One of Josh Okuadido's three blocks on the night. (photo via Amber Bonner)
Only a week removed from a 17 point loss on the road to Patriot, the Osbourn Park Yellow Jackets looked to even things up and put a blemish on the Pioneers' spotless record. Despite OP's best efforts, Patriot won 62-52 to move to 13-0 on the season.
The first quarter saw both teams grab the lead multiple times, similar to a tennis ball being hit back and forth by two competitors. Osbourn Park sophomore guard Trey Terrell would sink a three-pointer off a nifty assist from RJ Jones. On the next play, senior guard Logan Dwyer would draw a charge to give OP the ball back. Terrell would miss a floater, but worked hard to tap it out to Jones who in turn sank his own three-pointer to tie things at 12.
Minutes later, Patriot junior guard Nasir Coleman would hit a jumper to give Pioneer a 16-14 lead and force Yellow Jackets head coach Jeremy Coleman to call a timeout with only eight seconds left in the first quarter.
The Pioneers looked to create some more space in the second quarter, jumping out to a 25-18 lead after they scored a layup following a missed OP shot. Both teams would hit the foul limit before halftime and give each other free throw attempts. Osbourn Park would close in on Patriot at halftime at 29-27 after layups from sophomore guard Tay Faison and junior center Josh Okuadido.
Foul trouble would begin to rear its head in the third when RJ Jones committed his third foul with 6:16 left in the quarter and OP down 31-27. Despite the team's foul problems, OP would go on an 11-0 run featuring key baskets by Logan Dwyer and Tay Faison. Patriot would be forced to call a timeout and regroup with 4:07 left in the third quarter, down 38-31.
Trey Terrell led Osbourn Park in scoring Monday night with 15 points. (photo via Amber Bonner)
Josh Okuadido and Dwyer would pick up their third fouls in the third quarter as well. After one scramble for the ball led to Okuadido getting summarily tossed to the floor, the incensed big man threw the ball at a Patriot defender. A technical was immediately called, and Patriot took advantage of it.
Patriot closed the quarter out on a 12-2 run of their own. A rebound and putback by sophomore guard Dezmond Hopkins gave Patriot a 43-40 lead heading into the final quarter.
Foul trouble for OP would become an even bigger issue in the fourth quarter when Okuadido was called for his fifth foul with 4:00 left in the game. If you asked Osbourn Park fans and coaches, it was an incredibly questionable call to say the least. Okuadido finished the game with six points, twelve rebounds (seven offensive) and three blocks.
Tay Faison was 4-4 from the field with 13 points and four steals. (photo via Amber Bonner)
Osbourn Park would do their best to take advantage of Patriot mistakes. Tay Faison would use Patriot's 10th foul of the half to sink two free throws with 1:48 to go in the game. Faison would finish the night with 13 points on 4-4 shooting and 5-6 from the free throw line. He'd also add in two rebounds and four steals.
OP failed to mount a rally at the end. Logan Dwyer would accrue his fourth foul with :39 to go followed by a Terrell charge and finally Dwyer's fifth foul with :23 left.
The loss drops Osbourn Park to 8-7 (4-4) as they play the last leg of their homestand tomorrow night against Battlefield (9-3, 5-2) at 7:30 pm. The two teams last met January 10th when the Bobcats won going away, 73-45.
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USMC Memoriam - Joseph Dwyer
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