July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
McCoin free throws hand Patriots defeat (12/17/03)
JCHS girls basketball
McCoin free throws hand Patriots defeat (12/17/03)
PORTLAND — The Blackford Bruins may be establishing themselves as the favorites in the Elwood girls basketball sectional. That doesn’t make defending sectional champion Jay County too happy.
The Patriots became Blackford’s second sectional victim Tuesday as Brittany McCoin hit a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to give her team a 45-43 win.
The Bruins have already defeated Delta this year, and will take on Elwood Friday night.
Blackford coach Mike Richardson said Jay County and Elwood are very similar teams, and he hopes he can get the same kind of game out of his group Friday.
“I’m really proud of their effort,” Richardson said. “I think they really played hard.
“Any time you can play a big rival on their home floor and win, you have to give the kids credit.”
Jay County coach Lea Selvey was not in the same mood.
“We never could get the tempo in our favor,” he said. “We wanted to play up and down a little bit more. We had trouble holding on to leads.”
His Patriots (6-4) overcame a stretch of seven scoreless minutes in the first half to take a 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter, but did not execute down the stretch.
Blackford (6-3) went on a 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the final period, and the teams traded baskets down the stretch. Felisha Parr tied the contest for Jay County with 21 seconds left, but missed a free throw which could have put the Patriots ahead.
On the other end, the Bruins ran the clock down, and were even a bit slow in setting up their game-winning attempt. But, McCoin got the ball on the left baseline and was fouled by Lisa Weitzel as she put up a shot while diving to the hoop.
McCoin stepped to the line and sandwiched two free throws around a Jay County timeout for the two-point lead.
The Patriots had a final chance, but McCoin made sure her lead would stand up as she knocked away Renae Laux’s inbound pass.
McCoin finished with eight points, six of which came at the foul line.
“I’m glad for (McCoin) because she has not shot as well this year as she wants to,” said Richardson. “This kind of helps her get over the hump.”
“Both teams kind of played well at times, and both teams kind of played bad at times,” said Selvey. “That’s why it was close. They got to the foul line more than we did, and we didn’t hit as well as we normally do.”
McCoin led the Bruins at the foul line, where they finished 17-of-27. Jay County attempted just 11 free throws in the contest and only made five of them.
However, it was not free throws that turned the game, but rather Blackford’s work in the paint and on the boards.
Led by senior Whitney Osborn, the Bruins outrebounded Jay County 18-8 in the second half for a 33-23 advantage in the game.
Osborn grabbed most of her game-high 12 rebounds in the second half. She also paced Blackford with 17 points, doing most of her damage underneath the basket as she finished 6-of-10 from the field.
“I thought Whitney played hard,” Richardson said. “She was all over the boards.”
Melany Rarey scored 10 points and had four rebounds. Emily Culbertson finished with seven rebounds, and McCoin added six.
Felisha Parr was Jay County’s top rebounder with nine. No one else on the team had more than four.
“We did a horrible job rebounding,” said Selvey, whose team was outrebounded for the fourth straight game. “We can go through drill after drill, we work on it every night. They’re going to have show that they want to rebound.”
The Patriots opened the game well, earning a 10-2 lead.
They were up 14-8 before spending seven minutes without finding the bucket. They did not score a basket in the second quarter until Jamie Bruggeman put one in at the 2:15 mark, but were still locked in a 19-19 tie at halftime.
However, Lindsay Friddle was Jay County’s only consistent offensive option in the contest as she finished 5-of-8 from the field for 13 points. Lisa Weitzel scored 11 points, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, but put the ball in the air just six times.
Friddle and Weitzel combined to go 9-of-14 from the field, but the rest of the team shot just 21 percent.
The Patriots will now take two weeks off before returning to action Tuesday, Dec. 30 at home against Fort Recovery at 6 p.m.
Junior varsity
Jay County’s junior varsity girls basketball team is halfway there.
The destination? A perfect season.
The Patriots improved to 10-0 Tuesday with a 32-12 trouncing of Blackford.
The Bruins actually held a 6-5 lead after one quarter, and the game was tied at halftime before Jay County’s defense clamped down. The Patriots held Blackford scoreless in the third quarter, and outscored it 18-3 in the second half en route to the victory.
