Raiders' Bowie leading by example
East's Bowie lets his play do the talking
Wauwatosa East's Darrell Bowie shoots while being guarded by Wauwatosa West's Ray Sterling at East on Jan. 16. Photo By Katie Derksen
Although he is only a sophomore, Darrell Bowie has already talked to the Wauwatosa East coaching staff about wanting to be a leader. Last weekend, the 6-foot 6-inch sophomore took his first steps in that direction.
"He wants to lead," Tosa East coach Tim Arndorfer said. "He has talked to us about that. As a sophomore that is kind of hard to do vocally, so he's going to have to do it by example. I think the sky's the limit for Darrell."
Bowie's play on Friday and Saturday came through loud and clear for the Red Raiders. After scoring 19 points and grabbing four rebounds in a 72-64 loss to first-place Menomonee Falls and all-everything guard J.P. Tokoto, Bowie scored 33 points and 22 rebounds in a 76-72 non-conference win over crosstown rival Wauwatosa West on Saturday.
"I wanted to win that game (Falls) so bad going against J.P.," the soft-spoken Bowie said. "I wanted to win this one when I heard about the rivalry. I heard that they thought they could beat us this year. So I wanted to keep that (winning streak going)."
West is persistent
Bowie was huge against the Trojans, helping the Red Raiders expand a one-point first-quarter lead (15-14) with nine second-quarter points leading to a 30-22 half-time advantage.
Tosa East led the Trojans by 10 points three times at 26-16, 28-18 and 30-20, the last time with 1:18 left in the first-half.
"We talked about it, getting the lead to 10 points," Arndorfer said. "Their pressure and our fatigue … but give them credit, they didn't quit. That's a talented basketball team."
The Trojans behind freshman Anthony Carroll (eight points), Sam Krenzien (five) and A.J. Krause (four) cut the Tosa East lead to 48-44 going into the final period. Both teams then put on an offensive display, each scoring 28 points in the final eight minutes.
Carroll drove to the lane, scored, was fouled and sank the free throw to cut the lead to 55-54 with 5:52 left to play. After two free throws by Bowie, Krenzien's jumper cut the lead to 57-56 with 4:27 left to play.
But Bowie hit a free throw and put in a rebound, Krenzien countered with a jumper, Bowie sank two free throws and Dan Sayles scored on a drive to extend the lead to 64-57 with 2:55 left to play.
Keeping it close
A 3-point play by Krenzien cut it to 68-67 and after a Bowie jumper, Carroll sank two free throws to cut the lead to 70-69 with 18.3 seconds left.
Ken Youngblood then hit one of two free throws and Bowie then took over the scoring the rest of the way, sinking five of six to preserve the win.
"I'm starting to adapt real well," he said. "Every day after practice when everybody leaves, I just stay and work on my free throws."
Carroll scored 24 points for the Trojans, including 14 in the final period as he almost matched Bowie's efforts.
But the main story, besides the 16th straight win for the Red Raiders, was Bowie's performance.
"I think he put himself on the radar," Arndorfer said. "Last night (Friday) especially considering who he was up against (Tokoto and Falls). I told him before tonight's game, everyone wants to know if you can do it two days in a row.
"He did it."
Tom "Sky" Skibosh can be reached at (262) 446-6620. Read Sky's blog at BrookfieldNOW.com.
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