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heading into the fourth quarter when senior Jerry Schwartz decided to take son with a gritty overtime win against control of the game. With the Warriors only leading by two points and the Bethany Christian. The next game against Northridge has been their only game seeming to be slipping away from loss. The team kept the game close, but them, Schwartz hit one of his many fell behind near the end for a ten point threes so far this season in the biggest loss. Evidently the Northridge loss lit a possible spot. It put the Warriors up by five points at the time, and actually, fire under the team. Since the loss, the Warriors are 3-0 up for good. Westview beat Northas of December 16th. Westview played wood 61-53. Brant Yoder once again led the Warriors in scoring with 18 Churubusco for their first win of the points. Zickafoose had 12 points, and three game streak. Churubusco had a six foot eight player, Tyler Arrowsmith, Schwartz added 10 more. The most recent game Westview whom the Warriors contained all game long. This was largely credited to junior has played was against the Central Noble Cougars. The Warriors handled Devin Aspy’s stellar defense. The final them right from the start and closed score showed Westview as the victors, out the victory in the first quarter 47-31. Brant Yoder had 17 points, and it seemed like. The final score was sophomores Zickafoose and Jordyn 58-32 although the Warriors held a Bontrager had 11 and 10 respectively. 31 point lead at one point. The WarThe next game, against Northriors had scoring all across the board wood, is what has defined the season in this game. Brant Yoder scored 18 so far. The Warriors fought all night points that led the team in scoring. long to come away with the victory. Jerry Schwartz had three, three-point However, the game had a lot more field goals for his nine points. Jordyn emotion than what can be put into writing. Westview held a one point lead Bontrager and Nate Raber had eight Sports Scoop ... cont. from pg 7 points, and junior big man Brett Yoder saw his first significant playing time of the season and hit a three-pointer that iced the game. The wins have been great for the Warriors, but the fashion in which they have won is the real story. The theme so far this season has been the defense spearheaded by Nate Raber. During their last game at Central Noble, Coach Rob Yoder put on the full court press that tore apart the Cougar offense. If the Warriors continue to play like this, a repeat of last year’s team might not be out of the question. Before the season, anyone connected to the team would have told you that this squad would not be able to achieve anywhere near the success of last season. However, after these last three wins, the players are really beginning to turn their mindset around. “We have the four seniors but Brant [Yoder] is the only starter with a lot of experience. We also have juniors like Nic and Nate Raber who have stepped up big and Jordyn [Bontrager], a sophomore who is tearing it up at the Westview’s 2011-2012 7th Grade Cheerleaders: Back row (left to right): Kimberly Varney, Emily Christner, Bronte Fry, Brady Roth, Alisa Tetzloff, Stopher-King Photo and Carlie Garrison. Front: Taylor Trittipo, Roshonda Farnsworth, and Kathy Franklin. 7th Grade Cheer • 2011-2012 pg 8 · The Hometown Treasure · ·Jan. ‘12 The Hometown Treasure Jan. ‘12