Bulldogs' 4th Qtr comeback falls just short in 61-59 loss to SB Washington at Col. John Wheeler Middle School

A USA-365.com Special Report  by Mark Smith
02-06-2020

Team /Record - Boys Game 1 2 3 4 Final
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (10-8) 20 18 12 11 61
CROWN POINT (8-8) 11 12 13 23 59

Friday, February 1, 2020 - Nonconference game at CROWN POINT, Ind.

Crown Point coach Clint Swan and Washington coach Ryan Varga tall before last Saturday night's nonconference game in Crown Point. (All photos by Mark Smith)
CP's Ty Smith (12) and Drew Adzia (14) take the floor just like in the old days at John Wheeler Middle School.
South Bend Washington's Janye Griffin (11) has to deal with both CP defenders David Brown (30) and Daren Roach (24) but the lack of out-of-bounds area at the CP junior high.
CP junior David Brown (30) looks to move against Washington senior DeMarcus Vaughn (23) and John Wheeler Middle school last Saturday night. The game was moved from the high school due to a mechanical malfunction with one of the baskets at CPHS.
CP's Jake Oostman (42) got his first start after scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds the previous night at LaPorte.
The banner at John Wheeler Middle school suggests that all Bulldogs are not created equal. CP middle schools Taft and Wheeler are friendly rivals in the CPHS universe.
CP's Darren Roach (24) puts the evil eye on SBW senior guard Janye Griffin (11). the Bulldogs held Washington to just 23 second half points after SBW held CP to just 23 first half points.
Coach Clint Swan plans a CP comeback after the Bulldogs fell behind by 15 points. CP has fallen behind by 10 or more in the first half against Chesterton, LaPorte and Washington in successive games.
SBW's Jalen Miller (22) and Cortez Redmond (24) put a double screen on CP's Darren Roach and Miles Lubbers (22) to the benefit of senior guard Janye Griffin (11).
CP's Darren Roach (24) looks to bust a move on SBW's Jalen Petty (3). Washington came to CP after topping South Bend rival St. Joseph's 67-60 the previous night.
CP junior Ty Smith scored a game high 23 top lead Crown Point Comeback including 13 in the second half.
CP sisters Abby and Lilly Stoddard took advantage of their end of the season break before the girls state tournament begins Friday night Feb. 7 at Portage. 
(All photos by Mark Smith)
 

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(SB) WASHINGTON (61): Jylen Petty 12-2-29, Janye Griffin 4-5-14, DeMarcus Vaughn 4-2-10, Jalen Miller 2-2-6, Cortez Redmond 1-0-2, Marcus Northernn 0-0-0, Kenyon Grant 0-0-0. TOTALS: 23 (11-15) 61.

CROWN POINT (59): Ty Smith 9-4-23, Drew Adzia 2-3-9, Miles Lubbers 2-0-4, Darren Roach 2-0-4, David Brown 5-0-10, Jake Ooostman 3-1-7, Ben Uran 1-0-2, Luke Hanlon 0-0-0. TOTALS: 24 (8-12) 59.

FREE THROWS: (SB) WASHINGTON (11-15, 73.3%) Petty 2-2, Miller 2-2, Vaughn 2-2, Griffin 5-9; CROWN POINT (8-12, 66.7%) Smith 4-5, Aszia 3-4, Oostman 1-3.

3-GOALS: (SB) WASHINGTON (4) Jylen Petty 3, Janye Griffin. CROWN POINT (3) Drew Adzia 2, Ty Smith.


FOULED OUT: None.

 

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CROWN POINT (02-01-2020) It was an early February matchup that had to be moved to the middle school. Two one game over .500 nonconference opponents a time zone apart. On a Saturday night. I didn’t have a lot of hope for me liking this game.

Then Crown Point fell behind visiting South Bend Washington by 15 points, 38-23 at the half. I’m not going to lie. I wanted to go home.

But, once again, I under-estimated Indiana basketball. After a rowdy, foul-filled fourth quarter where the home team closed the gap, Washington freshman Marcus Northern blocked CP sophomore Drew Adzia’s potential game-winning shot as time ran out and the Panthers escaped with a 61-59 victory.

“If that shot gets into the air, it probably goes in,” said Washington coach Ryan Varga. “The way our luck has been going. He (Northern) didn’t really have a good game, but he kept his head in the game and he came up huge for us.”

