Frontier’s Ethan Snyder (12) tries to make a jumper as Shadyside’s Ben Wach (10) and Colton Gorby (24) defend throughout Tuesday’s recreation at Hank Morus Health club. (Picture by Mike Morrison)
NEW MATAMORAS — Issues did not get off to a foul begin for the Frontier Cougars in Tuesday evening’s Ohio Valley Athletic Convention 2-A comfort recreation in opposition to Shadyside.
Sadly, the Cougars had been unable to maintain their early success because the Tigers dominated the second quarter and went on to safe a 57-34 victory.
Frontier managed only one level within the second quarter as Shadyside outscored them 13-1 to show a one-point deficit into an 11-point halftime lead.
“They began capturing the ball nicely even with our youngsters placing their palms in entrance and when the ball goes within the gap it is a simple play.” Cougar head coach Roger Kirkpatrick mentioned. “We have been enjoying very well defensively these days, however tonight we allow them to go they usually made a number of pictures.”
After scoring the sport’s opening basket, Frontier noticed the Tigers go on an Eight-Zero run to take an early Eight-2 lead.
Frontier repaid the favor with a 9-Zero run of its personal, capped by an old school three-point play by sophomore Avery Powell.
A pair of free throws by Powell and one by freshman Jacob Bowersock prolonged the Cougars’ result in 4 earlier than Tiger senior Ben Wach knocked down the primary of 4 Three-pointers within the recreation to chop the result in one level.
Wach opened the second quarter as he closed the primary when he put the Tigers forward for good with a mid-range jumper after which rang in one other lengthy layup to increase the result in 4.
A two-pointer by Luke Bell and one other discipline objective by Wach prolonged the Shadyside result in eight earlier than Caleb Kirkpatrick gave the Cougars what would show to be their solely factors of the second quarter, making one in all two on the stripe charity.
The Tigers closed out the pivotal second quarter with baskets by Dylan Sales space and Nathan Sales space to take a 26-15 halftime lead.
Frontier shortly fell behind by 15 early within the third quarter earlier than mounting a problem to briefly crawl again into it.
A Kirkpatrick two-pointer adopted back-to-back layups from Bowersock because the Cougars minimize the result in single digits with loads of time left on the clock to do extra injury.
As he seemingly had executed all recreation, Wach took the wind out of the Cougars’ sails as he knocked down one other quick jumper.
Frontier acquired one other discipline objective from Kirkpatrick, however back-to-back triples by Tyler Stottlemyer and Wach worn out all the bottom the Cougars had arrange and pushed the lead again to 15 as soon as once more.
“We acquired on a bit run and acquired all the way down to 9 and the Wach child steps up and hits some pictures and identical to that we’re down 14 or 15 once more.” Kirkpatrick mentioned. “They play seven seniors and that type of expertise pays off.”
Shadyside continued so as to add to its lead and Wach capped the third interval with a triple to offer the Tigers their first 20-point lead of the sport.
Frontier would not be capable of get issues any nearer the remainder of the best way as Shadyside picked up the win to enhance to 11-Eight on the season.
Wach led all scorers with 22 factors and all rebounders with 11, whereas Nathan Sales space added 18 factors for the winners.
Stottlemyer chipped in with 9 factors, whereas Gorby dished out seven assists and pulled down 9 boards to associate with his two factors.
Shadyside utterly dominated the glass as they outrebounded the Cougars by a wholesome 34-14 margin.
Frontier was led by senior Ethan Snyder with 11 factors and Powell and Bowersock with 9 and 7, respectively.
The Tigers actually had an expertise benefit as they began 5 seniors in comparison with only one for the house staff.
“Typically we had two freshmen and two sophomores on the ground on the identical time.” Kirkpatrick mentioned. “We’re going by means of some rising pains and one recreation we’d look actually good and the following we’d wrestle.”
The Cougars slipped to 6-10 with the loss and can journey to Paden Metropolis on Wednesday.