July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
No. 3 Falcons top Jay at foul line (01/22/05)
JCHS boys basketball
No. 3 Falcons top Jay at foul line (01/22/05)
By By RAY COONEY-
WINCHESTER — Winchester shot 29 more free throws than the Patriots. It was in the double bonus nine minutes into the game.
By the midway point of the second quarter Jay County had been called for 11 personal fouls to the Golden Falcons’ three. And, the first half swung on a missed call, a questionable call and a technical foul call which keyed an 8-0 run.
The deck couldn’t have been any more stacked without the cards being marked. As if 12-0 Class 2A No. 3 Winchester wasn’t already good enough.
Despite all those problems, and despite being without the 6-foot-6 Mark Kelly because of a health problem, the Patriots were within two points after scoring the opening hoop of the fourth quarter. But, thanks in large part to a pair of Dustin Baldwin 3-pointers, the Golden Falcons pulled away again to stay perfect with a 66-54 victory Friday night.
“We’ve made more free throws than our opponents have attempted in 11 of the 12 games that we’ve played,” said Winchester coach Chip Mehaffey, whose team shot 33-of-39 (85 percent) from the stripe. “That’s something that we stress and focus on. ... we attack the basket and get to the line.”
Jay County shot just 10 free throws in the game as it suffered its worst free-throw disparity since a double-overtime loss at Shenandoah two seasons ago during which the Raiders went to the foul line 56 times.
Despite turning the ball over nine times in the first quarter and attempting just five field goals, the Patriots (5-5) were down just 15-10 early in the second period. Then the game got messy.
First there was a no-call as Trent Bailey was hacked while shooting a 3-pointer, then Scott Bruggeman was called for a questionable-at-best foul on the other end. With his team already lagging far behind in the free throw department, Jay County coach Craig Teagle took exception.
He was hit with a technical foul, and Baldwin responded by making all four foul shots. Pete Wallace got a hoop on the ensuing possession to complete a six-point play.
On the next trip down the floor Thad Blunk was fouled on a 3-point try and made 2-of-3 for a 23-10 lead.
Wallace scored 21 points to lead the Falcons, taking advantage of Jay County’s foul trouble inside to finish 7-of-9 from the field. He also grabbed five rebounds.
Baldwin added 16 points as he finished 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the foul line.
By halftime, when they led 34-24, the Golden Falcons had gone to the line 16 times compared to zero for the Patriots.
“I’m disappointed in that,” said Teagle. “It surprises me that a team can press and we’d [be out-shot like that at the foul line]. ...
“But you’ve got to take care of the basketball. We turned the ball over nine of the first 14 possessions. We knew exactly what we were getting into. You can either get a lay-up or you can turn it over.”
The Patriots started to get those lay-ups late in the first half and continued the trend to get back in the game in the third quarter. They cut the deficit to 43-41 on a put-back hoop by Corey Comer to start the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get any closer.
Winchester got the lead back to five points at 48-43, and Baldwin drained back-to-back 3-pointers — one on a fast-break pull-up and the other a fade-away over Trent Bailey — to key the 10-0 run which put the game away.
Thad Blunk joined Wallace and Baldwin in double figures with 10 points. Matt Osborn had six rebounds to lead a 23-16 Golden Falcon advantage on the glass, and Brody Tarter notched three assists.
“We got really hurt in the first and second quarter in the post,” said Teagle. “We had all of our post players with two or three fouls. That hurt, but they took advantage of it.
“I was proud of our effort in the second half. I thought we continued to fight and got back into the game.”
Only Zac Green reached double figures for the Patriots, who lost despite shooting 55 percent from the field. He scored a career-high 10 points as he hit all of his five field-goal attempts.
Andy Pinkerton added nine points, and Comer had eight points in meager minutes because of foul trouble before fouling out of the game with 3:26 to play. Pinkerton was the team’s rebounding leader with four, and Bruggeman, who also fouled out, had four assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County recovered from a bad first quarter, but couldn’t bounce back from a rough third as it lost the JV game to Winchester 33-23.
The Patriots scored just four points in the first period, but pulled to within 16-14 at the half. However, Winchester opened the second half with an 8-2 run, again holding Jay County to four third-quarter points en route to the win.
Rhett Retter was the high man for the Patriots with six points, and Luke McClung added five. Travis Towell and Casey Waters each scored four points.
