The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING 11-3 run with Watson scoring seven points in less than five minutes." Watson added three steals and two blocks in the win, and went 10 of 19 from the field and 9 of 12 from the free throw line. Watson scored 24 points in only three quarters in a blowout win over Dayton (Ohio) Thurgood Marshall Dec. 6 at the Clark Kellogg Classic and followed up with another 24, including a late three-point play to keep undermanned Central (play- ing without two starters) close in an eventual 68-62 loss to Pickerington (Ohio) North Dec. 8. Watson, who averaged 19.2 points per game as a junior, has elevated his game. "It's great to see Ibi Watson come out with that killer mentality," OhioHSHoops.com's Kurt Stubbs wrote. "I think this is what you will get most nights. He has no idea how good he is." JON TESKE, 7-0 C Medina (Ohio) High Rivals.com four-star, No. 108 overall player nationally Teske, now closer to 7-1 according to reports, scored 17 points, added 13 rebounds and blocked five shots in a 73-63 win over Solon (Ohio) High in Medina's season opener Dec. 4. It was tight late until the Bees pulled away, with Teske providing a big, fourth-quarter tip-in that made it 61- 56. "The way they were guarding Jon, we needed to space the floor more," head coach Chris Hassinger told The Medina Gazette. "We needed to have guys out there to knock down perim- eter jumpers." The added attention on Teske opened the lane for teammate Luke Schaefer, who put up a game-high 21 points and five assists. "It helps a ton," Schaefer said of having Teske inside. "As soon as you drive, guys are moving over because they think you are going to kick it to Jon. All the focus pretty much goes to him." Teske contributed 16 points, 10 re- bounds and six blocked shots in a 66-54 win over Ashland (Ohio) High Dec. 8. Medina improved to 2-0 with the victory. The Cleveland Plain Dealer picked Medina to win the Greater Cleveland Conference with Teske as a player to watch. "A Michigan signee, Teske does just about everything you could ask of a center," the publication noted. "He not only controls the paint on both ends of the floor, he is mobile and can even hit the occasional three- pointer." Hassinger said Teske "has been a man" in the early going for the Bees. XAVIER SIMPSON, 5-11 PG Lima (Ohio) Senior Rivals.com four-star, No. 86 overall player nationally Simpson and Lima (Ohio) Senior mounted a furious rally to beat To- ledo (Ohio) St. John's in the team's season opener Dec. 8. Lima trailed by 17 in the third quarter despite Simp- son's outstanding play — he finished