Caldwell Wins Four to Stay Undefeated

By Julie LaFollette

The Caldwell Redskins hosted River on Saturday, with the Redskins remaining unbeaten, 54-28.
“It is hard to play four games in a week, especially with back-to-back game twice,” Caldwell Head Coach Clint Crane commented. “That’s an NBA kind of schedule. We didn’t play really well last night and managed to find a way to win, which was good. Then we came back tonight, and we started fast. We had a really good first half and we needed to do that. It’s been four or five games since we had a quick start. It takes the confidence away from them and it also helps you get deeper into your rotation, to play some more guys, which is good.”
“We find ways to win,” Coach Crane continued. “It is not always the prettiest sometimes. I’d like to see us be a little more locked in and finish games. We don’t really have that killer instinct. We built a big lead and then we just kind of coast. We stop doing things that got us. Obviously, we were working on some different things in the second half tonight, but it’s kind of where we are at.”
The Redskins started the game with an eight-point run before the Pilots got on the board. The Redskins led by 16 late in the first quarter on a trey by Dylan Schott but a River three closed it to 19-6 at the end of the period.
Caldwell took a 23-6 lead on a pair of free throws each for Ethan Crock and Carter Wheeldin. They extended the lead to 20 on two charity tosses by Schott. Another two foul shots by Schott at the end of the half gave the Redskins a 35-14 halftime lead.
The Redskins led by as many as 26 in the third quarter and had a 46-24 lead with one quarter to play. With the big lead, Coach Crane took the opportunity to rest the starters, and the Redskins finished the game with a 54-28 lead.
Wheeldin led Caldwell with 19 points followed by Schott with 13.
The JV remained unbeaten on the season with a 62-39 win. They were led by Dalton Egnot with 17 points and Gentry Brown with 13.
The Redskins visited Eastern on Monday in a makeup contest, returning home with the 71-68 win.
Caldwell led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter but Eastern took a 33-32 lead into halftime. Caldwell came out in the third quarter to retake the lead and led 53-46 with one quarter to play.
The Redskins were 28-of-49 (57 percent) from the floor, 5-of-11 (45 percent) from beyond the arc, and 10-of-15 (67 percent) from the charity stripe.
Schott had 20 points and three steals, Wheeldin had 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists, four blocked shots, and three steals, and Crock scored 13 points.
The JV won 64-32. They were led by Egnot with 18 points, Brown with 15, and Jake Laswell with 13.
Caldwell traveled to Trimble on Tuesday, earning a 75-51victory.
The Tomcats had an early 18-16 lead at the end of the opening period by the Redskins responded by taking a 33-30 lead into halftime. They extended the lead to 48-41 at the end of the third quarter.
Caldwell shot 29-of-52 (56 percent) from the field, 12-of-21 (57 percent) from three, and 5-of-7 (71 percent) from the foul line.
Wheeldin led the team with 21 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks, and three steals while Schott had 20 points, four assists, and three steals, Kyler Starr scored 16 points, and Chaz Pfeffer had four assists.
The Redskins swept the evening with the JV winning 47-26. Brown led the way with 15 points.
The Redskins visited Barnesville on Friday, getting a come from behind win over the Shamrocks, 50-47.
The Shamrocks started quickly, outscoring the Redskins 15-5 in the first quarter. The Redskins closed the gap to one at the half, 24-23. The game was tied at 35 with eight minutes left to play. Caldwell outscored Barnesville 15-12 in the final quarter to secure the 50-47 win.
Wheeldin led the way with 19 points and Crock scored 11,
The Junior Varsity also won 48-33. They were led by Egnot with 16 points, Laswell with 13, and Cameron Sidwell with 11.
The 13-0 Redskins will host Waterford on Tuesday and Monroe Central on Friday.