July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Vikings demolish Patriots (01/05/04)
JCHS girls basketball
Vikings demolish Patriots (01/05/04)
PORTLAND — The Huntington North Vikings have been battling for a spot in the girls basketball state top 10 all season. They definitely made Jay County believe they deserve one.
The Patriots dropped a 57-26 decision to Huntington North in a game wrought with turnovers and otherwise futile offense for the home team.
Jay County (6-6, 2-1 Olympic Athletic Conference) had more turnovers (29) than points in the contest. It finished just 9-of-33 from the field for 27 percent.
The Vikings (9-3, 2-0 OAC) didn’t fair much better, hitting for just 31 percent from the field, but attempted nearly twice as many shots as the Patriots.
“It’s kind of hard to win a game doing that,” said Jay County coach Lea Selvey of his team’s point-to-turnover ratio. “I knew that we had to shorten the game. For a while it worked.”
But, eventually the Patriots needed to start making shots, which didn’t happen until the second half.
Neither team had much success early, with the first bucket coming from Huntington North’s Lauren Davenport more than midway through the first quarter. The teams combined to open the contest 0-of-7 with 11 turnovers in the first 18 possessions.
Markie Runyon immediately answered the Davenport hoop, but it would be the only field goal for Jay County in the entire first half.
The Vikings grabbed a 9-2 lead after one quarter, and did not allow a field goal in the second. All of the Patriots’ four second quarter points came on free throws as they fell behind 33-6 at the half.
In all, Jay County finished an ugly first half at 1-for-17 from field goal range and 4-of-10 from the foul line with 17 turnovers. Twelve of those turnovers came in the first period.
“The defense in the first half is as good as we’ve played all year,” said Huntington North coach Jon Lippe, whose team was 16th in the most recent Class 4A voting. “It’s the best first half we’ve played all year. Our kids came out and executed the game plan.”
Lippe’s team put itself in position for a fourth straight conference title with the victory. The OAC championship will likely come down to Huntington North’s Jan. 24 match-up against Connersville (8-3).
Jay County would have to beat Connersville Saturday to salvage any hope at a share of the OAC title.
The Vikings only outscored Jay County by two in the second half Saturday, but the contest was already out of hand as they took advantage of their multitude of extra shots.
Huntington North took 28 more field goal tries than the Patriots thanks to turnovers and a 43-31 rebounding advantage. It was the sixth straight contest in which Jay County had been outrebounded.
Melissa Hawkins led the all-around effort for Huntington North as she finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Chelsea Kilty had 13 points, and Beth Freiburger and BreAnne Miller added nine and seven rebounds respectively.
Jamie Bruggeman, Renae Laux and Runyon shared the high-water mark for the Patriots with six points apiece. Sarah Dirksen had five points and eight rebounds, and Bruggeman added five boards.
The loss was the third in a row for the Jay County, however, because of the long holiday layoff it hasn’t won a game in nearly a month. Its last victory came Dec. 9 against OAC-rival Anderson Highland.
“They’re not playing very confident right now,” said Selvey. “They’re just going to have to realize what they can do and what they can’t do and get back at it.
“I really think we can go on a run. They just have to pick themselves up.”
The Patriots will try to get that done when they host Adams Central (2-8) Wednesday at 6 p.m. in their final home game of the season.
Junior varsity
The Jay County junior varsity squad slipped to 11-1 with its first loss of a season Saturday, a 48-32 defeat against Huntington North.
The Vikings were up 9-6 after one period before grabbing the reigns for good in the second quarter. They outscored Jay County 15-4 in the second period for a 24-10 halftime lead and never looked back.
Sara Garringer paced the Patriots with five points. Miranda Betz, Saffron Redwine, Amber Champ and Allison Fullenkamp each had four.
Julie Stetzel and Jennifer Huntington shared scoring honors for Huntington North with nine points apiece. Karise Okuly finished with nine points.
