Andrew Pohlman’s effort level is displayed all over his face, literally. The Oswego East senior is playing with a mask for the second consecutive year. He broke his nose in a basketball game last year and then did it again this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a situation I didn\u2019t hope to be in,\u201d Pohlman said. \u201cYou just have to push through. My mom and I were joking that God ran out of injuries to give me, so he redid the nose thing again.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s nose injury occurred while taking a charge against DePaul Prep. Pohlman\u2019s leadership and toughness is so important to the Wolves that coach Ryan Velasquez is already dreading the thought of playing without him next season. And it\u2019s only January.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Pohlman] is tenacious,\u201d Velasquez said. \u201cHe is such a competitor. He brings that football mentality, that toughness. He\u2019s a great leader and a special kid. I hope we get some more like him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pohlman was a standout safety and wide receiver on the football team. In Saturday\u2019s 60-46 win against crosstown rival Oswego, Pohlman cut his lip and had to switch out of a bloody jersey into a new one.<\/p>\n
He finished with eight points and 10 rebounds and missed just one shot. Oswego East (12-5, 6-1 Southwest Prairie West) out-rebounded Oswego 38-12, a remarkable disparity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just shows we are going to do the little things,\u201d Pohlman said. \u201cThose add up and can win you games. That was a factor here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Junior Mason Lockett led the Wolves with 14 points and six rebounds and Torrin Ross added nine points.<\/p>\n
The game was close throughout the first half and Oswego closed the gap to 44-36 late in the third quarter, but that was as close as it would get. The Panthers missed 16 free throws, which made it difficult to mount any major comeback.<\/p>\n
Lockett is one of the state\u2019s top junior prospects. Oswego East has been producing Division I players regularly for more than a decade, but it has gone a bit unnoticed that the village is a basketball hotbed.<\/p>\n
There are nearly 40,000 residents in Oswego. It is one of the fastest growing districts in the area. The Panthers now have a star as well in Ethan Vahl. He finished with 14 points for Oswego and has been one of the state\u2019s best freshmen this season.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Oswego] having a star is big,\u201d Lockett said. \u201c[Everyone] will come out to see our crosstown rivalry with both schools having Division I talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a big crowd in Oswego\u2019s large gym on Saturday, but both teams are still in the growing stage. Oswego East gave top-ranked DePaul Prep a solid challenge earlier in the season and could be a real factor by playoff time.<\/p>\n
Andrew Pohlman’s toughness and leadership set the tone for Oswego East’s win against crosstown rival Oswego. With a strong team effort and a bright future ahead, the Wolves are looking to make a deep run in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Q: What was the final score of the game?<\/strong> Q: Who led the Wolves in scoring?<\/strong> Q: What is the current record for Oswego East?<\/strong> Q: Who is the standout freshman for Oswego?<\/strong> Andrew Pohlman’s Toughness Sets the Tone in Oswego East’s Win Against Crosstown Rival Oswego A True Leader on and Off the Court Andrew Pohlman’s effort level is displayed all over his face, literally. The Oswego East senior is playing with a mask for the second consecutive year. He broke his nose in a basketball game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10495","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/64cd23d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2000x1142+0+0\/resize\/1461x834!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F47%2F04%2F15331f1e4519bdb4f8d8afb70a31%2Fob-cst-011225-5007.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10497,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10495\/revisions\/10497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA: Oswego East won 60-46.<\/p>\n
\nA: Junior Mason Lockett led the Wolves with 14 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n
\nA: Oswego East is currently 12-5 overall and 6-1 in the Southwest Prairie West conference.<\/p>\n
\nA: Ethan Vahl is the standout freshman for Oswego, finishing with 14 points in the game against Oswego East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"