Last-Second Shot Sinks Vikings' Ship
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
AKRON - Winamac girls basketball head coach Jim Swaney picked up his 300th and perhaps most memorable win with a 63-62 buzzer-beating win over Valley Tuesday night.
Winamac came into the contest ranked first in the most recent 2A poll and a 9-0 record.
On the other end, Valley had reeled off three straight wins after a rough start to the season.
Despite no full moon outside, there were plenty of strange occurences that occured inside the Valley gym Tuesday night.
The tone of the game was set at the 5:22 mark of the second quarter when Kara Kramer looked to complete a three-point play. Kramer's free throw attempt bounced on the rim three times before coming to rest on the back of the rim.
At that point, the Vikings trailed 27-16 and continued to trail by double digits for most of the game. Valley made its push in the fourth quarter and took its first lead at 57-55 with 2:33 left in the game on three Holli Jackson free throws.
Valley took its final lead with 8.6 seconds remaining when Kramer found Heather Rathbun for a jumper in the lane to put the Vikings ahead 21-61.
After a Winamac timeout, Warrior Julie Chumley attacked the lane and threw up a shot that was swatted away by Rathbun. Kramer gathered the ball and made a jailbreak down the floor before being fouled with 8.6 remaining.
The Vikings had yet to reach the bonus, forcing Valley to inbound the ball instead. Winamac's Lisa Good intercepted the inbounds pass at half court and found a streaking Chumley. The 5-foot-5 guard dribbled to the free throw line before being tied up by three Valley defenders.
No jump ball was called as Chumley wrangled the ball away and threw up a desperation shot that caromed off the backboard and through the net with nothing but zeros left on the scoreboard clock.
Tuesday night's loss is the kind that can either make or break a team in terms of confidence. For Valley head coach Gary Teel, there's no question as to how his team will respond.
"We'll recover from this. It's a tough loss but the kids are strong. They're probably going to recover quicker than the coach," said Teel. "You can build from this. And hopefully it gives us what we need for the rest of the season."
Valley put itself behind the eight ball early as Winamac played a near-flawless first quarter. The Warriors jumped out to a 23-11 lead after the first quarter on sharp shooting and perfect execution of the high pick and roll.
Winamac sophomore Kara Crawford was unstoppable early, racking up 10 first quarter points on 4 of 4 shooting from the field. As a team, the Warriors shot 9 of 12 (75 percent) in the opening quarter.
Winamac didn't commit a turnover until the begining of the second quarter. Conversely, the Vikings committed five early turnovers and, coupled with poor shooting got off to a slow start.
Valley was unable to shoot over 50 percent from the field until the final quarter. When the Vikings began to roll offensively, they did it from behind the arc.
Jackson and Chelsy Rhoades each connected on three three-pointers to keep the Vikings in the game. Jackson led Valley in scoring with 18 points while Rhoades had 13.
Both stepped up in place of Kramer, who played most of the game despite being under the weather. The Eastern Illinois recruit finished with 12 points despite not playing at full strength.
While Winamac was led early by Crawford it was Chumley who was most consistent for the Warriors. Crawford led all scorers with 19 points but Chumley's 18-point effort came with sister Jennifer on the bench for most of the game. Jennifer fouled out with 3:05 left in the game having scored only seven points, down five from her season average.
One thing Teel and Co. can take from Tuesday night's loss was the way role players stepped up.
"I think Holli Jackson, she's not been a 100 percent, she's been injured, but she's a warrior and wanted to go. She gave a great performance. And each kid stepped up when they needed to," said Teel.
Besides Jackson, Rathbun stepped up with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Lisa Moore and Lela Roher added five and four points, respectively.
Valley, 6-4 overall and 2-0 in the TRC, look to remain unbeaten in the conference when they travel to Whitko Saturday for a 7:45 p.m. tipoff.
WINAMAC 63, VALLEY 62
Winamac 23 10 17 13 - 63
Valley 11 14 17 20 - 62
Winamac FG FT R S Pts.
Ju. Chumley 8-16 2-3 2 1 18
Je. Chumley 3-8 0-0 6 1 7
Good 3-3 0-0 3 3 6
Crawford 7-10 5-8 7 1 19
Fritz 5-10 1-2 4 1 11
Howard 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
Fox 1-3 0-0 2 0 2
Totals 27-50 8-13 28 7 63
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
*Jackson 6-8 3-3 1 1 18
*Kramer 6-12 0-2 3 5 12
*Rhoades 4-17 2-2 3 1 13
*Sitts 0-4 0-0 3 0 0
*Rathbun 5-9 0-0 10 1 10
Roher 1-8 2-2 4 1 4
Moore 2-2 1-2 3 0 5
Totals 24-60 8-11 27 9 62
Three-point goals - Winamac 1-2 (Je. Chumley 1-2), Valley 6-21 (Jackson 3-4, Rhoades 3-12, Rohrer 0-3, Kramer 0-2). Turnovers - Winamac 15, Valley 11. Fouls - Winamac 15, Valley 14. Fouled out - Je. Chumley (Winamac)
JV - Valley 35, Winamac 27
Valley scoring - Jessica Rice 14, Hannah Krueger 9, Taylor Stoll 5, Ashley Hendrix 5, Chelsea Culp 2 [[In-content Ad]]
AKRON - Winamac girls basketball head coach Jim Swaney picked up his 300th and perhaps most memorable win with a 63-62 buzzer-beating win over Valley Tuesday night.