CP’s Ty Smith scored 12 in the fourth quarter and some Bulldog defensive pressure cut a 14-point lead to two as the home town fans, including a small but loud ‘student section’ made enough noise to shake the middle school gym.

“I don’t know if it was the atmosphere or what,” said Washington coach Ryan Varga. “It was a sectional environment. The crowd really got into it. I loved every minute of it. We were fortunate to get out of here with a win.”

“We did a good job executing that last play,” said Swan of the last shot - a half court pass to 6-foot-4 David Brown, who kicked it out to Adzia at the three-point line.

Swan did note that his boys have developed a bad habit of falling behind significantly early in games.

“Third game in a row. We just have to find a way to get ready and come out better,” Swan said. “I was proud of the way we battled back.”

Washington’s three seniors 6-foot-6 Jylen Petty, 6-foot-3 DeMarcus Vaughn and 6-foot-1 guard Janye Griffin scored 34 of the Panthers’ 38 first half points and the Bulldogs, coming off a 68-65 Friday night win at LaPorte, seemed over-matched. Griffin went down with a leg injury in the third quarter but he returned before the end of the period.

“I guess you could call them the ‘Big-3’,” said Varga. “I just call them my three seniors. They all average in double figures. Griffin had a battle with No. 12 (Ty Smith) all night. If we’d have played another three or four minutes, I don’t know if we could have held them off.”

CP’s 6-foot-6 Jake Oostman started for the first time and had six points, four rebounds and three blocked shots in the fourth quarter to spark the CP rally. Oostman had come off the bench the night before in LaPorte to score 14 and grab a season-high 13 rebounds in 22 minutes of play.

DOG NOTES: Crown Point trailed 22-7 at LaPorte Friday night, but they used an 18-0 run to get back in the game and eventually win 68-65 in Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) play.

Junior Ty Smith scored 20 with five rebounds and four assists and David Brown added 10 points with nine rebounds in a game that was tied 10 times.

The draw for the IHSAA state tournament which will reveal CP’s foe in the six-team Valparaiso Sectional, will be held on February 23.

Washington coach Ryan Varga found out that his team’s game in Crown Point would be played at the middle school about 10 a.m. Saturday.

“At first I was worried about the length of the floor,” he said. “Because we like to run and spread things out. But when I got here I was at ease. Coach Swan put me at ease.”

“We want to play as many well-coached teams as we can and coach Swan’s teams have that reputation. He’s been doing it for so long. Hopefully a little of it will rub off on me.”

USA-365.com/Indiana-Sports.com Broadcast Note: Our next USA-365.com/Indiana-Sports.com broadcast of the Crown Point Lady Bulldogs will be Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. CST when CP plays the Chesterton Lady Trojans in the IHSAA Class 4A Sectional 2 Semifinal at Portage High School. The pregame show starts at 5:45 pm. If Crown Point wins, the Lady Bulldogs will play the Portage Sectional title game Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. CST.

