July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
JCHS stifles Bruins (12/14/05)
JCHS girls basketball
JCHS stifles Bruins (12/14/05)
By By RAY COONEY-
The Patriots got back to playing defense.
After allowing 75 points in Saturday’s loss to Anderson Highland and swapping the lead back and forth with Blackford in the first half Tuesday, Jay County’s girls basketball team locked down. It held the visiting Bruins without a field goal in the second half, turning what was once a close game into a 54-27 blowout.
“We played with a lot more intensity tonight on the defensive end,” said JCHS coach Kirk Comer, whose team allowed 45 second-half points in the loss to Highland. “Our defensive second half was really good. We took them away from a lot of things that they like to do.”
Blackford (5-4) had no semblance of offense in the second half, scoring all of its seven points on free throws. Even so, the Bruins made just four of their first nine free-throw attempts after the break, failing to convert back-to-back foul shots until Lyndsey Osborn hit a pair with 2:54 remaining in the game.
Those hoops from Osborn also represented Blackford’s first points of the final period as the Patriots finished the visiting team off with a 9-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters.
The Bruins missed all of their 13 field-goal attempts in the second half after shooting 28 times before the intermission. They turned the ball over 10 times after the break.
“We just didn’t have any effort,” said Blackford coach Bruce Ruble. “When you don’t hit a field goal in the second half it’s all about effort. I had people that just didn’t step up. I have five seniors and every one of them should step up. You have games like that, but you can’t have games like that against a good team.”
Osborn, one of those seniors, finished with nine points for the Bruins. Senior Jessica Atkinson scored all of her eight points and grabbed seven of her eight rebounds in the first half.
“It doesn’t matter what they did in the first half if you don’t make a field goal in the second half you’re not going to win many basketball games,” said Ruble. “I’m not very happy with the seniors. ... We let too many things go by. We just didn’t work. Jay County, you’ve got to give them all the credit. They worked very hard and we didn’t.”
The opening half was a battle with the lead changing hands seven times, but the Patriots (7-4) took control in the final few minutes thanks to a couple of 3-pointers from sophomore Cassandra Huelskamp.
Huelskamp, who set a new school record with seven 3-pointers against Highland, broke a tie at 20 with a triple at the 3:12 mark of the second quarter. Jay County pushed the lead to 26-20, then got the ball with a minute remaining and chose to hold for the last shot.
The play called from the bench broke down, but senior Markie Runyon found Huelskamp open in the left corner. Huelskamp drained her second 3-pointer with just four seconds to go, pushing the lead to 29-20 and Blackford never recovered.
“Hitting that three there at the end of the half was big for us,” said Comer. “We had a set play ran and it wasn’t there. I’m not sure if two or three weeks ago we would have got a shot off. But even though the play wasn’t there we were able to find Cassandra in the corner for the three and that was a huge lift for us.”
Huelskamp followed up her career-best, 25-point effort at Highland by sharing the team high of 10 points against the Bruins. Theresa Reinhart, who was shooting 23 percent through the first 10 games, came off the bench and went 5-of-7 (2-of-2 on 3-pointers) to also score 10 points.
Whitney Homan had seven points, and Runyon and Nicole Pfeifer each had six.
The Patriots had assists on 17 of their 21 made field goals with Dana Horn dishing out a team-high six. Abby Loy led Jay County with six rebounds.
“The younger girls showed some signs of maturity tonight,” said Comer. “We’re just a team that’s got to find some consistency. We’ve got a real tough game Saturday against Fort Recovery, but we need to play teams like that to see where we’re at ...”
Junior varsity
Jay County rolled out to a 13-3 lead after one period and clobbered Blackford 53-17.
The Patriots were up by 21 at the half. They allowed no more than five Bruin points in any quarter.
Amber Edmundson and Brittany O’Dell shared the Jay County team high of 13 points. Brittany Mann added seven points, and Natasha Stout scored six.
