July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
FR grinds out win over Tigers (12/03/04)
FRHS girls basketball
FR grinds out win over Tigers (12/03/04)
FORT RECOVERY — It’s a good thing basketball games aren’t scored by judges. There wouldn’t have been many style points Thursday night.
Fort Recovery notched just four points in the first quarter and turned the ball over 16 times in the first half. But led by senior Krystal Rammel the Indians still gutted out a 40-38 win over the Versailles Tigers, getting the winning hoop from Tiff Gaerke with six seconds left in the Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball game.
“We were lucky to get out of here with this W,” said Fort Recovery coach Jeff Roessner. “I’m tickled we did. The kids earned it. They went through a lot of adversity to get to this point. Nothing came easy in this game. We had to scratch and claw and fight.
“What we saw tonight was a team start to develop some character — to not give up, to do your job. I’m really pleased with that effort.”
Versailles tied the game at 38 with a hoop by freshman Justine Raterman, who finished with a game-high 18 points, with just 17 seconds on the clock. Ciera Rammel then pushed the ball up the floor and the Indians called a timeout with 10.5 seconds left to set up their final play.
Holly Stein triggered the inbound pass from the right side, hitting Kelsie Will on the right sideline. Will spun and passed to Gaerke, who buried a jumper from just inside the free throw line.
Versailles (2-2) got a timeout with 4.2 seconds left, but Gaerke deflected its first inbound pass to run 1.4 seconds off the clock. That left the Tigers just 2.8 seconds to go the length of the floor, and Lynette Stauffer’s 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced just long off the back of the rim.
“Tiff is very athletic,” said Roessner of Gaerke, who posted 10 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes. “Certainly that shot was a huge shot for her to make.
“When you come out and you’re able to put Tiffany up on the ball late in the game it’s a great feeling as a coach to know that that’s not going to be an easy pass. Wherever she goes with it it’s going to be a challenge.”
The late heroics by Gaerke were made possible by the Rammel sisters, who combined for more than half of the Tribe’s points in the game.
Krystal Rammel carried the load for Fort Recovery (3-1) for most of the game. She scored its only four first-quarter points and was the lone consistent offensive option as she finished with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
She notched a double-double as she led a 34-28 Indian advantage on the glass with 10 rebounds. She also rejected two shots in the first half, and had a pair of assists.
“You have to give Krystal Rammel just a ton of credit for the game she played,” Roessner said. “She was just a monster out there all night long. The more physical it got the better she played.
“She played 29 minutes out of the 32. I just didn’t feel like I could have her out. She did a great job.”
Ciera Rammel provided an offensive spark in the second half when the Tribe stalled, driving to the basket to create shots for herself and her teammates. She scored all of her seven points in the second half and notched assists on two of the Indians’ final four buckets, including a key 3-pointer by Stein with 39 seconds to play.
“She played really, really well,” said Roessner. “She had a couple of drives late (on the right side) when they were taking Krystal away, and the drive and dish to Holly.
“It was nice to see Holly get back on track and stroke a big three for us.”
Fort Recovery held the Tigers to just 31 percent from the field, and limited them to just 14 second-half field goal attempts. It needed every ounce of that defense as it didn’t get a hoop until Rammel scored with 3:05 remaining in the first quarter, and had a four-minute scoreless stretch in the second period.
Despite their 16 first-half turnovers, the Indians trailed by just four points at the intermission after scoring the final four points of the half. They added six in a row, including four by Gaerke, to open the second half and turned the ball over just six times after the break as they eked out the win.
Versailles was carried by Raterman, who scored her team’s final eight points and finished 7-of-15 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. She also had five rebounds, two blocks and one assist.
Senior Rachel Schmitz, who suffered a knee injury and did not play in the closing minutes, scored seven points. Freshman Emily Bohman added seven points and three assists.
Stauffer and Melissa Heft each notched five rebounds.
“Offense is what hurt us in the second half,” said Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker. “We had way too many unforced errors. ... (There was) not enough discipline on the offensive end.
“(Schmitz) is a calming presence. She is our team leader. She knows what everybody’s role is and will tell them what to do. With her not on the floor it was kind of helter skelter.”
Roessner said his team hasn’t hit its stride yet, but he sees signs of another successful season. The Indians struggled to a 2-5 start last year before winning 12 of their final 13 regular-season games.
The Indians will seek to open this season at 4-1 when they visit Coldwater Thursday at 6 p.m.
“This is a game we had several opportunities to lay down and die — probably six or eight or 10 times,” said Roessner. “The testament to these kids is that they didn’t stop. Even though we faced a lot of adversity the kids were able to keep battling ... and they came out with a huge win for us.”
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team stumbled during the second quarter and couldn’t bounce back in a 39-31 loss to the Tigers.
The Tribe led 12-6 early in the second quarter, but Versailles (4-0) closed the first half with a 12-0 run. The Indians pulled to within three points in the second half, but never regained the lead.
Val Fortkamp paced Fort Recovery (2-2) with 14 points. She also had seven steals and two assists, recording game highs in all three categories.
Jill Pottkotter ripped down 16 rebounds and just missed a double-double with nine points.
Sam Staugler had eight points and three steals, and Brittany Brackman grabbed four rebounds.
