Greyhounds Boys Fight Hard, Fade Late

There are going to be games where a young and inexperienced team plays about as hard as its can and still comes up short. Tuesday that was the case for the Shorewood Greyhounds.

Junior point guard Deion Jackson-Body led the way with 10 points as the Greyhounds boys basketball team fell at Wauwatosa West, 60-42.

Shorewood head coach Phil Jones and his staff felt the Greyhounds didn't get much support from the officials.

“We take the same test that the officials do, and the emphasis is on physical play and hand checking," Jones said. "So he called it on us on one end and he didn't call it on the other end and his reason was that this is varsity basketball.”

Despite that, Shorewood trailed by only five points in the second quarter after making back-to-back 3-pointers. The Greyhounds then forced a miss and took off on a fast break, but couldn't make a layup.

Those near misses were a recurring theme for Shorewood. The Greyhounds defended well but struggled to box out. Their scoring was balanced, with five players contributing at least five points each, but failed to finish good chances. And they stayed close much of the game, but never could string together the run that put them in the lead.

Despite the miscues the Greyhounds were able to stay within striking distance into the fourth quarter. However, a 12-1 run by the Trojans at the midpoint of the fourth quarter that included four Shorewood turnovers proved to be to much for the Greyhounds to overcome.

Shorewood's next game is at home on Friday against Greendale. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.