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Marietta\u2019s Trey Hawkins (3) handles the ball as Warren\u2019s Jaxon Venham (20) defends during Friday\u2019s game in Vincent. (Photo by Jordan Holland)<\/p>\n

VINCENT \u2014 Forgive the Marietta boys basketball team if they aren\u2019t in a hurry to re-watch Friday\u2019s 51-43 win over Warren.<\/p>\n

Offense was hard to come by at times for the Tigers, even around the rim, but head coach Austin Gardner\u2019s squad did exactly what they needed to do to leave Warrior Coliseum with a victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be tough to watch some of the film of that, actually, but good teams find a way to win games, especially on the road,\u201d said Gardner, whose team improved to 2-0. \u201cThis is a really tough place to play. Some things didn\u2019t go our way finishing around the basket. We got lackadaisical a little bit in the first half, but I thought in the second half we locked in and we stayed focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warren (1-2) did not look like a young team that is still finding its footing, even though that is the case. The Warriors gave their rivals a tough battle and held leads of 12-10 after one and 27-26 at halftime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to continue to get better,\u201d said Warren head coach Blane Maddox. \u201cI love the way they competed. Gave a nice effort against one of the better teams in Southeast Ohio. We gave them all they wanted for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Warren\u2019s Shawn Adams (12) attacks the basket as Marietta\u2019s Lucas Miller, left, and Logan Grosklos defend during Friday\u2019s game in Vincent. (Photo by Jordan Holland)<\/p>\n

Coming out of halftime, it was Warren that couldn\u2019t find the bottom of the net. The Warriors were 1 for 9 from the floor in the third period, with the one being a 3-pointer by Hudson Elzey to begin the quarter and put the hosts up four. Warren also was just 3 for 8 at the free-throw line in the third, giving the Tigers an opportunity to take control. They took it.<\/p>\n

Zaiden Wittekind\u2019s putback, which came after a series of misses and offensive rebounds by the Tigers, put MHS on top for good at 34-33 with 1:10 to go in the third. Wittekind then recorded a steal on the other end, and teammate Logan Grosklos, who scored a team-high 11 points, turned it into a bucket off the glass to make it 36-33 going into the fourth.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust got to score points,\u201d Maddox said. \u201cDefense was solid. Rebounding hurt. Very physical game. We might\u2019ve worn down a little bit, but I thought we played extremely hard and gave ourselves a chance. Just got to finish the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two free throws by Trey Hawkins and a 3-pointer by Owen Riley widened the margin to 41-33. Warren cut the deficit to six on two occasions, but couldn\u2019t draw closer as Marietta kept its foot on the gas. Up 44-37, Wittekind\u2019s turnaround jumper and Hawkins\u2019 basket gave the Tigers the first double-digit lead of the game. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be good for 32 minutes,\u201d Maddox said. \u201cWe hit some shots the first half. We battled. We took care of the turnovers for the most part, but we had three or four in a row when they made their run and got that gap on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marietta\u2019s Logan Grosklos (10) knocks down a 3-pointer during Friday\u2019s game against Warren in Vincent. (Photo by Jordan Holland)<\/p>\n

In the first half, Marietta was 10 for 27 from the floor and missed a handful of attempts around the basket. With the close-range shots not working, the Tigers turned to the 3-point line. Grosklos buried three triples in the second quarter and Graeson Moat, who finished with seven points, added another to provide Marietta with a spark.<\/p>\n

\u201cLogan definitely gave us a lift,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cHe\u2019s put in an incredible amount of time, and Logan\u2019s very deserving to have that moment, especially in the first half. He\u2019s always in the right spot, defensively. Super coachable. Honestly, he\u2019s exactly what we want to exemplify in our program. Logan gave us a huge lift in the first half to keep us afloat. I think he tried to take the lid off the basket for us, and we ended up finding a way to get enough baskets at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wittekind just missed a double-double with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Hawkins added 10 points and nine boards while Riley finished with seven points. Marietta out-rebounded Warren 37-27. <\/p>\n

The Tigers shot 37.5% (18 for 48) from the floor while the Warriors finished 42.5% (17 for 40).<\/p>\n

Blake Grimes led WHS with a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double and also tallied four steals. Caleb Tullius added eight points, Elzey netted seven and Jackson Perdue chipped in six.<\/p>\n

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For the third straight year, Marietta defeated Warren in the first meeting of the season. Both times, though, the Warriors got revenge in the rematch. The Tigers are hoping to change that narrative this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ve beaten Warren back-to-back in the same year since maybe 2009,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cThat\u2019s been a big focus of ours, and job one was to come in here and get one, and we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contact Jordan Holland at jholland@mariettatimes.com.<\/p>\n

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