Laura Grilliot had nine points and two assists for Versailles, and Kirsten Henderson added eight points, six rebounds and two assists. Stacey Reed and Megan Shardo each had four rebounds and four steals.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery notched just four points in the first quarter and turned the ball over 16 times in the first half. But led by senior Krystal Rammel the Indians still gutted out a 40-38 win over the Versailles Tigers, getting the winning hoop from Tiff Gaerke with six seconds left in the Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball game.
“We were lucky to get out of here with this W,” said Fort Recovery coach Jeff Roessner. “I’m tickled we did. The kids earned it. They went through a lot of adversity to get to this point. Nothing came easy in this game. We had to scratch and claw and fight.
“What we saw tonight was a team start to develop some character — to not give up, to do your job. I’m really pleased with that effort.”
Versailles tied the game at 38 with a hoop by freshman Justine Raterman, who finished with a game-high 18 points, with just 17 seconds on the clock. Ciera Rammel then pushed the ball up the floor and the Indians called a timeout with 10.5 seconds left to set up their final play.
Holly Stein triggered the inbound pass from the right side, hitting Kelsie Will on the right sideline. Will spun and passed to Gaerke, who buried a jumper from just inside the free throw line.
Versailles (2-2) got a timeout with 4.2 seconds left, but Gaerke deflected its first inbound pass to run 1.4 seconds off the clock. That left the Tigers just 2.8 seconds to go the length of the floor, and Lynette Stauffer’s 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced just long off the back of the rim.
“Tiff is very athletic,” said Roessner of Gaerke, who posted 10 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes. “Certainly that shot was a huge shot for her to make.
“When you come out and you’re able to put Tiffany up on the ball late in the game it’s a great feeling as a coach to know that that’s not going to be an easy pass. Wherever she goes with it it’s going to be a challenge.”
The late heroics by Gaerke were made possible by the Rammel sisters, who combined for more than half of the Tribe’s points in the game.
Krystal Rammel carried the load for Fort Recovery (3-1) for most of the game. She scored its only four first-quarter points and was the lone consistent offensive option as she finished with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
She notched a double-double as she led a 34-28 Indian advantage on the glass with 10 rebounds. She also rejected two shots in the first half, and had a pair of assists.
“You have to give Krystal Rammel just a ton of credit for the game she played,” Roessner said. “She was just a monster out there all night long. The more physical it got the better she played.
“She played 29 minutes out of the 32. I just didn’t feel like I could have her out. She did a great job.”
Ciera Rammel provided an offensive spark in the second half when the Tribe stalled, driving to the basket to create shots for herself and her teammates. She scored all of her seven points in the second half and notched assists on two of the Indians’ final four buckets, including a key 3-pointer by Stein with 39 seconds to play.
“She played really, really well,” said Roessner. “She had a couple of drives late (on the right side) when they were taking Krystal away, and the drive and dish to Holly.
“It was nice to see Holly get back on track and stroke a big three for us.”
Fort Recovery held the Tigers to just 31 percent from the field, and limited them to just 14 second-half field goal attempts. It needed every ounce of that defense as it didn’t get a hoop until Rammel scored with 3:05 remaining in the first quarter, and had a four-minute scoreless stretch in the second period.
Despite their 16 first-half turnovers, the Indians trailed by just four points at the intermission after scoring the final four points of the half. They added six in a row, including four by Gaerke, to open the second half and turned the ball over just six times after the break as they eked out the win.
Versailles was carried by Raterman, who scored her team’s final eight points and finished 7-of-15 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. She also had five rebounds, two blocks and one assist.
Senior Rachel Schmitz, who suffered a knee injury and did not play in the closing minutes, scored seven points. Freshman Emily Bohman added seven points and three assists.
Stauffer and Melissa Heft each notched five rebounds.
“Offense is what hurt us in the second half,” said Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker. “We had way too many unforced errors. ... (There was) not enough discipline on the offensive end.
“(Schmitz) is a calming presence. She is our team leader. She knows what everybody’s role is and will tell them what to do. With her not on the floor it was kind of helter skelter.”
Roessner said his team hasn’t hit its stride yet, but he sees signs of another successful season. The Indians struggled to a 2-5 start last year before winning 12 of their final 13 regular-season games.
The Indians will seek to open this season at 4-1 when they visit Coldwater Thursday at 6 p.m.
“This is a game we had several opportunities to lay down and die — probably six or eight or 10 times,” said Roessner. “The testament to these kids is that they didn’t stop. Even though we faced a lot of adversity the kids were able to keep battling ... and they came out with a huge win for us.”
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team stumbled during the second quarter and couldn’t bounce back in a 39-31 loss to the Tigers.
The Tribe led 12-6 early in the second quarter, but Versailles (4-0) closed the first half with a 12-0 run. The Indians pulled to within three points in the second half, but never regained the lead.
Val Fortkamp paced Fort Recovery (2-2) with 14 points. She also had seven steals and two assists, recording game highs in all three categories.
Jill Pottkotter ripped down 16 rebounds and just missed a double-double with nine points.
Sam Staugler had eight points and three steals, and Brittany Brackman grabbed four rebounds.
Laura Grilliot had nine points and two assists for Versailles, and Kirsten Henderson added eight points, six rebounds and two assists. Stacey Reed and Megan Shardo each had four rebounds and four steals.[[In-content Ad]]
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