‘Desperate’ Mohawk gets win
Mohawk (62) Vs. Laurel (41)
Jan 30, 2013
The Mohawk High boys basketball team boosted its WPIAL playoff chances last night.

The Warriors ended a four-game losing skid with a 64-41 victory over visiting Section 2-AA Laurel.

“We desperately needed a win,” Mohawk coach Rob Fadden said. “We got back on track.”

Strong defense propelled the Warriors (6-5 section, 8-10 overall) through the first half, as Mohawk held a 24-11 advantage.

“Our last few games we didn’t play bad. We just go through times where we don’t score,” Fadden said. “I thought it was a very unselfish team effort.”

The brothers Grim, Jonathan and Lucas, had 11 points apiece to lead the Warriors. Saivon Watt was next with eight.

The Spartans (0-11, 4-15) couldn’t find a rhythm offensively until scoring 23 in the fourth quarter.

“They did a good job defensively. They put one on us. In every aspect, they outworked us,” Laurel coach Ken Locke said. “They have some bigger bodies and they forced us to shoot a lot of outside shots. We weren’t able to hit anything.”

Jacob Wilson scored 18 points to pace the Spartans. He is averaging 12.8 points a game in 18 contests this season.

Nightly Roundup
Game Scoreboard
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT SCORE
Mohawk 15 9 26 12 0 62
Laurel 5 6 7 23 0 41
Box Scores
LAUREL (41)
James Steele 0 0-0 0
Stephen Avery 0 0-4 0
Josh Dando 0 0-0 0
Josh Finley 1 0-0 2
Jacob Wilson 5 7-11 18
Noah Wertz 2 0-0 5
Scott Siddall 2 0-0 5
Zachary Wilson 1 3-4 5
Damian Steele 1 1-3 3
Richard Stewart 1 0-0 3.
Totals: 13 11-22 41.
MOHAWK (64)
Tyler Rader 1 0-0 2
Lucas Grim 4 2-2 11
Saivon Watt 4 0-1 8
Boyd Laughner 0 0-0 0
Vince Menichino 3 0-0 6
Isaac Stroebel 0 0-0 0
Travis Giardina 3 0-0 6
Gio Menichino 0 0-0 0
John Hartzell 4 0-1 8
Ryan Sager 4 2-4 10
Jonathan Grim 5 1-2 11
Shane McFarland 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 29 5-10 64.

LAUREL 5 6 7 23 — 41
MOHAWK 15 9 26 12 — 64
3-point goals — Laurel 4 (Wertz 1, Stewart 1, Siddall 1, J. Wilson 1); Mohawk 1 (L. Grim 1).
JV score: Mohawk 63, Laurel 33. High scorer: M — Gio Menichino 15, Zach Shasteen 10; L — Noah Wertz 9.

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