July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Simmons' shot lifts JC (02/09/2009)
JCHS boys basketball
By By RAY COONEY-
Eric Homan inexplicably got the ball into the hoop despite being behind the backboard and well defended. And then he came up with a steal and lay-up.
Adam Garringer got another steal, leading to two key free throws.
Kyle Simmons gave the Patriots the lead with just over 10 seconds to play.
And the JCHS defense stood tall as the clock ticked away.
Jay County High School's boys basketball team went through its longest scoring drought of the season Saturday night, exactly 10 minutes. But when it was time to make big plays the Patriots were ready as they handed the Yorktown Tigers a 42-41 defeat Saturday night.
The steals by Homan and Garringer gave JCHS a one-point lead, but Elliott Kampen put Yorktown back ahead with his pair of foul shots with 19.3 seconds to play. During a timeout, Patriot coach Craig Teagle and his coaching staff discussed the options.
The Tigers (7-8) had seen or was familiar with most of their set plays, and the outside shot had not been falling. So varsity assistant Rod Ashman suggested 'Overload', which basically called for Simmons to be isolated on one side of the court to make a play.
The senior point guard did just that, breaking down his defender on the right side and kissing the ball off the glass and in with 10.5 seconds to play.
"We had not ran 'Overload' in this game, and we did a great job. Kyle made a great decision, got to the basket, hit a tough shot, but a good shot. He was deep in the paint," said Teagle. "And then we did a nice job getting back, keeping Kampen in front of us and defending the play and rebounding. It was a good ending for us."
After Simmons' hoop, Yorktown chose to push the ball down the floor in hopes of taking advantage of a scrambling defense with the ball in its best players' hands. Kampen was able to get a look at a 12-footer from the right side, but it was off the mark, and Garringer grabbed the rebound to seal the win.
"Our best offense is transition," said Tigers coach Judd Moulton. "Our best offense is when Elliott Kampen is attacking and we're working around him. We couldn't have done any better than that."
The victory improved JCHS to 11-3 on the year and guaranteed the team an eighth straight winning season.
The Patriots had a 34-28 lead midway through the third quarter, but failed to score for the next 10 minutes. Yorktown tallied 10 straight points before Homan finally broke the streak with his nifty work underneath the basket with 2:29 remaining.
The junior forward, who tallied game highs of 14 points and nine rebounds, stole the ball on the next Yorktown possession and tied the game with a lay-up.
"Wow. We tell the kids all the time, we need big plays," said Teagle. "We need something to happen. We always talk about charges, loose balls, knock aways ... We had been struggling scoring. Eric makes a great move and scores. They come down to the other end he gets the deflection, steal and the lay-in.
"Just the momentum, the noise in the gym shifted. Everything shifted into our favor from that point on."
Yorktown hit a free throw to take the lead, and kept the advantage after a Garringer miss. But on the ensuing possession Garringer came up with his steal and was fouled with 31 seconds to play. He reclaimed the lead for JCHS before Kampen hit his pair to set up the final sequence.
"We got fortunate," said Teagle, who said his team was looking to foul as soon as the ball crossed mid-court. "He got the steal, got fouled and hit two big free throws for us."
Simmons' game-winning shot lifted him into double figures as he and Billy Wellman both finished with 11 points.
Kampen scored 13 for the Tigers. Nolan Hiestand grabbed seven rebounds, and Jacob Walker added three assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County led by just a point halftime before dominating the second half for a 44-29 victory over the Tigers.
Josh Beaty had 11 points and Brad Horn scored 10 for the Patriots, who posted a 24-10 advantage in the second half. Garrett Krieg added nine points.
Jordan Collins led Yorktown with 12 points. Alex McCartney scored eight points.[[In-content Ad]]
Adam Garringer got another steal, leading to two key free throws.
Kyle Simmons gave the Patriots the lead with just over 10 seconds to play.
And the JCHS defense stood tall as the clock ticked away.
Jay County High School's boys basketball team went through its longest scoring drought of the season Saturday night, exactly 10 minutes. But when it was time to make big plays the Patriots were ready as they handed the Yorktown Tigers a 42-41 defeat Saturday night.
The steals by Homan and Garringer gave JCHS a one-point lead, but Elliott Kampen put Yorktown back ahead with his pair of foul shots with 19.3 seconds to play. During a timeout, Patriot coach Craig Teagle and his coaching staff discussed the options.
The Tigers (7-8) had seen or was familiar with most of their set plays, and the outside shot had not been falling. So varsity assistant Rod Ashman suggested 'Overload', which basically called for Simmons to be isolated on one side of the court to make a play.
The senior point guard did just that, breaking down his defender on the right side and kissing the ball off the glass and in with 10.5 seconds to play.
"We had not ran 'Overload' in this game, and we did a great job. Kyle made a great decision, got to the basket, hit a tough shot, but a good shot. He was deep in the paint," said Teagle. "And then we did a nice job getting back, keeping Kampen in front of us and defending the play and rebounding. It was a good ending for us."
After Simmons' hoop, Yorktown chose to push the ball down the floor in hopes of taking advantage of a scrambling defense with the ball in its best players' hands. Kampen was able to get a look at a 12-footer from the right side, but it was off the mark, and Garringer grabbed the rebound to seal the win.
"Our best offense is transition," said Tigers coach Judd Moulton. "Our best offense is when Elliott Kampen is attacking and we're working around him. We couldn't have done any better than that."
The victory improved JCHS to 11-3 on the year and guaranteed the team an eighth straight winning season.
The Patriots had a 34-28 lead midway through the third quarter, but failed to score for the next 10 minutes. Yorktown tallied 10 straight points before Homan finally broke the streak with his nifty work underneath the basket with 2:29 remaining.
The junior forward, who tallied game highs of 14 points and nine rebounds, stole the ball on the next Yorktown possession and tied the game with a lay-up.
"Wow. We tell the kids all the time, we need big plays," said Teagle. "We need something to happen. We always talk about charges, loose balls, knock aways ... We had been struggling scoring. Eric makes a great move and scores. They come down to the other end he gets the deflection, steal and the lay-in.
"Just the momentum, the noise in the gym shifted. Everything shifted into our favor from that point on."
Yorktown hit a free throw to take the lead, and kept the advantage after a Garringer miss. But on the ensuing possession Garringer came up with his steal and was fouled with 31 seconds to play. He reclaimed the lead for JCHS before Kampen hit his pair to set up the final sequence.
"We got fortunate," said Teagle, who said his team was looking to foul as soon as the ball crossed mid-court. "He got the steal, got fouled and hit two big free throws for us."
Simmons' game-winning shot lifted him into double figures as he and Billy Wellman both finished with 11 points.
Kampen scored 13 for the Tigers. Nolan Hiestand grabbed seven rebounds, and Jacob Walker added three assists.
Junior varsity
Jay County led by just a point halftime before dominating the second half for a 44-29 victory over the Tigers.
Josh Beaty had 11 points and Brad Horn scored 10 for the Patriots, who posted a 24-10 advantage in the second half. Garrett Krieg added nine points.
Jordan Collins led Yorktown with 12 points. Alex McCartney scored eight points.[[In-content Ad]]
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