July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Kelly leads Pats (01/31/05)
JCHS boys basketball
Kelly leads Pats (01/31/05)
By By RAY COONEY-
PORTLAND — The Patriots were forced to sit Friday night’s sharp-shooter down because of foul trouble. Another one simply took his place.
Trent Bailey, who hit his first five 3-pointers in a win at Anderson Highland Friday night, had his time on the court limited Saturday. Mark Kelly filled in by burying his first four triples against the Blackford Bruins as he scored 21 points in a 66-51 victory.
Kelly lit up the Bruins (2-10) with three 3-pointers during a 20-1 Jay County run which put the game away in the third quarter.
“Everybody just got me open with good screening,” said Kelly. “(They) got me the ball and I just felt it and just shot.
“That’s a whole lot of points on the bench. ... Trent is an excellent shooter. Somebody has to (step up).”
Bailey was able to get the run started for the Patriots, who led just 33-29 at the half, hitting a couple of 3-pointers in the third quarter before departing after picking up his four foul just three minutes into the period. Nate Baughey made one of the two ensuing free throws, and then Kelly picked up where his fellow senior left off.
He drained a 3-point off an assist from Andy Pinkerton, pushing the advantage to 43-32 and forcing Blackford coach John McGlothin to take a timeout.
Pinkerton, another senior, got a couple of hoops after the timeout, and then it was Kelly’s turn again. He drilled back-to-back 3-pointers on assists from Zac Green and John Retter to complete the 20-1 run which spanned most of the third quarter.
All of the 20 points during the run were scored by Patriot seniors — nine by Kelly, six by Bailey and five by Pinkerton. Blackford never pulled within single digits again.
“Mark Kelly obviously came off the bench and had a real, real good game for us,” said Jay County coach Craig Teagle. “... It was just a hard-fought contest.”
McGlothin added: We didn’t hit any shots. That’s been the problem we’ve had all year, we’ve had one bad quarter. If we could put four quarters together I think we could be a pretty good team.”
Teagle also pointed to the defensive end as a key to the big third-quarter run. He said the Patriots did a much better job of contesting shots and getting a hand in the shooter’s face in the third quarter.
Since the Jay County staff started tracking the statistic last year, the team is undefeated when it contests at least 60 percent of the opponent’s shots.
Another streak going for the Patriots is their run of success against sectional opponents. The win over Blackford marked their eighth straight and 12th out of the last 13 over sectional foes, including 5-0 this season.
“I think it was a well-deserved win, but I think we can do a lot better,” said Pinkerton. “We’re playing good, but we’ve still got some improving to do. I think if we can keep improving we can be pretty good at the end of the season, right when it counts.”
Jay County (8-5), which has won its last three games, trailed a couple of times early in the contest. But, they never fell behind after Corey Comer and Kelly combined for a 5-0 run late in the first period.
Kelly finished 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 7-of-10 overall, leading the Patriots to a 54 percent shooting night. He also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Bailey and Comer each added 10 points, and Pinkerton scored eight. Pinkerton had six rebounds, John Retter added five, and Tyler Rigby dished out six assists.
Mark Isenberg paced Blackford with 11 points, Caleb Seidner scored 10 and Jason Nantz added nine. Seth Kellogg paced the Bruins, who were out-rebounded 31-16, with four boards. Isenberg added three assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County outscored the Bruins in every quarter of the JV contest, getting another big game from Rhett Retter for a 38-22 victory.
The Patriots (10-3) led 13-7 at the half, and Retter came out firing in the third quarter. He hit a trio of 3-pointers in the period to push the lead to 28-18 as they pulled away.
Retter finished with 15 points and was the only Jay County player in double figures. Travis Towell, Jon Wenger and Luke McClung each notched four points.
Jason Glancy had eight points for Blackford, and Chad Hildbrandt scored six.[[In-content Ad]]
Trent Bailey, who hit his first five 3-pointers in a win at Anderson Highland Friday night, had his time on the court limited Saturday. Mark Kelly filled in by burying his first four triples against the Blackford Bruins as he scored 21 points in a 66-51 victory.
Kelly lit up the Bruins (2-10) with three 3-pointers during a 20-1 Jay County run which put the game away in the third quarter.
“Everybody just got me open with good screening,” said Kelly. “(They) got me the ball and I just felt it and just shot.
“That’s a whole lot of points on the bench. ... Trent is an excellent shooter. Somebody has to (step up).”
Bailey was able to get the run started for the Patriots, who led just 33-29 at the half, hitting a couple of 3-pointers in the third quarter before departing after picking up his four foul just three minutes into the period. Nate Baughey made one of the two ensuing free throws, and then Kelly picked up where his fellow senior left off.
He drained a 3-point off an assist from Andy Pinkerton, pushing the advantage to 43-32 and forcing Blackford coach John McGlothin to take a timeout.
Pinkerton, another senior, got a couple of hoops after the timeout, and then it was Kelly’s turn again. He drilled back-to-back 3-pointers on assists from Zac Green and John Retter to complete the 20-1 run which spanned most of the third quarter.
All of the 20 points during the run were scored by Patriot seniors — nine by Kelly, six by Bailey and five by Pinkerton. Blackford never pulled within single digits again.
“Mark Kelly obviously came off the bench and had a real, real good game for us,” said Jay County coach Craig Teagle. “... It was just a hard-fought contest.”
McGlothin added: We didn’t hit any shots. That’s been the problem we’ve had all year, we’ve had one bad quarter. If we could put four quarters together I think we could be a pretty good team.”
Teagle also pointed to the defensive end as a key to the big third-quarter run. He said the Patriots did a much better job of contesting shots and getting a hand in the shooter’s face in the third quarter.
Since the Jay County staff started tracking the statistic last year, the team is undefeated when it contests at least 60 percent of the opponent’s shots.
Another streak going for the Patriots is their run of success against sectional opponents. The win over Blackford marked their eighth straight and 12th out of the last 13 over sectional foes, including 5-0 this season.
“I think it was a well-deserved win, but I think we can do a lot better,” said Pinkerton. “We’re playing good, but we’ve still got some improving to do. I think if we can keep improving we can be pretty good at the end of the season, right when it counts.”
Jay County (8-5), which has won its last three games, trailed a couple of times early in the contest. But, they never fell behind after Corey Comer and Kelly combined for a 5-0 run late in the first period.
Kelly finished 4-of-5 from 3-point range and 7-of-10 overall, leading the Patriots to a 54 percent shooting night. He also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Bailey and Comer each added 10 points, and Pinkerton scored eight. Pinkerton had six rebounds, John Retter added five, and Tyler Rigby dished out six assists.
Mark Isenberg paced Blackford with 11 points, Caleb Seidner scored 10 and Jason Nantz added nine. Seth Kellogg paced the Bruins, who were out-rebounded 31-16, with four boards. Isenberg added three assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County outscored the Bruins in every quarter of the JV contest, getting another big game from Rhett Retter for a 38-22 victory.
The Patriots (10-3) led 13-7 at the half, and Retter came out firing in the third quarter. He hit a trio of 3-pointers in the period to push the lead to 28-18 as they pulled away.
Retter finished with 15 points and was the only Jay County player in double figures. Travis Towell, Jon Wenger and Luke McClung each notched four points.
Jason Glancy had eight points for Blackford, and Chad Hildbrandt scored six.[[In-content Ad]]
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