Bode, Schumacher Shoot Down Stuart

STUART — Tied entering the fourth quarter, Elgin Public-Pope John put together a big fourth quarter to claim a road victory, 63 to 56, over Stuart.
The Wolfpack made 13 of 23 free throws in the final eight minutes of the game to prevent the Broncos from a come-from-behind victory.
The fourth quarter started with the teams tied at 44-all. Seth Schumacher, who finished as the game’s leading scorer with 27 points, got the Wolfpack going with a two-pointer which was followed by another from Scott Moser.
Chad Bode then put together a string of five points, the last one coming on a free throw for a 53 to 48 lead with 3:15 left in the game.
The rest of the way it would be free throws for the Wolfpack as Schumacher made seven of 10 free throws and the rest of the team was three of eight.
Earlier in the game it was the play of Bode which kept the Wolfpack close to the Broncos. Bode scored the Wolfpack’s first nine points of the second quarter (three field goals and 3-4 free throws) as the Wolfpack led 21 to 20. Stuart then jumped out to a 26 to 23 lead before Schumacher tied the score with a trey with 40 seconds to go before halftime. The teams traded points before Liam Heithoff gave EPPJ the halftime lead with a two-pointer just before the buzzer.
The Wolfpack were led in scoring by Schumacher with 27 points, Bode added 20. The team was 21 of 44 from the field (48 percent).
Stuart was led in scoring by Tate Schmaderer with 23 points, Conner Paxton added 19 and Micah Dexter tossed in 12. The Broncos shot 22 of 57 from the field (39 percent).
A key statistic in the game was free throws. The Wolfpack made 18 of 34 while Stuart was just 10 of 20.
The victory improved the Wolfpack’s record to 6-7.
Wolfpack 63, Broncos 56
Wolfpack……12  18  14  19 — 63
Broncos……..13  15  16  12 — 56
Wolfpack — Dylan Behnk 1-1 0-0 2, Chad Bode 6-13 8-12 20, Ashton Evans 1-3 0-0 3, Liam Heithoff 1-1 0-0 2, Kyle Kallhoff 0-3 0-3 0, Austin Meis 3-9 0-0 6, Scott Moser 1-3 1-2 3, Seth Schumacher 8-11 9-17 27. Team totals: 21-44 18-34 63. Stuart team totals: 22-57 10-20 56.
Team statistics — Three-point shots – Wolfpack 3-9 (Seth Schumacher 2, Ashton Evans 1), Stuart 2/17. Rebounds – Wolfpack 26 (Chad Bode 7, Dylan Behnk 6), Stuart 30. Assists – Wolfpack 7 (Chad Bode 2, Kyle Kallhoff 2), Stuart 8. Steals – Wolfpack 9 (Seth Schumacher 2, Kyle Kallhoff 2, Chad Bode 2), Stuart 6. Turnovers – Wolfpack 13, Stuart 17.