Sophomore guard Trey Terrell led OP with 21 points. (photo via Amber Bonner)
Osbourn Park hosted Freedom South Riding this past Friday night. It was their first meeting since Freedom's December 17th win via buzzer-beater, and OP didn't forget it. They won, 49-33.
The game got off to a slow start for both teams as Freedom held a 6-5 lead with 1:57 to go in the first quarter. The two teams would end up 10-10 after one period. Osbourn Park's up-tempo style was slowed down by Freedom's 2-3 zone defense, and at times a 3-2 zone.
Junior big man Tashawn Gresham fouled Freedom senior guard Jack Robertson. Robertson's two free throws would give the Eagles a 16-12 lead. Gresham was making his first varsity appearance after playing on junior varsity all season. Later in the second, Freedom would lead 20-15 and force OP head coach Jeremy Coleman to call a timeout. The Eagles would eventually carry a 21-17 lead into halftime.
Teshawn Gresham made his first varsity appearance on Friday night. (photo via Amber Bonner)
The energy for Osbourn Park would change immensely in the third quarter. Freshman RJ Jones would steal the ball on defense and convert it into two points on the other end. The Yellow Jackets would seize the momentum when Jones found sophomore sensation Trey Terrell for a three-pointer to give their team a 31-23 lead with 2:05 to go in the third quarter. Terrell would finish the night with a team-leading 21 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists and a flawless 6-6 at the charity stripe.
Freedom junior guard Jacob Wolin would hit a three-pointer of his own to get Freedom within five points heading into the final quarter at 31-26.
OP would slow the game down and be patient with Freedom's zone defense in the fourth. With 6:30 left in the game, they took a full minute off the clock by moving the ball around. Unfortunately they were unable to take advantage and turned it over. Trey Terrell would get the ball back via steal and convert a layup on the other end while drawing the foul. He knocked down the free throw to put OP up 34-29. Freedom would call a timeout and compounded the situation by turning the ball over immediately, failing to get the ball passed inbounds.
Things got a little chippy when Freedom senior guard Havish Rallabandi brought the ball down, getting swarmed by senior guard Logan Dwyer and sophomore guards Tay Faison and Trey Terrell. Dwyer would commit a personal foul trying to steal the ball with Faison joining the fray. Faison would end up walking over Rallabandi which displeased the Freedom player. Words were exchanged, and he was assessed a technical foul. As he kept walking, he said something else within earshot of the referee and earned himself a second technical. Osbourn Park was awarded four free-throws and the ball as Terrell nailed them all, giving his team a 43-30 lead.
Trey Terrell sank four consecutive free-throws following two Freedom technical fouls.
(photo via Amber Bonner)
The Yellow Jackets would use the final few minutes to add on to their lead. RJ Jones would find himself with the ball once again as Dwyer found him up the sideline. Jones had his back the defense and spun towards the basket, causing his defender to whiz by into the OP bench. Jones then took two dribbles and pulled off a dazzling reverse layup as another Freedom defender would miss a block attempt. Jones would end the night with 12 points on 5-8 shooting, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
RJ Jones' impressive reverse layup. (photo via Amber Bonner)
I spoke to Trey Terrell after the game on his performance as well as the team's.
"It felt good to get the win. My game tonight came from the defensive side which flowed into my offensive side and I started hitting shots. We started moving the ball better in the second half to counter their zone."
The win brings Osbourn Park to 8-6 (4-3) on the season. Their homestand continues Monday night when they host 12-0 (6-0) Patriot at 7:30 pm.
Keep it tuned here for more on the team and follow them on Twitter @OPJackethoops.
Osbourn Park basketball would like to thank their sponsors for the 2021-22 season:
USMC Memoriam - Joseph Dwyer
No comments:
Post a Comment