July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Patriots dominant in win over Elwood (11/26/04)
JCHS boys basketball
Patriots dominant in win over Elwood (11/26/04)
By By RAY COONEY-
ELWOOD — The Elwood Panthers felt pretty good about themselves when they arrived at the table first with cranberry sauce in hand. Little did they know Jay County was in the kitchen just waiting to bring out the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls and pumpkin pie.
The visiting Patriots handed out a heaping helping of everything on their Thanksgiving Eve table Wednesday night, dominating most of the final three quarters of their season-opening boys basketball game for a 54-41 victory over Elwood.
The Panthers (0-1) led 9-4 in the final minute of the first quarter, but turned the ball over on their last possession and allowed Zac Green an offensive rebound and put-back at the buzzer as the lead slipped to three points.
The teams traded 3-pointers to open the second quarter, but it was all Jay County after that. Mark Kelly came off the bench for his first hoop of the season, and Trent Bailey, who opened 0-of-5 and missed his first three 3-point attempts, hit back-to-back triples on assists from Tyler Rigby.
Elwood called a time out, but it was the Patriots who came out of the short break even hotter. The Panthers turned the ball over on three straight possessions following the time out, with Scott “Scooter” Bruggeman coming up with back-to-back steals from Tim Hovious which led to assists to Bailey.
Following Bailey’s 10 consecutive points, Corey Comer finished off a 14-0 Jay County run for a 23-12 lead it would never relinquish.
“It was exciting,” said Bruggeman, a sophomore point guard making his first varsity start. “It was great.
“I‘ve got all the energy in the world. I knew if (Hovious) beat me off the dribble (my teammates) were there to help, so I figured I didn’t have anything to lose.”
“The turnovers were a great help,” added Bailey, who finished with a game-high 18 points as the Patriots drilled five of their final six 3-point attempts. “That was just great teamwork. We were passing the ball well. Scooter was able to get me open on a couple breakaways.”
Elwood got to within nine points in the fourth quarter before the Patriots put the game away.
After a missed free throw by Mark Kelly, Bailey grabbed the rebound and dished it back to Kelly for a lay-up. Hoops by Bailey, Kelly and Bruggeman followed for an 8-0 run and a 45-28 lead.
First-year Panther coach Kyle Hobbs said despite his team’s efforts in the second half, the second quarter was the game.
“They went on the 14-point run in the second quarter and we just got out of sync,” said Hobbs, whose team hit three 3-pointers in the closing minutes to make the score respectable. “We got out of what we were doing in the first quarter.”
Jay County (1-0) played a fairly consistent game after struggling in the first quarter, getting great play from Bruggeman at the point.
He finished with a team high of six assists and matched fellow sophomore starter Comer for a team-best six rebounds. He also scored five points in his debut.
Patriot coach Craig Teagle said the effort was no surprise to the team.
“They’ve had confidence in him since last spring,” he said. “They pretty well knew that Scott was going to be the starter just because of the way he performed in open gyms and then also during the summer. ... He’s going to be the general on the floor and he’s going to run things.”
The glass also belong to Jay County as they grabbed 35 rebounds compared to 24 for Elwood, including a pair of key offensive boards.
Green had the offensive rebound and put-back to end the first quarter, and Andy Pinkerton made a similar play at the end of the first half.
“I’m really happy about that because offensive rebounding is not something that we’ve been real good at the last two or three years,” said Teagle. “It’s effort on offensive boards — not getting blocked out and finding seams.”
Bailey followed Comer and Bruggeman with five rebounds, Pinkerton had four, and Green, Kelly and Randy Evans each added three. Bailey, Rigby and John Retter each dished out a pair of assists.
Jay County has the holiday weekend off before hosting Class 3A No. 2 Bellmont Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:15 p.m.
Elwood shot just 33 percent from the field with only Garrett Jones in double figures with 10 points.
Hovious scored eight of his nine point in the fourth quarter, and Larry Nutt finished with five points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Hovious and Jones each had four assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County rallied in the fourth quarter, but turned the ball over on a key possession in a 37-36 loss to Elwood.
The Patriots (0-1), who were plagued by traveling violations all night long, trailed 27-23 heading into the final period. They closed to within one point, and trailed by two in the final minute only to turn the ball over with just under 20 seconds to play.
The Panthers drew a foul on the other end and hit both free throws for a four-point lead which sealed the game.
