second annual Wheaton Shootout hosted by Wheaton North, Wheaton Academy faced familiar opponent Wheaton Warrenville South at a 6:00 PM start time. This matchup was once again a low scoring affair, as WA scored a season-low 30 points for the entire game.

The score at the end of the first quarter was 11-1 in favor of Wheaton South. The Warriors could not get their offense going early on, going 0-for-7 from the field, getting their lone point off a Paul Werkema (4 points) free throw.

Benjamin Euler (19 points) attempted to start the fire for the Warriors in the second quarter, scoring 10 straight points. Mark Fernandes added a silky 17-footer as well. At the half, WA was down 10 points, 19-9.

A third quarter surge brought hope to the prospect of a Wheaton Academy comeback. Quinn Gorski started things off with a drive to the basket and reverse layup, then Euler hit a three to make it 21-14. Jason Roy followed suit by knocking down one from behind the arc which brought the Warriors within 7 points, 24-17. The third quarter run reached its climax with Euler scoring 7 consecutive points, drawing WA to within three points, 27-24. Wheaton South had a costly second chance buzzer-beating put back at the end of the third, making it a six point game going into the fourth quarter.

Uncharacteristic game-defining turnovers occured in the final eight minutes on Wheaton Academy's part. The Warriors struggled to score, tallying a season-low for points scored in a quarter with three. As a team, WA was 3-for-9 from the free throw line and committed 14 turnovers, which proved to be extremely costly in the slow paced game.

The team will travel to Florida on Monday as a part of Wheaton Academy's Winterim, where they will play two games over the course of the next week.

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Wheaton Shootout Honors Steve Clum

The 2007-2008 Wheaton Shootout is honoring Steve Clum for his contributions to the Wheaton community and the impact he has had on numerous basketball players who have played at our high schools. Steve is Head of School at Wheaton Christian Grammar School and has coached the 8th grade boys' basketball team for 32 years. During that time, he has had a tremndously positive influence in the lives of many of the young men in our community and has used his platform as a coach and educator to shape their character and instill strong morals and values. His influence has also been seen on the court where he has done an excellent job of developing junior high players for the high school level. A number of this year's participants in the shootout played for Coach Clum including John Bagge (WN), Dane Olson (WWS), Benjamin Euler (WA), Tim Rusthoven (WA) and Mark Fernandes (WA).

Steve has lived in the Wheaton community since graduating from Wheaton College. He has been married to his wife, Julie, for 31 years and has two daughters, Jen and Katie. Steve played basketball at Wheaton College from 1970 to 1974. He is second on the all-time rebounding list with 1,508 career boards and his career average of 17.3 rebounds per game is the highest in school history. He also holds the single-game record for rebounds, with 32 boards against Carroll (Wisconsin) on 1/12/73. He is the 13th on the all-time scoring list with 1,478 career points.