Also, corrected scoring totals from the JV Patriots’ win over Fort Recovery Tuesday had Whitney Homan with eight points, Chelsea DeBoy with six and Garringer and Champ with five apiece.[[In-content Ad]]
The Patriots dropped a 57-26 decision to Huntington North in a game wrought with turnovers and otherwise futile offense for the home team.
Jay County (6-6, 2-1 Olympic Athletic Conference) had more turnovers (29) than points in the contest. It finished just 9-of-33 from the field for 27 percent.
The Vikings (9-3, 2-0 OAC) didn’t fair much better, hitting for just 31 percent from the field, but attempted nearly twice as many shots as the Patriots.
“It’s kind of hard to win a game doing that,” said Jay County coach Lea Selvey of his team’s point-to-turnover ratio. “I knew that we had to shorten the game. For a while it worked.”
But, eventually the Patriots needed to start making shots, which didn’t happen until the second half.
Neither team had much success early, with the first bucket coming from Huntington North’s Lauren Davenport more than midway through the first quarter. The teams combined to open the contest 0-of-7 with 11 turnovers in the first 18 possessions.
Markie Runyon immediately answered the Davenport hoop, but it would be the only field goal for Jay County in the entire first half.
The Vikings grabbed a 9-2 lead after one quarter, and did not allow a field goal in the second. All of the Patriots’ four second quarter points came on free throws as they fell behind 33-6 at the half.
In all, Jay County finished an ugly first half at 1-for-17 from field goal range and 4-of-10 from the foul line with 17 turnovers. Twelve of those turnovers came in the first period.
“The defense in the first half is as good as we’ve played all year,” said Huntington North coach Jon Lippe, whose team was 16th in the most recent Class 4A voting. “It’s the best first half we’ve played all year. Our kids came out and executed the game plan.”
Lippe’s team put itself in position for a fourth straight conference title with the victory. The OAC championship will likely come down to Huntington North’s Jan. 24 match-up against Connersville (8-3).
Jay County would have to beat Connersville Saturday to salvage any hope at a share of the OAC title.
The Vikings only outscored Jay County by two in the second half Saturday, but the contest was already out of hand as they took advantage of their multitude of extra shots.
Huntington North took 28 more field goal tries than the Patriots thanks to turnovers and a 43-31 rebounding advantage. It was the sixth straight contest in which Jay County had been outrebounded.
Melissa Hawkins led the all-around effort for Huntington North as she finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Chelsea Kilty had 13 points, and Beth Freiburger and BreAnne Miller added nine and seven rebounds respectively.
Jamie Bruggeman, Renae Laux and Runyon shared the high-water mark for the Patriots with six points apiece. Sarah Dirksen had five points and eight rebounds, and Bruggeman added five boards.
The loss was the third in a row for the Jay County, however, because of the long holiday layoff it hasn’t won a game in nearly a month. Its last victory came Dec. 9 against OAC-rival Anderson Highland.
“They’re not playing very confident right now,” said Selvey. “They’re just going to have to realize what they can do and what they can’t do and get back at it.
“I really think we can go on a run. They just have to pick themselves up.”
The Patriots will try to get that done when they host Adams Central (2-8) Wednesday at 6 p.m. in their final home game of the season.
Junior varsity
The Jay County junior varsity squad slipped to 11-1 with its first loss of a season Saturday, a 48-32 defeat against Huntington North.
The Vikings were up 9-6 after one period before grabbing the reigns for good in the second quarter. They outscored Jay County 15-4 in the second period for a 24-10 halftime lead and never looked back.
Sara Garringer paced the Patriots with five points. Miranda Betz, Saffron Redwine, Amber Champ and Allison Fullenkamp each had four.
Julie Stetzel and Jennifer Huntington shared scoring honors for Huntington North with nine points apiece. Karise Okuly finished with nine points.
Also, corrected scoring totals from the JV Patriots’ win over Fort Recovery Tuesday had Whitney Homan with eight points, Chelsea DeBoy with six and Garringer and Champ with five apiece.[[In-content Ad]]
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