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| 2011-12 BASKETBALL LINKS |
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2011-12 SCHEDULE
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12/09/11
12/10/11
12/16/11
12/20/11
12/23/11
12/29/11
12/30/11
01/06/12
01/07/12
01/13/12
01/14/12
01/21/12
01/24/12
01/27/12
01/31/12
02/03/12
02/04/12
02/07/12
02/10/12
02/17/12
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02/24/12
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@ Tri-County North
Versailles
@ National Trail
Miami East
Marion Local
Russia
Lehman
@ Bethel
@ Milton Union
Ansonia
@ New Bremen
Houston
@ Tri-Village
Newton
@ Mississinawa
Franklin Monroe
@ Coldwater
Twin Valley South
@ Bradford
Arcanum
Sectional @ Tipp
Bethel
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L 31-52
W 52-32
L 31-58
L 46-51
W 47-43
L 46-72
L 27-48
W 58-53
W 54-43
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W 48-27
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L 36-50
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| 2011-12 CCC STANDINGS |
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ALL
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| Miami East |
12-0 |
18-2 |
| Tri-Village |
11-1 |
17-3 |
| Franklin Monroe |
9-3 |
13-7 |
| Bethel |
8-4 |
15-5 |
| Twin Valley South |
8-4 |
12-8 |
| Covington |
7-5 |
10-10 |
| Arcanum |
6-6 |
8-12 |
| Ansonia |
5-7 |
6-14 |
| Newton |
5-7 |
9-11 |
| Mississinawa Valley |
2-10 |
2-18 |
| National Trail |
2-10 |
1-18 |
| Tri-County North |
2-10 |
3-17 |
| Bradford |
1-11 |
3-17 |
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FEBRUARY 7, 2012 - COVINGTON
Dylan Owens' buzzer-beating three pointer from near mid-court to lift Covington to a 43-41 victory over Twin Valley South may very well have saved the Buccaneers' season.
That won't be determined until later, but a third straight loss with two games to play before tournaments could have spelled disaster for Covington in terms of confidence.
"Nobody needed that more than Dylan," said Covington coach Roger Craft of the game-winner by his junior guard. "Hopefully it gives him some confidence and gives the rest of the team some confidence."
Covington entered the game needing a win after a frustrating one-point loss to Franklin Monroe on Friday and a lackluster performance in a loss at Coldwater of Saturday.
And with 24 second left on the clock the Buccs trailed 41-37 and appeared to be headed for a third straight loss as the Covington faithful started filtering out of the gym.
Already 0-for-4 from the floor in the contest, Dylan Owens canned a trey with 7.4 seconds left to cut the margin to 41-40.
"That one felt good when it left my hand," said Owens of his first trey. "I knew that one was going in."
Covington immediately fouled on the in bounds and South missed on the one-and-one. Cole Owens pulled down the rebound and hit Trent Tobias with the outlet. After bobbling the ball, Tobias immediately passed the ball to Dylan Owens at mid-court.
"Trent said he would get the outlet pass and get the ball to me," Dylan Owens described. "All I thought about was I have to come through for my teammates."
And Owens did just that as he set his feet and launched the game-winner from mid-court. The ball banked in as the buzzer sounded, sending what was left of the Covington faithful into a frenzy as they mobbed Owens in the middle of the floor.
"Right when it left his hand, it looked perfect," said Dylan's twin brother Cole, who led the Buccaneers with a game-high 21 points. "I've seen a lot of shots like that and I knew it was going in when it left his hand."
Dylan Owens wasn't so sure.
"I knew the clock was running out, so I wasn't sure if I was going to get it off in time," he explained. "Once I got the ball I just set my feet and let it go."
Which erased all of the frustration Owens has suffered through during a recent shooting slump.
"I haven't been shooting well at all," Dylan said. "It's been frustrating and very stressful. Those two shots at the end are a boost to my confidence."
Cole Owens agreed.
"I think it means a lot for Dylan," he said. "He's been struggling a little bit, but we all know he can shoot. Hopefully this helps his confidence and can get him going."
Covington got things going early as Sam Earick and Troy Cron started the game with back-to-back treys and the Buccs surged to a 14-3 lead.
But Twin Valley South switched from a box-and-one to a zone defense and suddenly Covington couldn't buy a basket.
By halftime the Panthers cut the deficit to 21-13 and then outscored the Buccs 16-7 in the third quarter to take a 29-28 lead.
"I don't know why we couldn't get anything going offensively in the second and third quarter," Craft said. "We got some good looks, but couldn't get anything to fall."
Fortunately the Buccaneer defense was outstanding, preventing Twin Valley South from putting the game away until the offense could start finding a spark.
And it was Cole Owens who provided that spark as he dominated the Panthers inside the paint in the fourth quarter.
"We knew we had an advantage inside with Cole," Craft explained. "We tried getting the ball into him on every possession, but they were surrounding him pretty tight all night."
But Owens battled through it, either scoring on short jumpers or going to the free throw line - making seven of eight attempts from the charity stripe.
"Every week I know I'm going to get hammered inside and it does get frustrating at times," Owens said. "But I try to put it out of my mind and keep playing. That's what I did tonight."
Still, Covington couldn't get over the hump because every time it made a play the Panthers responded to maintain a slim lead.
That was until the ball ended up in Dylan Owens' hands in the final seconds.
Which was when he launched the shot that may have saved Covington's season.
SCORING BY QUARTERS:
Twin Valley South .............. 3 ... 10 ... 16 ... 12 - 41
Covington .......................... 12 ..... 7 ..... 7 ... 17 - 43
COVINGTON SCORING:
Cole Owens - 21
Dylan Owens - 6
Troy Cron - 5
Ryan Craft - 5
Sam Earick - 3
Austin Angle - 3
TWIN VALLEY SOUTH SCORING:
Cole Cottingim - 16
Troy Innis - 8
Anthony Augspurger - 8
Michael Green - 6
Boggs - 3
THREE-POINT SCORING:
Covington: Dylan Owens (2), Troy Cron (1), Sam Earick (1)
Twin Valley South: Cole Cottingim (1)
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