July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
No. 7 Jay Co. slams Indians (02/19/07)
JCHS boys basketball
No. 7 Jay Co. slams Indians (02/19/07)
By By RAY COONEY-
The Jay County student section started chanting, "It's all over." Unfortunately for the Union City Indians it came with 4:53 to play in the first quarter, and the fans were right.
The Class 3A No. 7 Patriots were up 14-4 at the time and never let their lead slip to single digits in a 57-27 slaughter.
"I was shocked that we came out and played that well after missing practices this week, plus we hadn't played since last Thursday in a game situation," said JCHS coach Craig Teagle, whose team didn't practice Tuesday or Wednesday because of last week's snowstorm. "I thought we got back into the rhythm and flow pretty well. And I know (Union City coach Dave Marshall) had to be unhappy because his team played flat. ... Two Friday's ago that's how I felt against Eastbrook."
Union City entered Saturday's action with an 11-6 record and five wins in its last six games. But it didn't show against the Patriots.
Scott "Scooter" Bruggeman set the tone, driving for a lay-up and drawing a foul for a three-point play on the opening possession. On the Indians' first try with the ball, he picked point guard Taylor Jenkinson's pocket and went for another lay-up.
Nate Moore got Union City on the board, but Patriot senior Corey Comer scored the next four points for Jay County. Bruggeman followed with another swipe from Jenkinson leading to another lay-up, and Rhett Retter's 3-pointer off a Bruggeman assist led to an Indian time-out and the chant from the JCHS students.
Jay County (15-3) added six consecutive points after the time-out to push ahead 20-4 as it shot 9-of-12 (75 percent) in the first eight minutes.
The Indians hit just two field goals in each of the first three quarters and finished at 9-of-32 (28 percent).
It marked the first time this year the Patriots have held a team under 30 points, but the eighth time they have limited an opponent to fewer than 40. Only two teams - Muncie Southside and Muncie Central - have scored more than 50 against JCHS, which ranks 12th overall in Indiana and fourth in Class 3A in defensive average (41.9 points per game).
"I think it's just ball pressure and having active hands. It all starts with your point guard. And Luke (Goetz) and Scott, either one, can guard the point," said Teagle of his team's defense. "They put enough pressure on and that forces the offense two or three steps further away from where they want to catch the basketball.
"And then Clint Muhlenkamp, I wouldn't want him guarding me. He's just all over the place."
Comer didn't miss a shot in the entire game, hitting both of his field goal attempts and all eight free throws for 12 points. Jay County went 12-of-15 from the line overall.
Bruggeman added nine points to go along with team highs of seven assists and five rebounds. Billy Wellman and Retter added seven points apiece as the starters spent a good portion of the second half on the bench.
Teagle said it was nice to get his bench players a lot of time on the court, especially sophomore Adam Garringer (five points, two rebounds).
"We had a plan going into the game that we were going to try to get him in early," said Teagle of the sophomore, who suffered an ankle injury during the football season and has played mostly on the junior varsity team. "His ankle is starting to heel up a little more and he's been practicing pretty well, and we think he's a guy that can add to our depth as we go ... into the tournament. It was important to get him quality playing time in the second quarter ..."
Three of Garringer's points came as the Patriots ran the final play of the first half for him. He followed junior Heath Rigby around a screen on the right wing and buried a 3-pointer off the assist from Goetz.
Jay County played its summer schedule with two varsity squads, and Teagle said Garringer was a fixture on one of them.
"This summer ... he carried them a lot of games," said Teagle. "That was the shot that was always set up for him. ... He had a great summer, and if he wouldn't have got slowed down with his injury, he would have been in our top rotation right now."
Nate Moore was the high scorer for Union City with eight points. Roy Frazier added seven.
Junior varsity
Jay County dominated the final three quarters for a 48-28 victory over the Indians.
The Patriots (15-3) trailed by three after the opening quarter, limited Union City to just two points in the second and kept on rolling. They outscored the visitors 40-17 over the course of the final three quarters for the 20-point win.
Blake Price led a balanced scoring effort for Jay County with eight points, and Kyle Simmons and Eric Homan added seven points apiece. Aaron Daniels, Adam Garringer and Phil Powell each scored six points.
