Osbourn Park strategizes during a timeout. (photo via Amber Bonner)
The Yellow Jackets were looking to bounce back after a double-digit loss to Riverside last Saturday. Patriot failed to receive the memo, winning 77-60 at home to stay undefeated at a pristine 10-0.
Osbourn Park quickly fell behind, failing to get any traction on either side of the ball. Offensively they started 1-11 from the field, and lacked any presence on the boards. Patriot had many open shots, as senior guard Nick Marrero would hit two quick three-pointers in the first few minutes. The Pioneers were up 10-0, forcing OP head coach Jeremy Coleman to call a timeout. Osbourn Park would trail 19-11 after the first quarter. Marrero would finish the game with five three-pointers- all in the first half.
RJ Jones led all OP scorers with 14 points on 5-8 shooting. (photo via Amber Bonner)
The second quarter saw a shift in energy from the Yellow Jackets as they outscored Patriot 23-19. Senior guard Daniel Salguero found freshman forward RJ Jones for a three-point shot as time expired in the first half. OP would head into the half trailing 38-34. Jones would be Osbourn Park's leading scorer with 14 points on 5-8 shooting with one assist and one steal. His five rebounds tied sophomore guard Tay Faison for most on the night.
Osbourn Park would continue their strong play in the third quarter, forcing a Patriot turnover as the Pioneers called a timeout with 5:40 left in the third quarter.
Daniel Salguero would hit a timely three-pointer off an assist by sophomore guard Trey Terrell. Salguero would immediately find RJ Jones for a layup on the next possession as OP climbed to within two points of Patriot, 50-48. Terrell would finish second in scoring with 12 points, and added three assists, three steals and three rebounds. Salguero would get be OP's third double-digit scorer with 10 points on 4-5 shooting with three assists and one steal.
Trey Terrell was second in scoring with 12 points, adding in 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds. (photo via Amber Bonner)
That would be the closest the Yellow Jackets would get, as Patriot battened down the hatches and began to create a big buffer between them and the visitors. Terrell would go down with a leg cramp with 5:54 left in the game with OP down 59-51. Forty seconds later, a Logan Dwyer layup would make things 61-53 followed by a Patriot timeout. Not found in the box score, however, would be Dwyer's energy all night on defense and late surge of baskets in the fourth to keep the hope going for OP. Dwyer would finish with 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Ninety seconds later, the Pioneers would expand the lead to 12 as they continued to get offensive rebounds and second chance points. A late three-point shot by sophomore center Isaiah Vick and a layup by junior guard Nasir Coleman would all but seal the deal for Patriot.
OP would finish the night shooting 36% from the field and 29% from beyond the arc with only 23 total rebounds.
I spoke with head coach Jeremy Coleman after the loss.
"Our quality of shots were terrible in the fourth. We followed the
game plan for the first twenty-eight minutes, and went away from it in the last four minutes.
That was the turning point in the game. Our lack of physicality and lack of
presence in the paint enabled Patriot to get a lot of easy buckets around the
basket. Patriot is a solid, well-coached team and there’s a reason they are
10-0."
The Yellow Jackets (7-6) look to get back on the right track Friday night as they host Freedom South Riding (3-8) at 7:30 pm. Osbourn Park hasn't forgotten their December 17th loss at the buzzer. Coleman spoke to the importance of the game.
"We feel like they stole one from us, and we have to get that
game back. It’s about getting that fourth conference victory."
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Osbourn Park basketball would like thank their sponsors of the 2021-22 season:
USMC Memoriam - Joseph Dwyer
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