Theresa Reinhart topped a list of 11 players to put points on the board for Jay County as she finished with eight points. Chelsea DeBoy scored four points, and Sara Garringer, Whitney Homan and Mary Spencer each had three points.[[In-content Ad]]
The Patriots became Blackford’s second sectional victim Tuesday as Brittany McCoin hit a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining to give her team a 45-43 win.
The Bruins have already defeated Delta this year, and will take on Elwood Friday night.
Blackford coach Mike Richardson said Jay County and Elwood are very similar teams, and he hopes he can get the same kind of game out of his group Friday.
“I’m really proud of their effort,” Richardson said. “I think they really played hard.
“Any time you can play a big rival on their home floor and win, you have to give the kids credit.”
Jay County coach Lea Selvey was not in the same mood.
“We never could get the tempo in our favor,” he said. “We wanted to play up and down a little bit more. We had trouble holding on to leads.”
His Patriots (6-4) overcame a stretch of seven scoreless minutes in the first half to take a 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter, but did not execute down the stretch.
Blackford (6-3) went on a 7-0 run to tie the game midway through the final period, and the teams traded baskets down the stretch. Felisha Parr tied the contest for Jay County with 21 seconds left, but missed a free throw which could have put the Patriots ahead.
On the other end, the Bruins ran the clock down, and were even a bit slow in setting up their game-winning attempt. But, McCoin got the ball on the left baseline and was fouled by Lisa Weitzel as she put up a shot while diving to the hoop.
McCoin stepped to the line and sandwiched two free throws around a Jay County timeout for the two-point lead.
The Patriots had a final chance, but McCoin made sure her lead would stand up as she knocked away Renae Laux’s inbound pass.
McCoin finished with eight points, six of which came at the foul line.
“I’m glad for (McCoin) because she has not shot as well this year as she wants to,” said Richardson. “This kind of helps her get over the hump.”
“Both teams kind of played well at times, and both teams kind of played bad at times,” said Selvey. “That’s why it was close. They got to the foul line more than we did, and we didn’t hit as well as we normally do.”
McCoin led the Bruins at the foul line, where they finished 17-of-27. Jay County attempted just 11 free throws in the contest and only made five of them.
However, it was not free throws that turned the game, but rather Blackford’s work in the paint and on the boards.
Led by senior Whitney Osborn, the Bruins outrebounded Jay County 18-8 in the second half for a 33-23 advantage in the game.
Osborn grabbed most of her game-high 12 rebounds in the second half. She also paced Blackford with 17 points, doing most of her damage underneath the basket as she finished 6-of-10 from the field.
“I thought Whitney played hard,” Richardson said. “She was all over the boards.”
Melany Rarey scored 10 points and had four rebounds. Emily Culbertson finished with seven rebounds, and McCoin added six.
Felisha Parr was Jay County’s top rebounder with nine. No one else on the team had more than four.
“We did a horrible job rebounding,” said Selvey, whose team was outrebounded for the fourth straight game. “We can go through drill after drill, we work on it every night. They’re going to have show that they want to rebound.”
The Patriots opened the game well, earning a 10-2 lead.
They were up 14-8 before spending seven minutes without finding the bucket. They did not score a basket in the second quarter until Jamie Bruggeman put one in at the 2:15 mark, but were still locked in a 19-19 tie at halftime.
However, Lindsay Friddle was Jay County’s only consistent offensive option in the contest as she finished 5-of-8 from the field for 13 points. Lisa Weitzel scored 11 points, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, but put the ball in the air just six times.
Friddle and Weitzel combined to go 9-of-14 from the field, but the rest of the team shot just 21 percent.
The Patriots will now take two weeks off before returning to action Tuesday, Dec. 30 at home against Fort Recovery at 6 p.m.
Junior varsity
Jay County’s junior varsity girls basketball team is halfway there.
The destination? A perfect season.
The Patriots improved to 10-0 Tuesday with a 32-12 trouncing of Blackford.
The Bruins actually held a 6-5 lead after one quarter, and the game was tied at halftime before Jay County’s defense clamped down. The Patriots held Blackford scoreless in the third quarter, and outscored it 18-3 in the second half en route to the victory.
Theresa Reinhart topped a list of 11 players to put points on the board for Jay County as she finished with eight points. Chelsea DeBoy scored four points, and Sara Garringer, Whitney Homan and Mary Spencer each had three points.[[In-content Ad]]
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