Jackson trips Gallipolis 42-40 in overtime

[jottings]

Jackson trips Gallipolis 42-40 in overtime

Jackson’s Dylan Newsom, 6-1 senior guard, sank two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in overtime to give the Ironmen a thrilling 42-40 Southeastern Ohio Athletic League triumph over Gallia Academy High School during a makeup contest Saturday afternoon in the Centenary gym.

Newsom’s winning points came after a flurry of missed shots, timeouts and turnovers in the four-minute overtime.

Prior to the overtime, Jackson defenders held GAHS scoreless for four minutes and nine seconds during the final 2:51 of the final period until 1:58 remained in the overtime, outscoring the hosts, 9-0.

GAHS was on top 35-31 with 2:51 left in regulation following Ethan Moore’s two charity tosses. However, big Andrew Christman, 6-6 senior center, got loose for a layup (2:33) and 5-10 senior guard Eric Landrum canned two freebies with 2:13 left to knot the count at 35-35.

During the final minute of regulation play, the teams traded turnovers, timeouts and missed shots, forcing the overtime.

In the overtime, Jackson got its first lead since 1:33 remained in the first period (14-12 on a layup by Newsom) when Christman got a layup (3:43) and Kip Winchester got an old-fashioned three point play with a goal and free throw to give JHS a 40-35 lead with three minutes left in OT.

After Landrum missed a pair of free tosses (2:21) Gallia’s Ethan Moore hit one of two free throws (2:02). With 1:20 left, Chuck Calvart got a putback to reduce Jackson’s lead to 40-39. Austin Wilson canned one of two free throws to knot the count at 40-40 with 17 seconds left.

As the clock wound down, Wilson, who leads the Gallians in charges taken with seven, apparently took another charge, and Gallia fans thought he would go to the foul line but officials called a foul on Wilson, putting Newsom at the line and the rest is history.

Gallipolis’ biggest lead was 8-0 to start the game. Jackson’s biggest lead was 40-35 in the overtime.

Newsom led all scorers with 15 points. Christman finished with nine and Winchester eight. Jackson canned 15 of 40 field goal attempts for 37.5 percent. At the line, JHS was 10 of 14 for for 72.4 percent. The Ironmen had 13 personals and 22 rebounds, seven by Christman.

Troester and Calvart led Gallipolis’ attack with 11 points each. Trouster fouled out with 2:13 left in regulation play. (Two other GAHS starters, Jared Golden and Ethan Moore took turns on the sidelines in the second half with four personals each). Moore added six points and Cornwell five.

Gallipolis sank 13 of 47 field goal attempts for 36.1 percent. At the line, GAHS was 13 of 16 for 81.2 percent. Gallipolis had 20 personal fouls, 33 rebounds, 10 by Calvart. GAHS had 13 turnovers.

Jackson improved to 8-9 overall and 4-9 in SEOAL action. Gallipolis dropped to 6-11 overall and 3-10 in conference play. Gallipolis’ next game is a makeup contest at home with non-league Wheelersburg on Wednesday, Feb. 17. It will be a twin bill with the reserve game starting at 6 p.m. Jackson plays at Chillicothe on Feb. 18.

Jackson made it a clean sweep Saturday by defeating the GAHS frosh, 30-24, and the Blue Imps reserves, 35-30.

In the freshman game, Jackson led 10-8, 19-14 and 25-21 at the quartermarks. Jim Clagg paced GAHS with nine points while Cody Call and Caleb Campbell each had four. Trey McNelly led Jackson with nine points. Ethan Quinn and Nick Bachtel had eight each for Jackson. Gallipolis dropped to 12-6 on the year and 7-5 against SEOAL foes. Jackson improved to 8-6 on the year.

In the reserve game, Jackson pulled away from a close game in the final period by outscoring the Blue Imps, 10-4. The two teams were tied 8-8 after one and 15-15 at halftime. GAHS led 26-25 going into the final period.

