Article By: Rob Massey
GUELPH — If he wanted to be, Ty Uhrig of the
Centre Wellington Falcons could be a force to be reckoned with in the
District 10 high school senior boys' basketball league.
He wanted to be a force Tuesday as he scored
34 points in leading the Falcons to a 64-47 victory over the Centennial
Spartans.
"That was my best game of the year," he
said. "The key was to work the ball down low and get me good looks."
"I think he had his most complete game
today," Centre Wellington coach Jeff Brubacher said. "We've been
challenging him to go to work in the paint and use his size. Today, it
paid off for him for sure."
At six-foot-seven and a half, Uhrig is one
of the taller players in the league and he is usually used under the
baskets at both ends of the court. However, he isn't afraid to stop and
put up a long shot now and then. He hit two three-pointers against the
Spartans.
"I'm athletic and I can shoot threes," he
said. "I'm working on my dribbling right now, but I can shoot the long
ball, too."
However, he likes the play under the basket
and he doesn't mind the physical play that comes with living there.
"It's a higher-percentage," he said of shots from in the paint near the hoop.
The Falcons led throughout the game as they
were up 15-10 after the first quarter, 33-22 at halftime and 51-37 after
the third quarter.
James Scott collected 13 points for Centre
Wellington while Jasmer Brar hit for 16 points to lead Centennial while
Chris Jin had 10.
The win secured a home game in the
quarter-finals for the Falcons. Such is the eight-team league this year
that the top four have already clinched home games in next month's
playoff openers with three games to go in their regular seasons.
"We let a couple get away from us,"
Brubacher said. "I'm not saying we would've won them, but the
opportunity was there and we didn't close the door. We're in a good
position right now. We've got three tough games coming up and we want to
be peaking at playoff time for sure."
"We've had our ups and downs so far," Uhrig
said. "We've been doing pretty good in tournaments so far, but in season
games, we're in the middle. I'm hoping we can win our next three games
so we can get a higher seed for the playoffs."
The St. James Lions lead the league at 11-0
and are followed by the Bishop Macdonell Celtics at 10-1, Ross Royals at
8-3 and the Falcons at 7-4. Centre Wellington completes its regular
season with games against St. James, Ross and the Lourdes Crusaders
(3-8).
"We had high expectations," Brubacher said
of Centre Wellington's hopes heading into the season. "We thought we
could be certainly in the conversation as one of the top teams in the
league. We've won a couple of tournaments and played well, but we know
we've got a lot of work to do."
Bishop Macdonell 59 Lourdes 53
Chris Poloniato led Bishop Mac with 19
points while Jake Chaput added 13. Craig Valeriote and James Gerstenkorn
each had 13 for Lourdes while David Khayapangi added 12.
St. James 76 Guelph CVI 26
Scoring details were not reported.
D10 Jr. Boys Basketball
Ross 35 Orangeville 33
Scoring details were not reported.
Bishop Macdonell 32 Lourdes 29
Kurt Suilanna and Matteo Straddiotto
collected seven points apiece for Bishop Mac. David Casupanan led
Lourdes with 12 while William Vandenheuvel had 10.
Guelph CVI 54 St. James 33
Lincoln Rosebush hit for 14 points for GCVI
while Rip Singh had 13 and Tapan Aghera chipped in with 12. Matt Sanvido
had 12 for St. James while Mike Piovesan contributed 10.
Centennial 45 Centre Wellington 26
Andrew Gray's 13 points led Centennial while
Tommy Nield followed with 10. Cole Newton had 10 for Centre Wellington
while Camden LeBastide had nine.
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