July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Patriots win finale
JCHS boys basketball
Patriots win finale
The streak will continue.
Jay County High School's boys basketball team had three chances this week to guarantee its ninth straight winning season. Friday night the Patriots got the win they needed.
Holding off a fourth-quarter charge by the visiting Maconaquah Braves by burying 12 consecutive free throws, JCHS kept its run in tact with a 62-47 victory.
"I'm glad they finished like this," said Teagle, whose squad dropped road games to Norwell Tuesday and Yorktown Wednesday. "They deserve this. They're a great group."
Against Yorktown, the Patriots (10-8) shot just two free throws for the entire game. They got to the line much more Friday, and with the game on the line they started converting their opportunities.
After missing 11 of its first 21 attempts, Jay County converted all 12 - six from Brad Horn, four from Garrett Krieg and two by Josh Beaty - in the final 2:37 of the game.
"We were the aggressor," said Teagle of his team earning 33 trips to the foul line. "And that's what you have to be. You have to be aggressive to the basket."
Those points were enough to fend off the Braves (8-12), who closed to within 46-41 after trailing by as many as 18 points in the third quarter.
"I am proud of their fight," said Maconaquah coach Luke Zartman, who played for Teagle at Caston. "They didn't give up. ... I'm just a little disappointed in our start. Focus is something we've been talking about all year, and we just didn't have it tonight."
Jay County trailed 3-0, but quickly took control as the Braves turned the ball over five times in the first three minutes. The Patriots added a 9-0 run bridging the quarter break and were up by five at the half.
A 10-0 third-quarter run pushed JCHS to a 36-21 lead, and it went up 40-22 when Beaty split a pair of free throws with 2:43 left in the third quarter.
"They went to that zone and we got a little stagnant," said Teagle. "We talked about it at halftime, and I thought we came out and really attacked it well.
"We just attacked it better. We flashed harder. We stuck to our cuts ..."
Maconaquah scored the final two points of the third quarter and then opened the fourth on a 13-4 run to close to within five. But the Patriots outscored the Braves 14-4 in the final three minutes, thanks almost entirely to their foul shooting.
Jay County's top two foul shooters each finished in double figures. Horn buried all of his nine attempts in the game and scored 14 points, and Beaty hit seven free throws on the way to 15 points.
Eric Homan missed his only two foul shots, but went 8-of-14 from the field to lead the team with 16 points. He also led the way with 10 rebounds, and Beaty added seven.
"It's been a long time (since we had three players in double figures)," said Teagle of the trio of seniors playing in the final home game of their careers. "We needed that. I thought Josh (Beaty) stepped up and played really well tonight. We had a little talk this morning, and he said he was going to play well. And he was right. He hit the nail on the head. He played exceptionally well tonight."
Jay County will play Fort Wayne North Side in the opening round of the Class 4A Sectional 6 tournament at Marion Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Nick George totaled 18 points for Maconaquah to lead all scorers, but shot just 5-of-17 from the field. He also had three assists.
David Carter joined him in double figures with 10 points while also grabbing seven rebounds. Curtis Hyde had eight points, and Devin Shaffer finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
The Braves shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, but committed 10 turnovers. They finished with 18 turnovers, and shot just 7-of-27 (26 percent) in the second half.
"Definitely turnovers, especially in the first half (hurt us)," said Zartman. "That's not how we play basketball. You can't win games making that many mistakes. And a lot of them were unforced. We had several travels. It was just very uncharacteristic."
In a game loaded with whistles, Shaffer, Hyde and Cory Christner all fouled out for the Braves, and Carter was called for four fouls.
Krieg, McFarland and Ainsworth all had four fouls for JCHS.
Junior varsity
After watching a five-point lead disappear, Jay County pulled out a 34-30 overtime win over the Braves.
The Patriots (12-6) led 28-23 before Maconaquah scored the final five points of the game to force overtime. JCHS took the win behind four overtime points from Drew Houck, who finished with nine.
Cade Price and Alex Dunn added six points apiece.
