NorthWood used a dominating second quarter to notch a road victory over the 8-1 Columbia City Eagles on Tuesday night.

 

Ian Raasch went for a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards, while Cade Brenner shrugged off a tough shooting night to score 10 of his 12 points after halftime.

 

Both teams struggled to score from the onset, but the woes for the host Eagles lasted a little longer, as NorthWood opened the second period on a 15-2 run before a foul 80 feet from the basket with 1.5 seconds left before halftime allowed Rhet Wilson to knock down a pair of free throws. In the first half, Columbia City would shoot just 3-19 from the field, with most of their scoring coming from the free-throw line.

 

The lead for NorthWood would stay in the six to nine-point range for most of the second half. Senior guard Seth Mills would boost the Eagles by scoring all six of his points in the fourth, aided by a couple of thefts. His team would close to within a pair with just over two minutes remaining, but a driving Cade Brenner layup and a Chaz Yoder swipe and score would shut the door on any potential Columbia City comeback.

 

NorthWood shot 20-43 compared to Columbia City's 12-37 and outrebounded the hosts 27-15, grabbing nine offensive rebounds. Columbia City's shooting tally included a 1-12 night from behind the arc. A positive takeaway for the Eagles was a 16-19 performance at the line.

 

NorthWood moves to 11-1 on the season, while Columbia City's seven-game winning streak ends, and they fall to 8-2.

 

 

NorthWood       7  15  12  13  -  47

Columbia City   9   4  13  15  -  41

 

NorthWood: Ian Raasch 14 points (6/9 FGs, 2/4 FTs), 11 rebs; Cade Brenner 12 points (6/17 FGs), 7 rebs, 4 stls; Chaz Yoder 8 points (3/5 FGs, 2/4 3Ps); Cooper Wiens 7 points (3/6 FGs, 2/4 3Ps), 2 asts; Brock Bontrager 3 points (1/1 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 2 rebs; Ethan Wolfe 3 points (1/3 3Ps)

 

Columbia City: Andrew Hedrick 14 points (3/7 FGs, 8/8 FTs), 3 rebs, 2 stls; Mason Baker 8 points (3/8 FGs, 2/3 FTs), 2 stls; Seth Mills 6 points (2/5 FGs, 2/2 FTs), 2 rebs, 3 stls; Alex Hedrick 6 points (2/4 FGs, 1/1 3Ps, 1/2 FTs); Jaxon Crawford 5 points (2/6 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 6 rebs; Rhet Wilson 2 points (2/2 FTs)