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Beavercreek dominates Wayne, continues hot start

Unselfish Beavercreek leaves no doubt in continuing hot start.

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By Jeff Ermann, Contributing Writer Updated 1:48 AM Saturday, December 17, 2011

HUBER HEIGHTS — In Ryan Sedlar’s first two years at Beavercreek High School, the Beavers won five games and went 1-19 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division. Last season, they improved to eight victories. Heading into this winter, despite a youthful roster including just one senior — point guard Sedlar — in the regular playing rotation, they hoped to make incremental progress.

And while it’s too early to draw any grand conclusions, it appears the Beavers may do that and more. Beavercreek dominated Wayne on Friday night on the road, cruising to a 68-44 win.

“It’s really feeling good,” said Sedlar, who scored 13 points and directed an unselfish attack that never flinched against Wayne’s high-pressure defense. “We’ve got a lot of the young guys helping.”

One of those, sophomore guard Airius Moore, scored a game-high 18 points. But it was a seemingly meaningless late-game play that most impressed Beavercreek coach John Ahrns. In the waning moments, Moore passed on an open shot and dished the ball to forward Mike Morris (the only other senior on the roster) for his first basket of the season.

It also was a fitting punctuation mark for a game in which the Beavers (3-1, 2-1 GWOC Central) passed the ball crisply and made unselfish plays regularly.

“We went 2-19 two years ago, and we made great strides last year. We’re playing really well right now. Everybody’s unselfish,” Ahrns said. “That pass Airius makes to get Mike Morris his first basket is the type of thing we’re really proud of.”

Beavercreek led by two to start the second quarter before using a 12-5 run to take a 27-18 lead into halftime. Wayne (1-4, 0-2) stayed within striking range until late in the third. Seconds after Moore hit a 3-pointer from the left wing, center Tyler Reasoner blocked a shot and Sedlar found Moore in the opposite corner for another 3 to set off a game-sealing 17-4 run.

It had been at least four years since Beavercreek had beaten Wayne, and Ahrns couldn’t recall the last time the Beavers won in Huber Heights. Sedlar, who entered the game as the GWOC’s leader in assists per game, credited his team’s success to unity.

And of course, it didn’t hurt last night that Sedlar no longer had to face former Wayne point guard Travis Trice, who’s now at Michigan State. Wayne, whose previous three losses were close against teams with a combined 9-0 record, is facing the steep challenge of replacing stars Trice and forward Markus Crider.

“It’s always good not playing against a Michigan State recruit,” Sedlar said, smiling.

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