Tanya Johnson wasn’t going to let anything wipe the smile off her face Friday afternoon.
“We really needed this!”
Loyola had just snapped a three-game losing streak and beat Bogan -- which had upset Marshall on Monday in overtime at Marshall -- 47-21 Friday at the New Trier tournament.
“I think in spite of Thanksgiving we were hungry for a win and they really took charge. Maybe we’ve been timid and not assert ourselves,” Johnson said.
Timid? Hungry for a win? That’s an understatement after the Ramblers put a hurt on Bogan and went on a 25-1 run in the second half.
And in the game prior to Loyola’s Marshall put a major hurt on Simeon and beat the Wolverines 66-19. Maybe the Commandos were still fuming after the OT loss to Bogan on Monday?
But the offensive firepower wasn’t contagious for Warren-New Trier in the day’s finale. Warren held on for a 38-36 win after a foul fest of epic proportions. In the second half it seemed like a whistle was going off every two seconds.
Notable trivia: Warren’s Sarah Boothe scored 14 points and is four shy of 1,500 for her career.