July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Patriots get fast broken (12/22/04)
JCHS boys basketball
Patriots get fast broken (12/22/04)
By By RAY COONEY-
CENTERVILLE — The Patriots were in position for a down-to-the-wire thriller Tuesday against the fifth-ranked team in Class 2A. Then the Bulldogs ran away.
The host Centerville Bulldogs didn’t just break the tie game, but tore up and down the court for a variety of fast-break baskets in a 13-0 run as they handed Jay County a 61-52 defeat.
“That’s our style of basketball,” said Centerville coach Ryan Chiddister, whose team improved to 7-1. “We’re good in the up-tempo style of play, and that’s what we’re trying to do. That’s our game plan, to speed up the tempo.”
The Bulldogs broke a 44-44 tie with a hoop by Travis Power and then got one of those fast-break hoops from Tony Centers to go up by four. Jay County coach Craig Teagle called a timeout to try to solve the problem, and the Patriots immediately got hoops from Zac Green and Corey Comer to pull even.
But, the defense broke down again.
Centers scored just seconds after Comer’s game-tying bucket, getting an easy fast-break hoop to break the tie. He scored again to push the Centerville lead to four points, forcing another Teagle timeout.
On the next Bulldog possession, Scott Bruggeman poked the ball away from Adam Erbse and Mark Kelly grabbed the steal for a dunk on the other end. But it didn’t count as Bruggeman fell on top of Erbse and was called for a foul.
Erbse hit both halves of his one-and-one from the free-throw line, and Jay County never recovered. Centerville finished off the 13-0 run with a bucket from Brandon Mayse, a 3-point play by Jeff Mendenhall and a couple of intentional-foul free throws by Centers.
“I thought we gave (Centers) way too many cherry-pick baskets,” said Teagle, whose team lost despite shooting 55 percent. “It’s something we talked about. ... (Erbse or Centers) are going to take off on the shot every time. They don’t block out, they just go. We prepared for it, but we didn’t execute it, obviously.”
Centers led the Bulldogs, who shot 61 percent, with 20 points as he hit 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line.
When they had to run the half-court offense they did so through 6-foot-7 center Brandon Mayse, who added 18 points. Erbse scored half of his 14 points from the free-throw line, where Centerville outscored the Patriots 13-3.
“We talk to them constantly about playing inside out instead of playing outside in,” said Chiddister. “When (Mayse) gets the ball, if they don’t bring somebody to him he can score one-on-one. If they do we get some looks to the perimeter and get some cuts to the basket off of him.
“If we take the ball to the basket aggressively and get the ball inside then we should win at the foul line as long as we hit them.”
Jay County (4-3) trailed 7-4 early, but went on an 8-0 run with six points from Mark Kelly and a hoop from Corey Comer. The Bulldogs roared back for a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Patriots reclaimed a 26-25 lead at halftime.
They held the advantage for the first 11 minutes of the second half before Centerville tied the game and then pulled away with the late run.
Comer led the Patriots’ excellent shooting with an 8-of-9 effort for 16 points. He also matched Mayse with a game-high eight rebounds, and shared the game-high of four assists.
But, Jay County gave the ball away 20 times, including turnovers as it tried to work for the last possession of each of the first three quarters.
“Those are huge momentum shifts,” said Teagle. “That’s unfortunate, because we were in a perfect situation to come here tonight and get a win and we let it slip through our fingers.
“Offensively, we just didn’t take care of the basketball. ... We didn’t pass or shot fake. If they’re going to gamble with three guys around the basketball you’re going to get a wide open shot every time. We just didn’t handle the basketball well enough.”
Kelly joined Comer in double figures with 10 points, and Tyler Rigby added eight. Andy Pinkerton, Zac Green and Randy Evans each scored six points.
Rigby also had four assists.
The Patriots played without senior Trent Bailey, who was serving the second game of a two-game suspension for a violation of team rules.
All of Jay County’s losses this year have come against ranked teams — Class 3A No. 2 Bellmont, Class 4A No. 3 Muncie Central and Class 2A No. 5 Centerville.
Junior varsity
Jay County’s junior varsity team broke a tie at the end of the third quarter, built a seven-point lead and held on for a 39-36 victory over Centerville Tuesday.
The Patriots (5-2) led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Bulldogs pulled even with six minutes to play. The home team pulled within three several times, but Luke McClung got a hoop on an assist from Jon Wenger and hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.
McClung finished with eight points, and Rhett Retter posted Jay County’s team high with 11. Wenger and Casey Waters each scored five points.
