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Point jumps to early lead, withstands late rally by Wolves to win 40-31 over
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Point jumps to early lead, withstands late rally by Wolves to win 40-31 over
Boone GroveA USA-365.com Special Report
by the USA-365.com team
02-01-2016
| Team /Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Boone Grove (13-2) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| CROWN POINT (10-6) | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
Saturday, January 30, 2016 - Nonconference game at CROWN POINT, IN
BOONE GROVE (31) David Ooms 5-0-11, Ian McKay 0-0-1, Evan Stewart 4-2-10, Jonathan Hugar 0-0-0, David Sorrell 1-2-4, Tristen Hesser 2-1-5, 0-0-0, James Katona 0-0-0. TOTALS: 12 (6-15) 31.
CROWN POINT (40)
Blake Bonin 1-0-3, Dominic Tomich 0-0-0, Zach Stewart 0-1-1, Leo Zdanowicz
0-0-0, Grant Gelon 5-4-18, Tommy Sanborn 0-0-0, Sasha Stefanovic 2-3-8, Ken
Decker 0-0-0, John Sakaleros 1-0-2, Andrew Kenneally 4-0-8. TOTALS: 13 (8-11)
40.
FREE THROWS: BOONE GROVE (6 of 15, 40.0%) McKay 1-2, Stewart 2-6,
Sorell 2-5, Hesser 1-2;
CROWN POINT (8 of 11, 72.7%) Bonin 0-1, Stewart 1-2, Gelon 4-4, Stefanovic 3-4.
3-GOALS: BOONE (1).
CROWN POINT (6) Gelon 4, Stefanovic, Bonin.
FOULED OUT: CP: Stefanovic - 4.5 sec. left, 4th Qtr.
CROWN
POINT
(01-31-2016) Against the Boone Grove Wolves, Grant Gelon picked-up where he
left off. In last years meeting against the Crown Point Bulldogs Porter County
Conference rival, the senior guard had 16 points, going four of six from
three-point range. The Bulldogs won that game 61-39 on Jan. 31, 2015.
On Saturday night, in the 2016 installment of the
rivalry, history repeated itself in almost similar fashion. Gelon led all
scorers with 18 points, with a four of nine performance from beyond the arc.
The Bulldogs led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter before the Wolves
stepped up their defensive pressure and outscored the host Bulldogs 13-3 in the
fourth quarter. In the end, Crown Point prevailed with a 40-31 win over Boone
Grove.
The Bulldogs improved their mark to 10-6, while the Wolves fell to 13-2.
Boone Groves lone previous loss had come in their first game of the season in
late November, having dropped the opener to Valparaiso. The win marked the
Bulldogs' fourth straight victory.
Senior Sasha Stefanovic and junior Andrew Kenneally also helped the Bulldogs'
cause with eight points apiece in a first half that had Crown Point shooting 60
percent to 29.4 percent by Boone Grove.
The Wolves had two seniors lead the way in a losing effort as David Ooms had 11
points, and right behind was Evan Stewarts 10.
Boone Grove only tailed-up six points in each of the first three quarters as
Crown Point built a 27-12 lead at halftime.
DOGS/WOLVES NOTES: With the win on Saturday, it marked the sixth
straight for Crown Point over Boone Grove. The last time the Wolves defeated the
Bulldogs was on Jan. 30, 2010 at Crown Point.
Saturday nights game also marked the annual Coaches vs. Cancer challenge. Pink
T-Shirts were sold for $10 with all proceeds going toward cancer research. The
Bulldogs wore white jerseys with pink trim as well as pink numbers on the front
and back and lettering on the front.
The Bulldogs return to play on Thursday night (Feb. 4) in a home DAC match-up
against the Portage Indians before hitting the road for a Saturday Feb. 6
matinee at 2 p.m. two days later against the East Chicago Central Cardinals.
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| Pink T-Shirts were available for a $10 purchase during Saturday night's game between the Boone Grove Wolves and the Crown Point Bulldogs as part of the annual 'Coaches vs. Cancer' challenge. The proceeds went to cancer research. |
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