December 16, 2017 at 5:58 a.m.
Missed the mark
Patriots continue to struggle from free-throw line in loss to Eagles
Missed the mark
The Patriots fought to pull within one point twice in the fourth quarter.
And as they trailed by two with 3 seconds remaining, they did what they’ve been doing a little too much lately: Missed a crucial free throw.
The Jay County High School boys basketball team had a late free throw carom off the rim and it couldn’t come up with the offensive rebound for a potential game-tying shot on Friday in a 44-42 loss to the Delta Eagles.
“Obviously if you want to point a finger at why we lost today, you look at one stat and it’s free throws,” said JCHS coach Chris Krieg, whose team dips to 3-3 on the season and travels to take on Fort Recovery tonight. The Indians lost to Delphos St. Johns 48-45 at home.
“We were 3-of-10 (at the free-throw line) in the second half,” Krieg added. “Three of 10. In the second half. You’re not going to beat anybody shooting free throws like that.”
Jay County was 5-of-13 from the line for the game, and is now 21-of-47 (44.7 percent) in its last three games.
Delta (6-1) led 44-38 late in the fourth quarter until Cole Stigleman swished a 3-pointer from the left corner to cut the deficit to three points with 24.2 seconds on the clock. After a host of turnovers by both teams and a missed desperation 3-pointer by the Patriots, the Eagles were sent to the line with 4.9 seconds remaining for a chance to build on the advantage.
Tyler Wilburn missed the front end of a bonus free throw, Wyatt Geesaman pulled in the rebound and passed to Ryan Schlechty, who got fouled by Zach Garner with three seconds left.
Schlechty made the first freebie but missed the second and Josh Greenberg grabbed the board to seal the win.
“That was really important,” said first-year Delta coach Mark Detweiler. “We had enough time and distance there to withstand their run at the end.”
And as they trailed by two with 3 seconds remaining, they did what they’ve been doing a little too much lately: Missed a crucial free throw.
The Jay County High School boys basketball team had a late free throw carom off the rim and it couldn’t come up with the offensive rebound for a potential game-tying shot on Friday in a 44-42 loss to the Delta Eagles.
“Obviously if you want to point a finger at why we lost today, you look at one stat and it’s free throws,” said JCHS coach Chris Krieg, whose team dips to 3-3 on the season and travels to take on Fort Recovery tonight. The Indians lost to Delphos St. Johns 48-45 at home.
“We were 3-of-10 (at the free-throw line) in the second half,” Krieg added. “Three of 10. In the second half. You’re not going to beat anybody shooting free throws like that.”
Jay County was 5-of-13 from the line for the game, and is now 21-of-47 (44.7 percent) in its last three games.
Delta (6-1) led 44-38 late in the fourth quarter until Cole Stigleman swished a 3-pointer from the left corner to cut the deficit to three points with 24.2 seconds on the clock. After a host of turnovers by both teams and a missed desperation 3-pointer by the Patriots, the Eagles were sent to the line with 4.9 seconds remaining for a chance to build on the advantage.
Tyler Wilburn missed the front end of a bonus free throw, Wyatt Geesaman pulled in the rebound and passed to Ryan Schlechty, who got fouled by Zach Garner with three seconds left.
Schlechty made the first freebie but missed the second and Josh Greenberg grabbed the board to seal the win.
“That was really important,” said first-year Delta coach Mark Detweiler. “We had enough time and distance there to withstand their run at the end.”
Jay County started poorly offensively as it had turnovers on five of its 12 possessions in the opening quarter. Meanwhile Delta had good execution, penetrating the lane and kicking it out to the perimeter as the Eagles were 3-of-5 from long range, including back-to-back possessions to close the period.
Delta led 15-8 after the first quarter but held just a 17-15 advantage at halftime.
Josh Bryan — who led all players with 17 points — made a pair of triples in the third quarter, and Greenberg also hit a shot from the outside as the Eagles pushed their lead to nine points, 33-24, after three quarters.
“We knew playing with a lead was important so the start was good,” Detweiler said. “The start was exactly what we needed.
“Then we go on a nice run there in the second half. I thought those were two key stretches.”
The Eagles were out front again by nine, 35-26, two minutes into the fourth quarter before the Patriots scored eight straight to make it a one-point game.
Stigleman, who had nine points to tie twins Michael and Ryan Schlechty for the team lead, drained a 3-pointer from the right wing on a Holton Hill pass to make it 35-29. Two possessions later Max Moser made a pair of free throws, then Hill sank a triple from the left wing, trimming the deficit to 35-34.
Despite getting out of a nine-point hole, Krieg was still disappointed with his team’s overall performance.
“We didn’t do a very good job executing offensively,” he said. “Left our feet defensively. We had to come over and help (which) left somebody wide open.
“It’s those little things that make us pay.”
Junior varsity
Jay County cut a 17-point deficit to as little as six late in the fourth quarter but wasn’t able to overcome it in a 52-42 loss to Delta.
After trailing by four at the start of the second quarter and eight at halftime, the Patriots were behind 44-27 as it was outscored 18-9 in the third period. Jay County had its best offensive effort in the fourth quarter by scoring 15 points, but the lead the Eagles built proved insurmountable.
Matt Franks scored 14 points to lead Jay County, which also got eight points from Gabe Link. Korbin Auker contributed six points and Gavin Randall had four points for the Patriots.
Delta led 15-8 after the first quarter but held just a 17-15 advantage at halftime.
Josh Bryan — who led all players with 17 points — made a pair of triples in the third quarter, and Greenberg also hit a shot from the outside as the Eagles pushed their lead to nine points, 33-24, after three quarters.
“We knew playing with a lead was important so the start was good,” Detweiler said. “The start was exactly what we needed.
“Then we go on a nice run there in the second half. I thought those were two key stretches.”
The Eagles were out front again by nine, 35-26, two minutes into the fourth quarter before the Patriots scored eight straight to make it a one-point game.
Stigleman, who had nine points to tie twins Michael and Ryan Schlechty for the team lead, drained a 3-pointer from the right wing on a Holton Hill pass to make it 35-29. Two possessions later Max Moser made a pair of free throws, then Hill sank a triple from the left wing, trimming the deficit to 35-34.
Despite getting out of a nine-point hole, Krieg was still disappointed with his team’s overall performance.
“We didn’t do a very good job executing offensively,” he said. “Left our feet defensively. We had to come over and help (which) left somebody wide open.
“It’s those little things that make us pay.”
Junior varsity
Jay County cut a 17-point deficit to as little as six late in the fourth quarter but wasn’t able to overcome it in a 52-42 loss to Delta.
After trailing by four at the start of the second quarter and eight at halftime, the Patriots were behind 44-27 as it was outscored 18-9 in the third period. Jay County had its best offensive effort in the fourth quarter by scoring 15 points, but the lead the Eagles built proved insurmountable.
Matt Franks scored 14 points to lead Jay County, which also got eight points from Gabe Link. Korbin Auker contributed six points and Gavin Randall had four points for the Patriots.
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