Cole Shafer had 12 points to lead the Braves. Taylor Oakes followed with 10 points.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County High School's boys basketball team had three chances this week to guarantee its ninth straight winning season. Friday night the Patriots got the win they needed.
Holding off a fourth-quarter charge by the visiting Maconaquah Braves by burying 12 consecutive free throws, JCHS kept its run in tact with a 62-47 victory.
"I'm glad they finished like this," said Teagle, whose squad dropped road games to Norwell Tuesday and Yorktown Wednesday. "They deserve this. They're a great group."
Against Yorktown, the Patriots (10-8) shot just two free throws for the entire game. They got to the line much more Friday, and with the game on the line they started converting their opportunities.
After missing 11 of its first 21 attempts, Jay County converted all 12 - six from Brad Horn, four from Garrett Krieg and two by Josh Beaty - in the final 2:37 of the game.
"We were the aggressor," said Teagle of his team earning 33 trips to the foul line. "And that's what you have to be. You have to be aggressive to the basket."
Those points were enough to fend off the Braves (8-12), who closed to within 46-41 after trailing by as many as 18 points in the third quarter.
"I am proud of their fight," said Maconaquah coach Luke Zartman, who played for Teagle at Caston. "They didn't give up. ... I'm just a little disappointed in our start. Focus is something we've been talking about all year, and we just didn't have it tonight."
Jay County trailed 3-0, but quickly took control as the Braves turned the ball over five times in the first three minutes. The Patriots added a 9-0 run bridging the quarter break and were up by five at the half.
A 10-0 third-quarter run pushed JCHS to a 36-21 lead, and it went up 40-22 when Beaty split a pair of free throws with 2:43 left in the third quarter.
"They went to that zone and we got a little stagnant," said Teagle. "We talked about it at halftime, and I thought we came out and really attacked it well.
"We just attacked it better. We flashed harder. We stuck to our cuts ..."
Maconaquah scored the final two points of the third quarter and then opened the fourth on a 13-4 run to close to within five. But the Patriots outscored the Braves 14-4 in the final three minutes, thanks almost entirely to their foul shooting.
Jay County's top two foul shooters each finished in double figures. Horn buried all of his nine attempts in the game and scored 14 points, and Beaty hit seven free throws on the way to 15 points.
Eric Homan missed his only two foul shots, but went 8-of-14 from the field to lead the team with 16 points. He also led the way with 10 rebounds, and Beaty added seven.
"It's been a long time (since we had three players in double figures)," said Teagle of the trio of seniors playing in the final home game of their careers. "We needed that. I thought Josh (Beaty) stepped up and played really well tonight. We had a little talk this morning, and he said he was going to play well. And he was right. He hit the nail on the head. He played exceptionally well tonight."
Jay County will play Fort Wayne North Side in the opening round of the Class 4A Sectional 6 tournament at Marion Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Nick George totaled 18 points for Maconaquah to lead all scorers, but shot just 5-of-17 from the field. He also had three assists.
David Carter joined him in double figures with 10 points while also grabbing seven rebounds. Curtis Hyde had eight points, and Devin Shaffer finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
The Braves shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, but committed 10 turnovers. They finished with 18 turnovers, and shot just 7-of-27 (26 percent) in the second half.
"Definitely turnovers, especially in the first half (hurt us)," said Zartman. "That's not how we play basketball. You can't win games making that many mistakes. And a lot of them were unforced. We had several travels. It was just very uncharacteristic."
In a game loaded with whistles, Shaffer, Hyde and Cory Christner all fouled out for the Braves, and Carter was called for four fouls.
Krieg, McFarland and Ainsworth all had four fouls for JCHS.
Junior varsity
After watching a five-point lead disappear, Jay County pulled out a 34-30 overtime win over the Braves.
The Patriots (12-6) led 28-23 before Maconaquah scored the final five points of the game to force overtime. JCHS took the win behind four overtime points from Drew Houck, who finished with nine.
Cade Price and Alex Dunn added six points apiece.
Cole Shafer had 12 points to lead the Braves. Taylor Oakes followed with 10 points.[[In-content Ad]]
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