Rhett Retter, John Retter and Jon Wenger shared the Patriot team high of six points. Luke McClung added five.
Jeff Noland and Josh Rider each scored 11 points for Elwood.[[In-content Ad]]
The visiting Patriots handed out a heaping helping of everything on their Thanksgiving Eve table Wednesday night, dominating most of the final three quarters of their season-opening boys basketball game for a 54-41 victory over Elwood.
The Panthers (0-1) led 9-4 in the final minute of the first quarter, but turned the ball over on their last possession and allowed Zac Green an offensive rebound and put-back at the buzzer as the lead slipped to three points.
The teams traded 3-pointers to open the second quarter, but it was all Jay County after that. Mark Kelly came off the bench for his first hoop of the season, and Trent Bailey, who opened 0-of-5 and missed his first three 3-point attempts, hit back-to-back triples on assists from Tyler Rigby.
Elwood called a time out, but it was the Patriots who came out of the short break even hotter. The Panthers turned the ball over on three straight possessions following the time out, with Scott “Scooter” Bruggeman coming up with back-to-back steals from Tim Hovious which led to assists to Bailey.
Following Bailey’s 10 consecutive points, Corey Comer finished off a 14-0 Jay County run for a 23-12 lead it would never relinquish.
“It was exciting,” said Bruggeman, a sophomore point guard making his first varsity start. “It was great.
“I‘ve got all the energy in the world. I knew if (Hovious) beat me off the dribble (my teammates) were there to help, so I figured I didn’t have anything to lose.”
“The turnovers were a great help,” added Bailey, who finished with a game-high 18 points as the Patriots drilled five of their final six 3-point attempts. “That was just great teamwork. We were passing the ball well. Scooter was able to get me open on a couple breakaways.”
Elwood got to within nine points in the fourth quarter before the Patriots put the game away.
After a missed free throw by Mark Kelly, Bailey grabbed the rebound and dished it back to Kelly for a lay-up. Hoops by Bailey, Kelly and Bruggeman followed for an 8-0 run and a 45-28 lead.
First-year Panther coach Kyle Hobbs said despite his team’s efforts in the second half, the second quarter was the game.
“They went on the 14-point run in the second quarter and we just got out of sync,” said Hobbs, whose team hit three 3-pointers in the closing minutes to make the score respectable. “We got out of what we were doing in the first quarter.”
Jay County (1-0) played a fairly consistent game after struggling in the first quarter, getting great play from Bruggeman at the point.
He finished with a team high of six assists and matched fellow sophomore starter Comer for a team-best six rebounds. He also scored five points in his debut.
Patriot coach Craig Teagle said the effort was no surprise to the team.
“They’ve had confidence in him since last spring,” he said. “They pretty well knew that Scott was going to be the starter just because of the way he performed in open gyms and then also during the summer. ... He’s going to be the general on the floor and he’s going to run things.”
The glass also belong to Jay County as they grabbed 35 rebounds compared to 24 for Elwood, including a pair of key offensive boards.
Green had the offensive rebound and put-back to end the first quarter, and Andy Pinkerton made a similar play at the end of the first half.
“I’m really happy about that because offensive rebounding is not something that we’ve been real good at the last two or three years,” said Teagle. “It’s effort on offensive boards — not getting blocked out and finding seams.”
Bailey followed Comer and Bruggeman with five rebounds, Pinkerton had four, and Green, Kelly and Randy Evans each added three. Bailey, Rigby and John Retter each dished out a pair of assists.
Jay County has the holiday weekend off before hosting Class 3A No. 2 Bellmont Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:15 p.m.
Elwood shot just 33 percent from the field with only Garrett Jones in double figures with 10 points.
Hovious scored eight of his nine point in the fourth quarter, and Larry Nutt finished with five points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Hovious and Jones each had four assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County rallied in the fourth quarter, but turned the ball over on a key possession in a 37-36 loss to Elwood.
The Patriots (0-1), who were plagued by traveling violations all night long, trailed 27-23 heading into the final period. They closed to within one point, and trailed by two in the final minute only to turn the ball over with just under 20 seconds to play.
The Panthers drew a foul on the other end and hit both free throws for a four-point lead which sealed the game.
Rhett Retter, John Retter and Jon Wenger shared the Patriot team high of six points. Luke McClung added five.
Jeff Noland and Josh Rider each scored 11 points for Elwood.[[In-content Ad]]
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