December 8, 2017 at 4:32 a.m.
Jay wins despite struggles
Patriots shoot poorly from field and free-throw line against Burris
Jay wins despite struggles
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The things to fix far outweighed the positives.
Patriot coach Chris Krieg wasn’t afraid to say it, either.
Jay County High School’s boys basketball team struggled both in the paint and at the free-throw line but its defense buckled down in the second half of a 54-28 victory Thursday over the Burris Owls.
“We played at their level for 20 of the 32-minute basketball game,” said Krieg, whose team moved to 2-2 on the season despite what he called disappointing basketball. “We felt like we were better than them that they would roll over and let us walk all over them.
“Mentally we were terrible.”
Jay County, which travels to Yorktown on Tuesday, was 4-of-17 from the field in the first quarter, all but three of those shots were in front of the 3-point line. Many of those layup and point blank shot attempts were ill-advised, with the Patriots’ post players trying to shoot through multiple Burris defenders.
“That is all mental,” Krieg continued. “I have never seen so many stupid shots. It was the most embarrassing half of basketball I’ve ever been a part of.”
Jay County held a 9-7 advantage after the first quarter, but had trouble putting the ball through the hoop in the second period. On their first five possessions Jay County had four turnovers and missed twice. On its sixth time down the court, Wyatt Geesaman wasn’t able to convert on two free throws. It was a sign of things to come for the Patriots.
Burris (1-4), scored four straight to take an 11-9 lead before JCHS senior Max Moser drained the first of his two 3-pointers — both in the second quarter — to put his team up for good.
“We finally got things going,” Krieg said. “Max Moser came in, hit two huge threes for us. Our first two threes were like air balls that were way off.”
Moser’s second shot from long range came on a Parker Grimes assist, putting the Patriots out front 17-13 and starting a 9-0 run to close the half.
Burris turned the ball over on its first six possessions of the third quarter — four were on traveling calls, three of which were on consecutive trips down the court — and only had one field goal in eight minutes.
Jay County and Burris were whistled 13 times for traveling, four of which were by the home team.
The Owls stopped a string of 12 points in a row — 21 straight including the stretch heading into intermission — to start the second half as Jaelen Kring split a pair of charity tosses with 2 minutes to go. Then, 56 seconds later, Jackson Adamowicz made a jumper on a Bracken Karnes assist for the only Burris field goal of the period.
Adamowicz led the Owls with 10 points.
“I thought defensively we did well, in spurts,” Krieg said. “We gave up 28 points but I felt like we could have held them under 20.
“We didn’t take any charges tonight but I felt like our defense was pretty good.”
It was one of the few positives from the game during which the Patriots were 12-of-26 from the free-throw line, including a 4-for-11 showing in the third quarter.
“It’s mental,” said Krieg. “The kids are missing them because they’re thinking, ‘I missed those two shots around the basket.’
“Now they have all this pressure on them to make these free throws, and guess what, we didn’t make them.”
Michael Schlechty paced the Patriots with 15 points, which included six in the second quarter. He also had five rebounds.
Moser finished with nine points, while Cole Stigleman, Grimes and Geesaman had seven points each. Geesaman shared the game high of seven rebounds.
Junior varsity
Ten of the 15 players who saw the court scored a point for Jay County in a 55-25 win over Burris.
After leading just 12-10 heading into the second quarter, the Patriots (3-1) exploded for 21 points in the second quarter for a 33-17 advantage. Jay County kept the Owls to four points in each of the third and fourth periods to pull away with the win.
Gavin Randall and Noah Arbuckle shared the game high with eight points each. Brayden Mock and Matthew Franks both contributed six points, while Landon Grimes and Gavin Lambert scored five points apiece.
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The things to fix far outweighed the positives.
Patriot coach Chris Krieg wasn’t afraid to say it, either.
Jay County High School’s boys basketball team struggled both in the paint and at the free-throw line but its defense buckled down in the second half of a 54-28 victory Thursday over the Burris Owls.
“We played at their level for 20 of the 32-minute basketball game,” said Krieg, whose team moved to 2-2 on the season despite what he called disappointing basketball. “We felt like we were better than them that they would roll over and let us walk all over them.
“Mentally we were terrible.”
Jay County, which travels to Yorktown on Tuesday, was 4-of-17 from the field in the first quarter, all but three of those shots were in front of the 3-point line. Many of those layup and point blank shot attempts were ill-advised, with the Patriots’ post players trying to shoot through multiple Burris defenders.
“That is all mental,” Krieg continued. “I have never seen so many stupid shots. It was the most embarrassing half of basketball I’ve ever been a part of.”
Jay County held a 9-7 advantage after the first quarter, but had trouble putting the ball through the hoop in the second period. On their first five possessions Jay County had four turnovers and missed twice. On its sixth time down the court, Wyatt Geesaman wasn’t able to convert on two free throws. It was a sign of things to come for the Patriots.
Burris (1-4), scored four straight to take an 11-9 lead before JCHS senior Max Moser drained the first of his two 3-pointers — both in the second quarter — to put his team up for good.
“We finally got things going,” Krieg said. “Max Moser came in, hit two huge threes for us. Our first two threes were like air balls that were way off.”
Moser’s second shot from long range came on a Parker Grimes assist, putting the Patriots out front 17-13 and starting a 9-0 run to close the half.
Burris turned the ball over on its first six possessions of the third quarter — four were on traveling calls, three of which were on consecutive trips down the court — and only had one field goal in eight minutes.
Jay County and Burris were whistled 13 times for traveling, four of which were by the home team.
The Owls stopped a string of 12 points in a row — 21 straight including the stretch heading into intermission — to start the second half as Jaelen Kring split a pair of charity tosses with 2 minutes to go. Then, 56 seconds later, Jackson Adamowicz made a jumper on a Bracken Karnes assist for the only Burris field goal of the period.
Adamowicz led the Owls with 10 points.
“I thought defensively we did well, in spurts,” Krieg said. “We gave up 28 points but I felt like we could have held them under 20.
“We didn’t take any charges tonight but I felt like our defense was pretty good.”
It was one of the few positives from the game during which the Patriots were 12-of-26 from the free-throw line, including a 4-for-11 showing in the third quarter.
“It’s mental,” said Krieg. “The kids are missing them because they’re thinking, ‘I missed those two shots around the basket.’
“Now they have all this pressure on them to make these free throws, and guess what, we didn’t make them.”
Michael Schlechty paced the Patriots with 15 points, which included six in the second quarter. He also had five rebounds.
Moser finished with nine points, while Cole Stigleman, Grimes and Geesaman had seven points each. Geesaman shared the game high of seven rebounds.
Junior varsity
Ten of the 15 players who saw the court scored a point for Jay County in a 55-25 win over Burris.
After leading just 12-10 heading into the second quarter, the Patriots (3-1) exploded for 21 points in the second quarter for a 33-17 advantage. Jay County kept the Owls to four points in each of the third and fourth periods to pull away with the win.
Gavin Randall and Noah Arbuckle shared the game high with eight points each. Brayden Mock and Matthew Franks both contributed six points, while Landon Grimes and Gavin Lambert scored five points apiece.
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