Dutchmen rally to clip
Crusaders 49-42

CORRECTION Thursday, December 30, 2004 » Bo Ronduen plays basketball for Saint Louis II, not Robert McMath, as was reported yesterday on Page B4. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at corrections@starbulletin.com.

Jake Waytula capped his 15-point night with a one-handed dunk with 9.1 seconds on the clock to give the Holland Hall (Okla.) Dutchmen a 49-42 victory over host Saint Louis in a semifinal game of the Walter Wong Holiday Crusader Classic yesterday.

Using the experience of their seniors, the Dutchmen rallied from 34-28 down, outscoring the Crusaders 21-8 to close the game.

"We've got a really young team," Saint Louis coach Delbert Tengan said. "They played hard and really played well. But at the end, we made a couple of mistakes that allowed them to take the lead."

After the Dutchmen tied the game at 36-36 on a free throw by Daniel Pease midway through the fourth quarter, they took the lead on a put-back by Alex Gibson on Pease's second free-throw attempt.

"We have eight seniors, so we're pretty mature. We know how to get things done when we need to," Holland Hall coach David Crynes said. "With eight seniors, number one they're experienced, number two there's always a desperation about them because they know this is their last year."

The Crusaders were led by Jack Miller, who finished with 16 points.

Miller completed the three-point play and sank two jumpers during a 2-minute span as the Crusaders opened a seven-point lead midway through the third quarter.

A 3-pointer by Dutchman Jonathan Miller ended the Crusader run with 3 minutes left in the period. A steal and layup by Waytula closed the Saint Louis lead to six. Waytula then hit a 3-point shot as time expired in the third, bringing the Dutchmen to within three, 34-31.

Waytula started the fourth quarter hitting two of his four free throw attempts, cutting the Crusader lead to one. Turnovers began to hurt Saint Louis, and Waytula took advantage of the Crusaders' frustration, drawing three shooting fouls in less than 3 minutes to help the Dutchmen to a lead.

"He's really our go-to player," Crynes said about Waytula. "He's going to get an opportunity to play college basketball, we just have to find him a home."

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