Justin Johnson had 12 points, and Adam Stewart scored 10 for Centerville.[[In-content Ad]]
The host Centerville Bulldogs didn’t just break the tie game, but tore up and down the court for a variety of fast-break baskets in a 13-0 run as they handed Jay County a 61-52 defeat.
“That’s our style of basketball,” said Centerville coach Ryan Chiddister, whose team improved to 7-1. “We’re good in the up-tempo style of play, and that’s what we’re trying to do. That’s our game plan, to speed up the tempo.”
The Bulldogs broke a 44-44 tie with a hoop by Travis Power and then got one of those fast-break hoops from Tony Centers to go up by four. Jay County coach Craig Teagle called a timeout to try to solve the problem, and the Patriots immediately got hoops from Zac Green and Corey Comer to pull even.
But, the defense broke down again.
Centers scored just seconds after Comer’s game-tying bucket, getting an easy fast-break hoop to break the tie. He scored again to push the Centerville lead to four points, forcing another Teagle timeout.
On the next Bulldog possession, Scott Bruggeman poked the ball away from Adam Erbse and Mark Kelly grabbed the steal for a dunk on the other end. But it didn’t count as Bruggeman fell on top of Erbse and was called for a foul.
Erbse hit both halves of his one-and-one from the free-throw line, and Jay County never recovered. Centerville finished off the 13-0 run with a bucket from Brandon Mayse, a 3-point play by Jeff Mendenhall and a couple of intentional-foul free throws by Centers.
“I thought we gave (Centers) way too many cherry-pick baskets,” said Teagle, whose team lost despite shooting 55 percent. “It’s something we talked about. ... (Erbse or Centers) are going to take off on the shot every time. They don’t block out, they just go. We prepared for it, but we didn’t execute it, obviously.”
Centers led the Bulldogs, who shot 61 percent, with 20 points as he hit 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 from the foul line.
When they had to run the half-court offense they did so through 6-foot-7 center Brandon Mayse, who added 18 points. Erbse scored half of his 14 points from the free-throw line, where Centerville outscored the Patriots 13-3.
“We talk to them constantly about playing inside out instead of playing outside in,” said Chiddister. “When (Mayse) gets the ball, if they don’t bring somebody to him he can score one-on-one. If they do we get some looks to the perimeter and get some cuts to the basket off of him.
“If we take the ball to the basket aggressively and get the ball inside then we should win at the foul line as long as we hit them.”
Jay County (4-3) trailed 7-4 early, but went on an 8-0 run with six points from Mark Kelly and a hoop from Corey Comer. The Bulldogs roared back for a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Patriots reclaimed a 26-25 lead at halftime.
They held the advantage for the first 11 minutes of the second half before Centerville tied the game and then pulled away with the late run.
Comer led the Patriots’ excellent shooting with an 8-of-9 effort for 16 points. He also matched Mayse with a game-high eight rebounds, and shared the game-high of four assists.
But, Jay County gave the ball away 20 times, including turnovers as it tried to work for the last possession of each of the first three quarters.
“Those are huge momentum shifts,” said Teagle. “That’s unfortunate, because we were in a perfect situation to come here tonight and get a win and we let it slip through our fingers.
“Offensively, we just didn’t take care of the basketball. ... We didn’t pass or shot fake. If they’re going to gamble with three guys around the basketball you’re going to get a wide open shot every time. We just didn’t handle the basketball well enough.”
Kelly joined Comer in double figures with 10 points, and Tyler Rigby added eight. Andy Pinkerton, Zac Green and Randy Evans each scored six points.
Rigby also had four assists.
The Patriots played without senior Trent Bailey, who was serving the second game of a two-game suspension for a violation of team rules.
All of Jay County’s losses this year have come against ranked teams — Class 3A No. 2 Bellmont, Class 4A No. 3 Muncie Central and Class 2A No. 5 Centerville.
Junior varsity
Jay County’s junior varsity team broke a tie at the end of the third quarter, built a seven-point lead and held on for a 39-36 victory over Centerville Tuesday.
The Patriots (5-2) led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter, but the Bulldogs pulled even with six minutes to play. The home team pulled within three several times, but Luke McClung got a hoop on an assist from Jon Wenger and hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.
McClung finished with eight points, and Rhett Retter posted Jay County’s team high with 11. Wenger and Casey Waters each scored five points.
Justin Johnson had 12 points, and Adam Stewart scored 10 for Centerville.[[In-content Ad]]
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