Nuggets from Oostburg's victory

Some notes from Oostburg's impressive win:

- Offensively, Oostburg is putting it together at the right time. It is doing what it needs to: Have the ball in guard Justin Wilterdink's hands most of the time, and do whatever it takes to get it into Andrew Zimmermann's hands down low.

Zimmermann faced constant triple-teams, but more often than not Oostburg won the battle. Either Zimmermann rose above it and scored, or found open teammates. Zimmermann is great at drawing triple-teams and fouls.

Wilterdink has developed into a point guard who can score regularly.

- The key to a successful postseason run could be Paul Grosshuesch. When the 6-5 senior small forward is playing well, he adds a new dimension on both ends of the court. There aren't too many 6-5 players at the SF, especially at Division 3, and especially as talented as Grosshuesch.

- When North Fond du Lac up 2-0 and 7 minutes remaining in the first quarter, the Orioles coach told his team numerous times, "hold for the last shot if you have to." We can only assume he was simply make a point to his team to be ultra-patient, and not turn the ball over.

Oostburg coach Kevin Bruggink reacted perfectly to the situation. Out came multiple zones, man-to-man, a full-cout press, half-court traps, and everything else to distrupt North Fondy's flow. The result? Oostburg led 15-4 at the end of the first quarter.

Typically, Oostburg won't beat itself. It takes a great effort by a great team to knock the Dutch out of the postseason. It appears if Oostburg does not qualify for the state tournament, the same will be said of this intelligent and talented squad. The Dutch certainly have the skills to get to State, but it won't be an easy road through sectionals.

--Adam Thompson