As rumors continue to swirl that Bremerton West Athletics is for sale, the perfect storm came together on the basketball court last night at Tomahawk Ridge Community Center. Armed with only five roster players, the Westies broke several single-game franchise records.
Bremerton's final tally of 78 points told only part of the story. Alex "Mr. Carter" Carr continued is stellar play of late with a career-high 18 points. Nick Reddell turned in a Bremerton West single-game rebounding record with an astounding 31 window cleans to go along with 15 points. Brad "Chubbs" Hill led all scorers with 19 in his first action in over a month. Tyler Whetstine posted the second triple-double in Westie lore, with 16 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Early on, West was able to neutralize the Southside Players' marquee scorers, Oliver Miller and Stacey Augmon. However, the scouting report failed to account for white chocolate double-trouble Mark Randall and Kevin Pritchard. Grossly overmatched, the Players' bench outscored the Westies' by a count of 38-0.
Coach Sargent equated the record-setting offensive output to a new, up-tempo style put into place recently. "Everyone needs to be looking to shoot," he said after the game. "We're trying to hold the ball for no longer than 10 seconds ... with everyone looking for their shot, and a lot of passing and movement on the offensive end, you get an idea of the chaos we are capable of creating. It was fun out there tonight."
"More shots, more scoring ... and more rebounds, I guess," Chubbs said after viewing the stat sheet from the night. "I was kind of po'd that Funky Stuff Malone didn't show for the game," referring to Southside's heralded newcomer this season. "I hope he wasn't ducking us."
With the regular season now behind them, Bremerton can now focus on the 7th place playoff game, to be held next Monday, May 17th at 9:30PM. Team Ramrod will be the opponent.
Tyler Whetstine is looking forward to the game. "We are in shape. I heard many of the teams out here are glad the season isn't another month longer because we are finally getting our legs. Take Mr. Carter, for instance. I don't know if he hit the rim in his first three games shooting the ball. Now all of the sudden, he's like freaking Pistol Pete."
Lost in the shuffle after last night's performance was news of an early-afternoon press conference set for today, allegedly to announce future plans for the Bremerton West brand name. Some twitter rumors have Bremerton being sold to a Judge Smails and Doctor Beeper, while other reports involve a merger with global entity Prestige Worldwide. Stay tuned for all the news that's fit to print right here - we'll have it covered as soon as it breaks.
Bremerton West fell to Southside Players last night, 93-78.
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