The Tigers led from the opening tip until the final buzzer despite getting just six points from junior forward and FAVC leading scorer Bobby Capobianco, who came into the contest averaging 22 points a game. 

Loveland’s size on the inside with Wozniak and Capobianco was enough to counter Anderson’s defensive game plan. 

“We are lucky to have such big men on the inside that can handle the ball.  They really go after the ball on the glass and move defenders out of the way with their size and strength,” said Loveland coach Tim Partin.

Anderson plays a very physical style of defense but the Redskins found the going tough against the Loveland defense, managing to shoot just 37.2 percent from the field for the game.

“I watched them (Anderson) play earlier this week and I told my team that this was probably the toughest and most physical defense they would play all year,” said Partin.

The Redskins found their shots in the second quarter with forward John Runk finding a few openings around the basket.  Anderson took advantage of Capobianco being on the bench with two fouls to pull to within 33-20 at halftime.

Excellent ball movement and rotation away from the basket allowed Loveland to take control of the game in the third quarter.  With Kennedy pumping in 3-pointers and feeding the big men down in the paint, Loveland extended their lead to 47-31 with eight minutes left to play and held on despite scoring just seven points in the final quarter.

Nick Truesdell scored a team-high 10 points for Anderson and pulled in a game-high 12 rebounds.  Runk added nine points and five rebounds.