July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
FRHS smacks No. 10 Ansonia (01/22/07)
FRHS boys basketball
FRHS smacks No. 10 Ansonia (01/22/07)
By By RAY COONEY-
FORT RECOVERY - The Indians weren't about to let a special evening end in defeat.
On a night when Fort Recovery inducted its inaugural class into its newly-formed athletic Hall of Fame, the boys basketball team put an end to its struggles with a statement victory. The Tribe torched the Division IV No. 10 Ansonia Tigers for 25 points in the second quarter Saturday and rolled to a 65-53 victory.
"It was a big team win tonight," said FRHS coach Brian Patch, whose team had lost four straight after a 6-1 start. "It just wasn't one guy who stepped up and made the play, it was everyone who got in. The kids had a meeting tonight beforehand that they wanted to turn this thing around and tonight was a big night for that to happen. They decided together that they were going to do it. ...
"Obviously it's big to end any skid, and then to do it against a good team like Ansonia which was ranked 10th in the state and was playing really well (is huge).
"We've got to come out next week and continue where we left off tonight."
The Tigers (10-4) led 14-8 after the opening period and scored the first two points of the second on a Niles Brown jumper, but it was all Fort Recovery for the remainder of the half. The Tribe went on a 25-6 run for a 33-22 halftime lead.
Bobby Rammel kick-started the Indian run with back-to-back 3-pointers, and added a third triple after a pair of Clint Tobe free throws. Tobe's jumper with 3:23 left in the second quarter gave Fort Recovery a 21-20 lead, and the home team never trailed again.
Greg Kahlig's 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Indians their 11-point advantage at the half, and they pushed ahead by as many as 19 in the third quarter.
"They came out and hit some shots," said Ansonia coach Chad Cramer. "They played well. They picked up the intensity defensively a lot and really caused our guys to struggle getting into our sets and doing the things we wanted to do.
"When a team makes a run at you, our guys individually want to get us back in it. But sometimes we do a little bit of that too much individually instead of doing it as a team."
Fort Recovery's 3-point accuracy keyed their second-quarter spurt. The squad hit 9-of-20 (45 percent) for the game, including 4-of-5 (80 percent) from Tobe and 4-of-8 by Rammel.
Those two paced the scoring effort for the Tribe with 19 and 16 points respectively. Tobe grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, and Rammel followed with six boards and four assists.
Aaron Kahlig also reached double figures with 12 points to go along with three steals, and Toby Metzger racked up 10 assists.
"We always have that opportunity to go on a run if we can shoot the ball well enough," said Patch. "Tonight we hit some shots, and to cap that off we were able to defend."
The defense may have been the bigger key for the Tribe, which had given up more than 70 points in three of their four consecutive losses. They had allowed teams to shoot better than 50 percent from the field on several occasions, including 69 percent against Houston.
Fort Recovery held the Tigers to single digits in the second and third quarters and 45 percent shooting for the game.
"We were able to defend better tonight than we have in the past," said Patch. "We told the kids it was going to come down to intensity, effort and an attitude that you're going to do it. ... You've got to have that attitude that no matter what happens you are going to step up and make that play."
Eric Beisner made a ton of plays for Ansonia, finishing 10-of-15 from the field with four 3-pointers and game highs of 27 points and eight rebounds. But the rest of the team shot just 33 percent.
"Eric is very capable of scoring in big numbers, but we've got to get some other guys here to join in the party a little bit," said Cramer.
Brad McEldowney added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery outscored the Tigers by at least five points in every quarter in a rollicking 66-35 victory.
The Indians, who were up 16-9 after the opening quarter and had a 19-point advantage at halftime, were led by Wes Kahlig with 13 points. Eric Lamm added 10 points and four rebounds, and Cody Fiely finished with nine points.
Josh Wendel had five rebounds, Matt Braun dished out four assists, and Frank Thien and Curt Heitkamp each had four steals.[[In-content Ad]]
On a night when Fort Recovery inducted its inaugural class into its newly-formed athletic Hall of Fame, the boys basketball team put an end to its struggles with a statement victory. The Tribe torched the Division IV No. 10 Ansonia Tigers for 25 points in the second quarter Saturday and rolled to a 65-53 victory.
"It was a big team win tonight," said FRHS coach Brian Patch, whose team had lost four straight after a 6-1 start. "It just wasn't one guy who stepped up and made the play, it was everyone who got in. The kids had a meeting tonight beforehand that they wanted to turn this thing around and tonight was a big night for that to happen. They decided together that they were going to do it. ...
"Obviously it's big to end any skid, and then to do it against a good team like Ansonia which was ranked 10th in the state and was playing really well (is huge).
"We've got to come out next week and continue where we left off tonight."
The Tigers (10-4) led 14-8 after the opening period and scored the first two points of the second on a Niles Brown jumper, but it was all Fort Recovery for the remainder of the half. The Tribe went on a 25-6 run for a 33-22 halftime lead.
Bobby Rammel kick-started the Indian run with back-to-back 3-pointers, and added a third triple after a pair of Clint Tobe free throws. Tobe's jumper with 3:23 left in the second quarter gave Fort Recovery a 21-20 lead, and the home team never trailed again.
Greg Kahlig's 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Indians their 11-point advantage at the half, and they pushed ahead by as many as 19 in the third quarter.
"They came out and hit some shots," said Ansonia coach Chad Cramer. "They played well. They picked up the intensity defensively a lot and really caused our guys to struggle getting into our sets and doing the things we wanted to do.
"When a team makes a run at you, our guys individually want to get us back in it. But sometimes we do a little bit of that too much individually instead of doing it as a team."
Fort Recovery's 3-point accuracy keyed their second-quarter spurt. The squad hit 9-of-20 (45 percent) for the game, including 4-of-5 (80 percent) from Tobe and 4-of-8 by Rammel.
Those two paced the scoring effort for the Tribe with 19 and 16 points respectively. Tobe grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, and Rammel followed with six boards and four assists.
Aaron Kahlig also reached double figures with 12 points to go along with three steals, and Toby Metzger racked up 10 assists.
"We always have that opportunity to go on a run if we can shoot the ball well enough," said Patch. "Tonight we hit some shots, and to cap that off we were able to defend."
The defense may have been the bigger key for the Tribe, which had given up more than 70 points in three of their four consecutive losses. They had allowed teams to shoot better than 50 percent from the field on several occasions, including 69 percent against Houston.
Fort Recovery held the Tigers to single digits in the second and third quarters and 45 percent shooting for the game.
"We were able to defend better tonight than we have in the past," said Patch. "We told the kids it was going to come down to intensity, effort and an attitude that you're going to do it. ... You've got to have that attitude that no matter what happens you are going to step up and make that play."
Eric Beisner made a ton of plays for Ansonia, finishing 10-of-15 from the field with four 3-pointers and game highs of 27 points and eight rebounds. But the rest of the team shot just 33 percent.
"Eric is very capable of scoring in big numbers, but we've got to get some other guys here to join in the party a little bit," said Cramer.
Brad McEldowney added 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery outscored the Tigers by at least five points in every quarter in a rollicking 66-35 victory.
The Indians, who were up 16-9 after the opening quarter and had a 19-point advantage at halftime, were led by Wes Kahlig with 13 points. Eric Lamm added 10 points and four rebounds, and Cody Fiely finished with nine points.
Josh Wendel had five rebounds, Matt Braun dished out four assists, and Frank Thien and Curt Heitkamp each had four steals.[[In-content Ad]]
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