Liz Kilty, Amanda Barkdull and Heather Dulworth each had four points for Blackford.[[In-content Ad]]
After allowing 75 points in Saturday’s loss to Anderson Highland and swapping the lead back and forth with Blackford in the first half Tuesday, Jay County’s girls basketball team locked down. It held the visiting Bruins without a field goal in the second half, turning what was once a close game into a 54-27 blowout.
“We played with a lot more intensity tonight on the defensive end,” said JCHS coach Kirk Comer, whose team allowed 45 second-half points in the loss to Highland. “Our defensive second half was really good. We took them away from a lot of things that they like to do.”
Blackford (5-4) had no semblance of offense in the second half, scoring all of its seven points on free throws. Even so, the Bruins made just four of their first nine free-throw attempts after the break, failing to convert back-to-back foul shots until Lyndsey Osborn hit a pair with 2:54 remaining in the game.
Those hoops from Osborn also represented Blackford’s first points of the final period as the Patriots finished the visiting team off with a 9-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters.
The Bruins missed all of their 13 field-goal attempts in the second half after shooting 28 times before the intermission. They turned the ball over 10 times after the break.
“We just didn’t have any effort,” said Blackford coach Bruce Ruble. “When you don’t hit a field goal in the second half it’s all about effort. I had people that just didn’t step up. I have five seniors and every one of them should step up. You have games like that, but you can’t have games like that against a good team.”
Osborn, one of those seniors, finished with nine points for the Bruins. Senior Jessica Atkinson scored all of her eight points and grabbed seven of her eight rebounds in the first half.
“It doesn’t matter what they did in the first half if you don’t make a field goal in the second half you’re not going to win many basketball games,” said Ruble. “I’m not very happy with the seniors. ... We let too many things go by. We just didn’t work. Jay County, you’ve got to give them all the credit. They worked very hard and we didn’t.”
The opening half was a battle with the lead changing hands seven times, but the Patriots (7-4) took control in the final few minutes thanks to a couple of 3-pointers from sophomore Cassandra Huelskamp.
Huelskamp, who set a new school record with seven 3-pointers against Highland, broke a tie at 20 with a triple at the 3:12 mark of the second quarter. Jay County pushed the lead to 26-20, then got the ball with a minute remaining and chose to hold for the last shot.
The play called from the bench broke down, but senior Markie Runyon found Huelskamp open in the left corner. Huelskamp drained her second 3-pointer with just four seconds to go, pushing the lead to 29-20 and Blackford never recovered.
“Hitting that three there at the end of the half was big for us,” said Comer. “We had a set play ran and it wasn’t there. I’m not sure if two or three weeks ago we would have got a shot off. But even though the play wasn’t there we were able to find Cassandra in the corner for the three and that was a huge lift for us.”
Huelskamp followed up her career-best, 25-point effort at Highland by sharing the team high of 10 points against the Bruins. Theresa Reinhart, who was shooting 23 percent through the first 10 games, came off the bench and went 5-of-7 (2-of-2 on 3-pointers) to also score 10 points.
Whitney Homan had seven points, and Runyon and Nicole Pfeifer each had six.
The Patriots had assists on 17 of their 21 made field goals with Dana Horn dishing out a team-high six. Abby Loy led Jay County with six rebounds.
“The younger girls showed some signs of maturity tonight,” said Comer. “We’re just a team that’s got to find some consistency. We’ve got a real tough game Saturday against Fort Recovery, but we need to play teams like that to see where we’re at ...”
Junior varsity
Jay County rolled out to a 13-3 lead after one period and clobbered Blackford 53-17.
The Patriots were up by 21 at the half. They allowed no more than five Bruin points in any quarter.
Amber Edmundson and Brittany O’Dell shared the Jay County team high of 13 points. Brittany Mann added seven points, and Natasha Stout scored six.
Liz Kilty, Amanda Barkdull and Heather Dulworth each had four points for Blackford.[[In-content Ad]]
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