Woods’ 25-point outburst leads Warriors past Vermilion Catholic

With leading scorer Caleb Hanks out for Monday’s tournament opener, Northside Christian coach Glenn Daigle needed someone to step up and fill the void in his matchup with Vermilion Catholic.
Sophomore Joseph Woods answered the call.
Woods poured in a season- and game-high 25 points to help lead the Warriors to a 59-43 over the Eagles during the first day of action in the Teurlings Round Robin.
The Warriors improved to 8-10 with the victory
“Joseph has had some big games for us, but today was his biggest,” said Daigle. “He was focused and he shot the ball really well.”
Woods got hot from the start and scored 11 points in the opening frame to help the Warriors streak out to an 18-9 advantage.
“Usually, the first quarter has been a struggle for us but Joseph kind of got in a rhythm and we finally played a solid eight minutes to start the game.”
The Warriors extended their lead to 29-18 at the break behind six more points from Woods and a 3-pointer from Carson Tweedel, his second of the half.
Tweedel and Jagger Thibodeaux each added another long ball in the third quarter and Woods scored six points to help the Warriors push the lead to 43-30.
“Carson stepped up for us tonight,” said Daigle of Tweedel, who finished with 15 points. “He’s been our sixth man, coming off the bench, and he’s struggled scoring. But tonight he really played well. He knocked one down early and you could see the confidence.”
Tweedel, Woods and Christian Myers each scored four points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors outscored the Eagles 16-13 to seal the victory.
In all, the Warriors had seven players contribute points in the victory.
“I think my team this year, offensively, is one of the best that I’ve had in a long time,” said Daigle. “We have some size and we have a number of guys that are capable of scoring in double figures on any given night.
“Honestly, we should be a team that averages between 18 and 21 points per quarter.”
In addition to Woods and Tweedel, Tweedel scored seven points, Myers added five and Jake Morgan had three. Garrett Kidder and Andrew Woods rounded out the offense with two points apiece.
Eric Bourque was the leader for the Eagles with 12 points.
Northside Christian took on host Teurlings last night, but results of that game were not available as of press time.
The Warriors close out tournament play today when they take on the Opelousas Catholic Vikings at 2:30 p.m.