CLASS SECTIONAL JOHNHARRELL.NET PAST YEARS
4A 2 COLORS: RED, WHITE MAP TO SCHOOL 8-8
TOURNAMENT HISTORY GYM: 3800
CROWN POINT
BULLDOGS
Coach: Clint Swan, 191-128 in 14th year at school, 329-200 in 23rd year overall
DATE OPPONENT CENTRAL TIME OA 55.4, DA 54.3
Nov. 27   Bowman Academy 2A L 51 60    
Dec. 7   Penn 4A W 71 67    
Dec. 10 at East Chicago Central 4A W 65 59    
Dec. 14 at Warsaw 4A L 38 50    
Dec. 20   Munster 4A L 28 41    
Dec. 27 at Noblesville 4A L 43 48   tournament
Dec. 27 N New Albany 4A W 62 54   tournament
Dec. 28 N Chesterton 4A L 35 44   tournament
Jan. 3   Kankakee Valley 3A W 88 45    
Jan. 4 at West Lafayette 3A W 61 50    
Jan. 10 at Michigan City 4A © W 70 68    
Jan. 17   Merrillville 4A © L 48 54    
Jan. 18 at Griffith 3A W 58 42    
Jan. 24   Chesterton 4A © L 41 61    
Jan. 31 at LaPorte 4A © W 68 65    
Feb. 1   South Bend Washington 3A L 59 61    
Feb. 6   Portage 4A © 7:00 pm    
Feb. 11   Andrean 2A 7:00 pm    
Feb. 14 at Valparaiso 4A © 7:00 pm    
Feb. 21   Lake Central 4A © 7:00 pm    
Feb. 22   McCutcheon 4A 5:30 pm    
Feb. 25 at Hammond Morton 4A 7:00 pm    
Feb. 28 at Lowell 4A 7:00 pm    
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CLASS SECTIONAL JOHNHARRELL.NET PAST YEARS
3A 19 COLORS: GREEN, WHITE MAP TO SCHOOL 10-8
TOURNAMENT HISTORY GYM: 3800
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON
PANTHERS
Coach: Ryan Varga, 39-28 in 3rd year at school
DATE OPPONENT EASTERN TIME OA 61.9, DA 59.1
Nov. 30   Lake Central 4A L 56 58    
Dec. 6   LaPorte 4A W 69 44    
Dec. 10 at Jimtown 3A © L 54 55    
Dec. 13   South Bend Clay 3A © W 77 47    
Dec. 14   Fort Wayne Wayne 4A L 62 74    
Dec. 17   Northridge 4A W 56 53    
Dec. 19 at Penn 4A © L 62 75    
Dec. 21 N Chesterton 4A L 45 59    
Dec. 27 N Connersville 3A W 49 47   tournament
Dec. 28 N Jeffersonville 4A L 64 71   tournament
Dec. 28 at Kokomo 4A W 57 56   tournament
Jan. 10   New Prairie 3A © W 50 34    
Jan. 14   Elkhart Memorial 4A L 65 66    
Jan. 16 at South Bend Adams 4A © L 60 79    
Jan. 18   Valparaiso 4A W 77 56    
Jan. 28 at John Glenn 3A © W 83 70    
Jan. 31   South Bend St. Joseph 3A © W 67 60    
Feb. 1 at Crown Point 4A W 61 59    
Feb. 6   Mishawaka 4A © 7:30 pm    
Feb. 11 at South Bend Riley 4A © 7:30 pm    
Feb. 14   Bremen 2A © 7:30 pm    
Feb. 21 at Elkhart Central 4A © 7:30 pm    
Feb. 28   Mishawaka Marian 3A © 7:30 pm    
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Girls Basketball

CLASS SECTIONAL JOHNHARRELL.NET PAST YEARS
4A 2 COLORS: RED, WHITE MAP TO SCHOOL 24-0
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
CROWN POINT
LADY BULLDOGS
Coach: Chris Seibert, 101-27 in 5th year at school, 160-104 in 11th year overall
DATE OPPONENT CENTRAL TIME OA 69.7, DA 35.6
               
Nov. 9   Gary West 4A W 76 16    
Nov. 16   Hammond Morton 4A W 84 17    
Nov. 19   Andrean 2A W 77 30    
Nov. 23 N Warsaw 4A W 55 43   tournament
Nov. 23 N Northridge 4A W 68 43   tournament
Nov. 26   East Chicago Central 4A W 88 16    
Nov. 29   LaPorte 4A © W 76 49    
Nov. 30 N Castle 4A W 49 43   tournament
Nov. 30 N Columbus North 4A W 62 54   tournament
Dec. 3 at Lowell 4A W 70 18    
Dec. 6 at Portage 4A © W 80 37    
Dec. 7 N Fremd (Ill.) W 59 43    
Dec. 13   Valparaiso 4A © W 57 23    
Dec. 17 at Highland 4A W 72 17    
Dec. 20 at Lake Central 4A © W 71 39    
Dec. 27 N Salem 3A W 70 55   tournament
Dec. 27 N Penn 4A W 49 37   tournament
Jan. 10 at Michigan City 4A © W 77 48    
Jan. 11   Lafayette Jeff 4A W 84 28    
Jan. 14   Munster 4A W 52 33    
Jan. 18   Merrillville 4A © W 85 47    
Jan. 21 at Kankakee Valley 3A W 63 34    
Jan. 24   Chesterton 4A © W 60 33    
Jan. 29 at Hammond Noll 2A W 89 52    
Feb. 7 N Chesterton 4A © 6:00 pm   sectional
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