Bryce Amos led Gallipolis with nine points. Tyler Eastman added eight and Cody Billings had five. Colt Chapman scored eight points for Jackson and Blake Warrington tossed in six points.

Gallipolis dropped to 8-9 overall and 5-8 in league play. Jackson improved to 10-7 overall and 7-6 in league play.

Varsity box score:
JACKSON (44) – Kip Winchester, 2-(1)-1-1-8; Eric Landrum, 1-(1)-1-3-6; Morgan Dobbins, 2-0-0-4; Dylan Newsom, 4-7-8-15; Andrew Christman, 4-1-2-9. Totals 13-(2)-10-14-42.
GALLIPOLIS (42) – Corey Eberhard, 1-0-0-2; Jordan Cornwell, 1-(1)-0-0-5; Ethan Moore, 1-4-4-6; Nate Allison, 0-0-0-0; Nick Mitchell, 1-0-0-2; Chuck Calvart, 4-3-4-11; Austin Wilson, 0-1-2-1; Jared Golden, 1-0-0-2; Bryce Amos, 0-0-0-0; John Troester, 3-5-6-11. Totals 12-(1)-13-16-40.
Score by quarters:
Jackson…………..3 11 10 11 7 -- 42
Gallipolis………..10 6 11 8 5 -- 40
Freshman score—Jackson 30 Gallipolis 24
Reserve score—Jackson 35 Gallipolis 30
Next GAHS game—Wednesday, Wheelersburg, home, reserve game starts at 6 p.m.

[ironman02]

Thanks for the recap, Jottings.

Good win for the Ironmen. Not very often that the Red & White win at GAHS, so I'm impressed, even with the Blue Devils struggling this season.

After winning two in a row, let's hope the Ironmen can keep it going.

[biggdowgg]

This weekend has been a microcosim of a season which led the team, coaches and fans to the brink of victory only to be denied time after time after time. Regular season winding down. Tournaments approaching. Portsmouth and Jackson coming to town. The Blue Devils had already lost one of those teasers 55-58 at Portsmouth and had beaten the Ironmen in Jackson so hopefully this would be an opportunity for the senior laden men of Gallipolis to edge closer to the .500 mark before the tournament draw.

Instead, the athletic Trojans once again found a way to narrowly disappoint the Devils 49-51 on Friday, and then this afternoon Jackson became yet another opponent to score less than 40 points in regulation and yet get the "W." Tied at 35 after 32 minutes, the Ironmen scored the first 5 points in the OT session, and then held off GAHS to escape with a hard fought 42-40 victory.

Lost in Jottings excellent recap is the fact the Jackson played their five starters the entire 36 minutes without a single substitution; giving new meaning to the term "Ironmen."

But in my mind the single biggest factor in Jackson's comeback was the fact that three Blue Devil starters sat many crucial minutes saddled with four personal fouls. Moore, Golden, and Troester spent many minutes of the late third and fourth quarters on the bench, and Troester eventually fouled out late in the fourth and of course was absent the entire OT session.

Wednesday Wheelersburg, who is going through a similarly disappointing season recordwise, comes to Gallipolis for the last time. The Pirates are dropping us after this year after at least a 30 year continuous series. I will never understand this decision. I cannot remember a Gallipolis basketball season without Wheelersburg on the schedule, and I believe the series has been good for both schools.

Anyway, then GAHS concludes the regular season on the road next week with a Friday trip to Warren Local, and the short trip to Bidwell on Saturday to play River Valley.

Tournament draw is tomorrow when we will learn who we play when in the DII sectional at Logan.

WOW, whats up with Burg dropping Gallia????

[Daniel Larusso]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!

Wheelersburg to Gallipolis is too far. I guess when tournament time comes they will only be playing scioto county teams as well.

[Ty Webb]

Congrats to Coach Jordan and The Ironmen. That was three games in as many days, and from what I've been told their kids weren't able/allowed to practice the days they were out due to the weather.

[91blue14]

sounds like a heckuva game