Daniel Maggart paced the Golden Falcons with 10 points. Andy Stover scored nine points, and Clayton Briggs notched six.[[In-content Ad]]
By the midway point of the second quarter Jay County had been called for 11 personal fouls to the Golden Falcons’ three. And, the first half swung on a missed call, a questionable call and a technical foul call which keyed an 8-0 run.
The deck couldn’t have been any more stacked without the cards being marked. As if 12-0 Class 2A No. 3 Winchester wasn’t already good enough.
Despite all those problems, and despite being without the 6-foot-6 Mark Kelly because of a health problem, the Patriots were within two points after scoring the opening hoop of the fourth quarter. But, thanks in large part to a pair of Dustin Baldwin 3-pointers, the Golden Falcons pulled away again to stay perfect with a 66-54 victory Friday night.
“We’ve made more free throws than our opponents have attempted in 11 of the 12 games that we’ve played,” said Winchester coach Chip Mehaffey, whose team shot 33-of-39 (85 percent) from the stripe. “That’s something that we stress and focus on. ... we attack the basket and get to the line.”
Jay County shot just 10 free throws in the game as it suffered its worst free-throw disparity since a double-overtime loss at Shenandoah two seasons ago during which the Raiders went to the foul line 56 times.
Despite turning the ball over nine times in the first quarter and attempting just five field goals, the Patriots (5-5) were down just 15-10 early in the second period. Then the game got messy.
First there was a no-call as Trent Bailey was hacked while shooting a 3-pointer, then Scott Bruggeman was called for a questionable-at-best foul on the other end. With his team already lagging far behind in the free throw department, Jay County coach Craig Teagle took exception.
He was hit with a technical foul, and Baldwin responded by making all four foul shots. Pete Wallace got a hoop on the ensuing possession to complete a six-point play.
On the next trip down the floor Thad Blunk was fouled on a 3-point try and made 2-of-3 for a 23-10 lead.
Wallace scored 21 points to lead the Falcons, taking advantage of Jay County’s foul trouble inside to finish 7-of-9 from the field. He also grabbed five rebounds.
Baldwin added 16 points as he finished 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the foul line.
By halftime, when they led 34-24, the Golden Falcons had gone to the line 16 times compared to zero for the Patriots.
“I’m disappointed in that,” said Teagle. “It surprises me that a team can press and we’d [be out-shot like that at the foul line]. ...
“But you’ve got to take care of the basketball. We turned the ball over nine of the first 14 possessions. We knew exactly what we were getting into. You can either get a lay-up or you can turn it over.”
The Patriots started to get those lay-ups late in the first half and continued the trend to get back in the game in the third quarter. They cut the deficit to 43-41 on a put-back hoop by Corey Comer to start the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get any closer.
Winchester got the lead back to five points at 48-43, and Baldwin drained back-to-back 3-pointers — one on a fast-break pull-up and the other a fade-away over Trent Bailey — to key the 10-0 run which put the game away.
Thad Blunk joined Wallace and Baldwin in double figures with 10 points. Matt Osborn had six rebounds to lead a 23-16 Golden Falcon advantage on the glass, and Brody Tarter notched three assists.
“We got really hurt in the first and second quarter in the post,” said Teagle. “We had all of our post players with two or three fouls. That hurt, but they took advantage of it.
“I was proud of our effort in the second half. I thought we continued to fight and got back into the game.”
Only Zac Green reached double figures for the Patriots, who lost despite shooting 55 percent from the field. He scored a career-high 10 points as he hit all of his five field-goal attempts.
Andy Pinkerton added nine points, and Comer had eight points in meager minutes because of foul trouble before fouling out of the game with 3:26 to play. Pinkerton was the team’s rebounding leader with four, and Bruggeman, who also fouled out, had four assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County recovered from a bad first quarter, but couldn’t bounce back from a rough third as it lost the JV game to Winchester 33-23.
The Patriots scored just four points in the first period, but pulled to within 16-14 at the half. However, Winchester opened the second half with an 8-2 run, again holding Jay County to four third-quarter points en route to the win.
Rhett Retter was the high man for the Patriots with six points, and Luke McClung added five. Travis Towell and Casey Waters each scored four points.
Daniel Maggart paced the Golden Falcons with 10 points. Andy Stover scored nine points, and Clayton Briggs notched six.[[In-content Ad]]
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