Buzzer beater wins Clarke the game

OSCEOLA -- A down to the wire shot by Brock Watson at last Tuesday’s home game against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (EBF) was enough to break the game’s tie that would have sent them into overtime, with the Indians winning 58-56.

Following back and forth scoring throughout the first half, the third quarter saw the Indians up by five points, thanks to a foul by EBF that sent Watson to the free throw line, and a three-point shot at the buzzer by Ryan Diehl to bump the score to 45-40. The fourth quarter followed a similar pattern in shots made, with a 54-54 tie coming at just under two minutes of play left. A two-point shot by Clarke’s Peyton Lynn bumped the Indians up to 56, a score that was quickly met by EBF’s Austin Langstraat, after being sent to the line on a foul by Nash Bishop.

The next approximately 80 seconds of tied play saw both teams stealing the ball from one another on their quest for the basket. Fouls and timeouts continued to stop the clock. With about 18 seconds left, a pass from in from Watson was stolen by EBF’s Teryn Bechtel, who drove the ball down the court and called for a time out. Back from the time out, a pass from Langstraat to Bechtel back to Langstraat had him travel the ball, turning it back over to Clarke with 5.4 seconds left in the game.

After a final timeout, Diehl passed the ball in to Lynn, who drove it down court. A long pass to Watson had him closing in on the basket in EBF Rocket coverage. A jump with a shot in the air, the ball fell through the net at the buzzer, sending the players and crowd alike into a frenzy as Watson’s buzzer-basket won the game.

Overall, Watson scored 22 points in the game. Diehl and Lynn had double-digit points as well, with 12 and 10. Watson totaled 14 rebounds - five offensive and nine defensive, Diehl five assists and Bishop five steals.

CLARKE 58

(FG FT PTS) Totals – 20 13-20 58. Peyton Lynn 3 3-4 10, Nash Bishop 1 1-2 3, Brock Watson 8 5-8 22, Ryan Diehl 5 0-0 12, Brock Nall 1 0-0 2, Eli Fry 2 0-0 5, Logan Gracey 0 3-4 3, Deegan Neese 0 1-2 1. 3-point goals – 5 (Lynn 2, Watson 1, Diehl 2, Fry 1). Rebounds – 31 (Lynn 4, Bishop 3, Watson 14, Diehl 1, Nall 3, Gracey 1, Jordyn Deleon Elias 1, Denilson Deleon Elias 2). Assists – 15 (Lynn 2, Bishop 3, Watson 2, Diehl 5, Nall 1, Fry 1, Gracey 1). Steals – 18 (Bishop 5, Watson 3, Diehl 4, Nall 1, Fry 3, Gracey 1, Neese 1). Blocks – 0. Turnovers – 12. Team fouls – 21. Fouled out – 1 (Bishop).

EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG-FREMONT 56

(FG FT PTS) Totals – 19 16-21 56. Austin Langstraat 2 4-6 9, Emmett Holohan 1 2-2 4, Gavin Spaur 7 7-7 21, Logan Kirkpatrick 5 0-1 10, Teryn Bechtel 3 3-5 10, Daniel Dicks 1 0-0 2. 3-point goals – 2 (Langstraat 1, Bechtel 1). Rebounds – 40 (Langstraat 4, Holohan 12, Spaur 14, Kirkpatrick 2, Bechtel 2, Corbin Kirkpatrick 1, Evan Tague 2). Assists – 10 (Langstraat 2, Holohan 1, Spaur 1, Bechtel 2, C. Kirkpatrick 1, Dicks 3). Steals – 8 (Langstraat 1, Spaur 2, L. Kirkpatrick 1, Bechtel 3, C. Kirkpatrick 1). Blocks – 2 (Holohan 1, Bechtel 1). Turnovers – 27. Team fouls – 18. Fouled out – 0.

OSCEOLA -- Despite high scoring in the second and fourth quarters with 24 and 23 points respectively, Clarke was unable to take over the lead from Davis County on Friday, closing their week with a 75-64 loss.

Watson was the score leader again with 22 points, followed again by Diehl with 16. Of Watson’s 22 points, one was a three-point shot, and seven came from free throws; Diehl put up two three’s. Lynn added nine points, Fry seven, Bishop four, Jordyn Deleon Elias three, Nall two and Gracey one. Other three pointers came from Lynn with two, and Fry and Jordyn Deleon Elias with one each.

The team totaled 24 rebounds - 10 offensive and 14 defensive, of which Watson accounted for 10.

CLARKE 64

(FG FT PTS) Totals – 22 13-27 64. Fry 3 0-2 7, Lynn 3 1-1 9, Bishop 1 2-2 4, Watson 7 7-11 22, Diehl 6 2-3 16, Gracey 0 1-6 1, J. Deleon Elias 1 0-2 3, Nall 1 0-0 2. 3-point goals – 7 (Fry 1, Lynn 2, Watson 1, Diehl 2, J. Deleon Elias 1). Rebounds – 24 (Fry 2, Lynn 4, Bishop 2, Watson 10, Diehl 1, Gracey 1, Nall 2). Assists – 15 (Fry 1, Bishop 2, Watson 3, Diehl 3, Gracey 1, J. Deleon Elias 2, Nall 3). Steals – 11 (Bishop 2, Watson 2, Diehl 2, Gracey 1, J. Deleon Elias 2, Nall 2). Blocks – 5 (Fry 1, Diehl 1, Gracey 2, Nall 1). Turnovers – 21. Team fouls – 21. Fouled out – 0.

DAVIS COUNTY 75

(FG FT PTS) Totals – 28 16-29 75. Tucker Bish 1 2-2 4, Charlie Bigsby 3 1-4 8, Cason young 6 5-10 17, Carter Will 8 0-2 16, Hayden Utt 1 5-5 7, Josh Settles 2 3-4 8, Brady Stuchel 1 0-0 2, Owen Kirby 1 0-2 2, Jackson Grim 5 0-0 11. 3-point goals – 3 (Bigsby 1, Settles 1, Grim 1). Rebounds – 39 (Bish 2, Bigsby 4, Young 3, Will 11, Utt 10, Settles 1, Stuchel 1, Kirby 3, Grimm 4). Assists – 20 (Bish 2, Bigsby 4, Young 8, Will 1, Utt 1, Grim 4). Steals – 11 (Bish 1, Bigsby 1, Young 4, Will 3, Utt 1, Stuchel 1). Blocks – 3 (Bigsby 1, Young 1, Will 1). Turnovers – 0. Team fouls – 23. Fouled out – 0.