Adam Bond, Cody Wicker and Frankie Candiano scored six points apiece for the Indians.[[In-content Ad]]
The Class 3A No. 7 Patriots were up 14-4 at the time and never let their lead slip to single digits in a 57-27 slaughter.
"I was shocked that we came out and played that well after missing practices this week, plus we hadn't played since last Thursday in a game situation," said JCHS coach Craig Teagle, whose team didn't practice Tuesday or Wednesday because of last week's snowstorm. "I thought we got back into the rhythm and flow pretty well. And I know (Union City coach Dave Marshall) had to be unhappy because his team played flat. ... Two Friday's ago that's how I felt against Eastbrook."
Union City entered Saturday's action with an 11-6 record and five wins in its last six games. But it didn't show against the Patriots.
Scott "Scooter" Bruggeman set the tone, driving for a lay-up and drawing a foul for a three-point play on the opening possession. On the Indians' first try with the ball, he picked point guard Taylor Jenkinson's pocket and went for another lay-up.
Nate Moore got Union City on the board, but Patriot senior Corey Comer scored the next four points for Jay County. Bruggeman followed with another swipe from Jenkinson leading to another lay-up, and Rhett Retter's 3-pointer off a Bruggeman assist led to an Indian time-out and the chant from the JCHS students.
Jay County (15-3) added six consecutive points after the time-out to push ahead 20-4 as it shot 9-of-12 (75 percent) in the first eight minutes.
The Indians hit just two field goals in each of the first three quarters and finished at 9-of-32 (28 percent).
It marked the first time this year the Patriots have held a team under 30 points, but the eighth time they have limited an opponent to fewer than 40. Only two teams - Muncie Southside and Muncie Central - have scored more than 50 against JCHS, which ranks 12th overall in Indiana and fourth in Class 3A in defensive average (41.9 points per game).
"I think it's just ball pressure and having active hands. It all starts with your point guard. And Luke (Goetz) and Scott, either one, can guard the point," said Teagle of his team's defense. "They put enough pressure on and that forces the offense two or three steps further away from where they want to catch the basketball.
"And then Clint Muhlenkamp, I wouldn't want him guarding me. He's just all over the place."
Comer didn't miss a shot in the entire game, hitting both of his field goal attempts and all eight free throws for 12 points. Jay County went 12-of-15 from the line overall.
Bruggeman added nine points to go along with team highs of seven assists and five rebounds. Billy Wellman and Retter added seven points apiece as the starters spent a good portion of the second half on the bench.
Teagle said it was nice to get his bench players a lot of time on the court, especially sophomore Adam Garringer (five points, two rebounds).
"We had a plan going into the game that we were going to try to get him in early," said Teagle of the sophomore, who suffered an ankle injury during the football season and has played mostly on the junior varsity team. "His ankle is starting to heel up a little more and he's been practicing pretty well, and we think he's a guy that can add to our depth as we go ... into the tournament. It was important to get him quality playing time in the second quarter ..."
Three of Garringer's points came as the Patriots ran the final play of the first half for him. He followed junior Heath Rigby around a screen on the right wing and buried a 3-pointer off the assist from Goetz.
Jay County played its summer schedule with two varsity squads, and Teagle said Garringer was a fixture on one of them.
"This summer ... he carried them a lot of games," said Teagle. "That was the shot that was always set up for him. ... He had a great summer, and if he wouldn't have got slowed down with his injury, he would have been in our top rotation right now."
Nate Moore was the high scorer for Union City with eight points. Roy Frazier added seven.
Junior varsity
Jay County dominated the final three quarters for a 48-28 victory over the Indians.
The Patriots (15-3) trailed by three after the opening quarter, limited Union City to just two points in the second and kept on rolling. They outscored the visitors 40-17 over the course of the final three quarters for the 20-point win.
Blake Price led a balanced scoring effort for Jay County with eight points, and Kyle Simmons and Eric Homan added seven points apiece. Aaron Daniels, Adam Garringer and Phil Powell each scored six points.
Adam Bond, Cody Wicker and Frankie Candiano scored six points apiece for the Indians.[[In-content Ad]]
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