July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Tigers topple Tribe (01/10/04)
FRHS boys basketball
Tigers topple Tribe (01/10/04)
FORT RECOVERY — It really didn’t matter if the shot was from as far as 20 feet away, or as close as two feet. Not many of them were going in.
Fort Recovery missed at least three point blank shots in the final three minutes and shot just 27 percent overall in a 47-37 loss to the Ansonia Tigers Saturday.
“We didn’t make anything,” said Indian coach Brian Patch, whose team dropped to 6-3 after its first home loss of the season. “You look at our shooting percentage and we shoot 27 percent from the floor, 11 percent from the 3-point line and 50 percent from the foul line — obviously well below our average in all three areas — and we still have a chance to win the ball game.
“Give credit to our kids. ... We found other ways to give ourselves a chance to win the game. That’s the positive way to look at it.
“The negative thing is we missed a lot of easy shots inside.”
Despite shooting difficulties throughout the game Fort Recovery trailed just 39-37 with four minutes to play. It never scored again.
Adam Barga hit a couple of free throws to push the Ansonia lead to four points, and the Indians followed by missing shots from underneath the basket on each of their next two possessions.
The Tigers (10-1) made just two of their next seven free-throw attempts, but Fort Recovery was unable to take advantage. Logan Beam then sealed the game by nailing four foul shots in the final 29 seconds.
The free throws were the theme of the game for Ansonia, which made just five field goals in the first half. They still led 23-21 at the break and won the game despite shooting 36 percent, thanks to 31 trips to the foul line.
Fort Recovery was called for 26 personal fouls, with seniors Dusty Tobe and Sean Kahlig each fouling out in the final two minutes.
“I think we can put four guys out around Adam (Barga) that are all pretty good athletes,” said Tiger coach Chad Cramer. “We want to attack the basket with the dribble. When we do that, we put pressure on defenses. Our aggressiveness on offense allowed us to get to the line, especially in the first half.”
Barga paced the Tigers with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Harrod also had 15 points, seven of which came from the free-throw line.
Logan Beam grabbed seven rebounds, and Jack Steinke had six points and five assists. Steinke scored six points on a 6-of-6 foul-shooting effort.
Ansonia had a 7-4 lead early, but Patch took a timeout five minutes into the game and his team responded. The Indians went on an 6-0 run to close the first quarter, and scored the first hoop of the second quarter to go up by five.
However, Kevin Harrod’s 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first half gave the Tigers a lead they would never give up. They pushed the advantage to as many as seven points in the second half, and closed the game with an 8-0 run.
Ansonia made just half of its fourth-quarter free throws and shot 61 percent overall, but all of their final eight points came from the line.
“When you’re shooting 30 times from the foul line you don’t have to shoot a great percentage ... you’re going to get a lot of points off of that,” said Patch. “We didn’t do a very good job of not putting them at the line.
“We knew they were a good free-throw shooting team coming in and we knew they didn’t shoot the ball very well from the outside. But yet we still made a lot of dumb decisions and put them on the line.”
No Tribe player reached double figures, with Travis VanSkyock turning in team highs of nine points and eight rebounds. Kahlig had seven points, Greg Faller and Tyler Wuebker each had six points and Tobe scored five points.
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery controlled the first half of the junior varsity game against Ansonia for a 47-36 victory.
The Indians took a 16-9 advantage in the second quarter for a 10-point halftime lead. They shot 55 percent in the first half.
Tyler Thobe scored 14 points to pace the Tribe. He also grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Bobby Rammel and Curt Heitkamp each had seven points. Eric Lamm finished with five assists and four rebounds.
Eric Beisner scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Ansonia. Ben Barga had 14 points.[[In-content Ad]]
Fort Recovery missed at least three point blank shots in the final three minutes and shot just 27 percent overall in a 47-37 loss to the Ansonia Tigers Saturday.
“We didn’t make anything,” said Indian coach Brian Patch, whose team dropped to 6-3 after its first home loss of the season. “You look at our shooting percentage and we shoot 27 percent from the floor, 11 percent from the 3-point line and 50 percent from the foul line — obviously well below our average in all three areas — and we still have a chance to win the ball game.
“Give credit to our kids. ... We found other ways to give ourselves a chance to win the game. That’s the positive way to look at it.
“The negative thing is we missed a lot of easy shots inside.”
Despite shooting difficulties throughout the game Fort Recovery trailed just 39-37 with four minutes to play. It never scored again.
Adam Barga hit a couple of free throws to push the Ansonia lead to four points, and the Indians followed by missing shots from underneath the basket on each of their next two possessions.
The Tigers (10-1) made just two of their next seven free-throw attempts, but Fort Recovery was unable to take advantage. Logan Beam then sealed the game by nailing four foul shots in the final 29 seconds.
The free throws were the theme of the game for Ansonia, which made just five field goals in the first half. They still led 23-21 at the break and won the game despite shooting 36 percent, thanks to 31 trips to the foul line.
Fort Recovery was called for 26 personal fouls, with seniors Dusty Tobe and Sean Kahlig each fouling out in the final two minutes.
“I think we can put four guys out around Adam (Barga) that are all pretty good athletes,” said Tiger coach Chad Cramer. “We want to attack the basket with the dribble. When we do that, we put pressure on defenses. Our aggressiveness on offense allowed us to get to the line, especially in the first half.”
Barga paced the Tigers with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Harrod also had 15 points, seven of which came from the free-throw line.
Logan Beam grabbed seven rebounds, and Jack Steinke had six points and five assists. Steinke scored six points on a 6-of-6 foul-shooting effort.
Ansonia had a 7-4 lead early, but Patch took a timeout five minutes into the game and his team responded. The Indians went on an 6-0 run to close the first quarter, and scored the first hoop of the second quarter to go up by five.
However, Kevin Harrod’s 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first half gave the Tigers a lead they would never give up. They pushed the advantage to as many as seven points in the second half, and closed the game with an 8-0 run.
Ansonia made just half of its fourth-quarter free throws and shot 61 percent overall, but all of their final eight points came from the line.
“When you’re shooting 30 times from the foul line you don’t have to shoot a great percentage ... you’re going to get a lot of points off of that,” said Patch. “We didn’t do a very good job of not putting them at the line.
“We knew they were a good free-throw shooting team coming in and we knew they didn’t shoot the ball very well from the outside. But yet we still made a lot of dumb decisions and put them on the line.”
No Tribe player reached double figures, with Travis VanSkyock turning in team highs of nine points and eight rebounds. Kahlig had seven points, Greg Faller and Tyler Wuebker each had six points and Tobe scored five points.
Junior varsity
Fort Recovery controlled the first half of the junior varsity game against Ansonia for a 47-36 victory.
The Indians took a 16-9 advantage in the second quarter for a 10-point halftime lead. They shot 55 percent in the first half.
Tyler Thobe scored 14 points to pace the Tribe. He also grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Bobby Rammel and Curt Heitkamp each had seven points. Eric Lamm finished with five assists and four rebounds.
Eric Beisner scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Ansonia. Ben Barga had 14 points.[[In-content Ad]]
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