Winamac came into the contest ranked first in the most recent 2A poll and a 9-0 record.
On the other end, Valley had reeled off three straight wins after a rough start to the season.
Despite no full moon outside, there were plenty of strange occurences that occured inside the Valley gym Tuesday night.
The tone of the game was set at the 5:22 mark of the second quarter when Kara Kramer looked to complete a three-point play. Kramer's free throw attempt bounced on the rim three times before coming to rest on the back of the rim.
At that point, the Vikings trailed 27-16 and continued to trail by double digits for most of the game. Valley made its push in the fourth quarter and took its first lead at 57-55 with 2:33 left in the game on three Holli Jackson free throws.
Valley took its final lead with 8.6 seconds remaining when Kramer found Heather Rathbun for a jumper in the lane to put the Vikings ahead 21-61.
After a Winamac timeout, Warrior Julie Chumley attacked the lane and threw up a shot that was swatted away by Rathbun. Kramer gathered the ball and made a jailbreak down the floor before being fouled with 8.6 remaining.
The Vikings had yet to reach the bonus, forcing Valley to inbound the ball instead. Winamac's Lisa Good intercepted the inbounds pass at half court and found a streaking Chumley. The 5-foot-5 guard dribbled to the free throw line before being tied up by three Valley defenders.
No jump ball was called as Chumley wrangled the ball away and threw up a desperation shot that caromed off the backboard and through the net with nothing but zeros left on the scoreboard clock.
Tuesday night's loss is the kind that can either make or break a team in terms of confidence. For Valley head coach Gary Teel, there's no question as to how his team will respond.
"We'll recover from this. It's a tough loss but the kids are strong. They're probably going to recover quicker than the coach," said Teel. "You can build from this. And hopefully it gives us what we need for the rest of the season."
Valley put itself behind the eight ball early as Winamac played a near-flawless first quarter. The Warriors jumped out to a 23-11 lead after the first quarter on sharp shooting and perfect execution of the high pick and roll.
Winamac sophomore Kara Crawford was unstoppable early, racking up 10 first quarter points on 4 of 4 shooting from the field. As a team, the Warriors shot 9 of 12 (75 percent) in the opening quarter.
Winamac didn't commit a turnover until the begining of the second quarter. Conversely, the Vikings committed five early turnovers and, coupled with poor shooting got off to a slow start.
Valley was unable to shoot over 50 percent from the field until the final quarter. When the Vikings began to roll offensively, they did it from behind the arc.
Jackson and Chelsy Rhoades each connected on three three-pointers to keep the Vikings in the game. Jackson led Valley in scoring with 18 points while Rhoades had 13.
Both stepped up in place of Kramer, who played most of the game despite being under the weather. The Eastern Illinois recruit finished with 12 points despite not playing at full strength.
While Winamac was led early by Crawford it was Chumley who was most consistent for the Warriors. Crawford led all scorers with 19 points but Chumley's 18-point effort came with sister Jennifer on the bench for most of the game. Jennifer fouled out with 3:05 left in the game having scored only seven points, down five from her season average.
One thing Teel and Co. can take from Tuesday night's loss was the way role players stepped up.
"I think Holli Jackson, she's not been a 100 percent, she's been injured, but she's a warrior and wanted to go. She gave a great performance. And each kid stepped up when they needed to," said Teel.
Besides Jackson, Rathbun stepped up with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Lisa Moore and Lela Roher added five and four points, respectively.
Valley, 6-4 overall and 2-0 in the TRC, look to remain unbeaten in the conference when they travel to Whitko Saturday for a 7:45 p.m. tipoff.
WINAMAC 63, VALLEY 62
Winamac 23 10 17 13 - 63
Valley 11 14 17 20 - 62
Winamac FG FT R S Pts.
Ju. Chumley 8-16 2-3 2 1 18
Je. Chumley 3-8 0-0 6 1 7
Good 3-3 0-0 3 3 6
Crawford 7-10 5-8 7 1 19
Fritz 5-10 1-2 4 1 11
Howard 0-0 0-0 4 0 0
Fox 1-3 0-0 2 0 2
Totals 27-50 8-13 28 7 63
Valley FG FT R S Pts.
*Jackson 6-8 3-3 1 1 18
*Kramer 6-12 0-2 3 5 12
*Rhoades 4-17 2-2 3 1 13
*Sitts 0-4 0-0 3 0 0
*Rathbun 5-9 0-0 10 1 10
Roher 1-8 2-2 4 1 4
Moore 2-2 1-2 3 0 5
Totals 24-60 8-11 27 9 62
Three-point goals - Winamac 1-2 (Je. Chumley 1-2), Valley 6-21 (Jackson 3-4, Rhoades 3-12, Rohrer 0-3, Kramer 0-2). Turnovers - Winamac 15, Valley 11. Fouls - Winamac 15, Valley 14. Fouled out - Je. Chumley (Winamac)
JV - Valley 35, Winamac 27
Valley scoring - Jessica Rice 14, Hannah Krueger 9, Taylor Stoll 5, Ashley Hendrix 5, Chelsea Culp 2 [[In-content Ad]]