JUDA - Argyle sophomore Riley Ostby didn't expect the thrilling duel against Matt Schmitt and the Juda boys basketball team on Monday.
Ostby scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to propel the Orioles to a nail-biting 66-60 double overtime win over Juda. Ostby made 15 of 23 free throws and shot 17 in the fourth quarter and two overtimes as the Orioles stormed back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to cap the comeback.
"I wanted to force the issue and get us back into the game," Ostby said. "I took the ball in my hands and went after it. I never expected double overtime. I never expected to shoot 23 free throws. It's outrageous."
Schmitt, a freshman for Juda, scored a team-high 24 points and had eight rebounds before fouling out on a charge with 2 minutes, 56 seconds left in the second overtime. Argyle (4-3, 1-2 Six Rivers East) used a diamond press late in the fourth quarter and throughout the two extra sessions. The Orioles went on an 11-5 run after Schmitt fouled out to seal the win. Schmitt was one of four players for the Panthers to foul out.
"Matt goes hard all the time," Juda coach James Pickett said. "He's one of the players we look to be leaders of our team. He helps make others better on the court. He's selectively selfish."
Despite committing 21 turnovers, the Orioles did enough of the little things - making free throws and rebounding down the stretch to pull out a barnburner. The Orioles made 9 of 10 free throws in the second overtime and got offensive rebounds and putbacks by senior Alec Treuthardt and junior Colton Ploessl to build a 59-55 lead. Argyle senior Christopher Severson, Treuthardt and Ploessl each added 10 points.
"At the end Riley was really demanding the ball and answered," Argyle coach Scott Noll said. "We absolutely could have folded it up and went home with a loss. Hats off to Juda. They played a pretty good game. It's the second time in our last three games we have had a gritty win. A victory like this will mature us."
With the loss, Juda drops to 0-9, 0-4 Six Rivers East. Juda freshman Skyler Stuckey scored 13 points. Pickett is seeing improvement.
"By far this is the best we have played this year," he said. "I would like to see our offense be a little more efficient. The offensive rebounds is where they really hurt us in the second half."
The Panthers went on a 14-0 run from late in the third quarter into the fourth. Schmitt drilled a 3-pointer and junior Cory Segner had a steal and a layup to spark the surge. Juda senior Patrick Bergum, who scored 12 points, had nine rebounds and five blocked shots, knocked down a 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 7 minutes to go in the fourth quarter to give the Panthers a 34-22 lead. The Orioles went to a diamond press and were able to rally.
"We just lost our focus," Pickett said against the press. "I don't think we were mentally prepared for it. Our minds were working faster than our bodies."
Ostby banked in a jumper with 54 seconds to go in the fourth quarter to cut the Panthers' lead to 46-42. After two free throws by Bergum gave the Panthers a three point lead, Ostby drilled a 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds left to tie the game at 44 to send it to overtime. Juda had a chance to win it at the end of regulation, but Bergum's pass down court was knocked away and the Panthers didn't get a shot off.
There was just as much drama in the first overtime as there was in the fourth quarter. Severson hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 48. Schmitt answered with a layup to give the Panthers a 51-50 lead. The Panthers needed some late heroics at the end of the first overtime when Bergum nailed a 3-pointer with 46 seconds to go to tie the game at 53. That set the stages for double overtime.
"We played pretty flat most of the game," Noll said. "With about 3:30 left in the fourth quarter we went to that fullcourt press and we got some things to go our way. We stopped settling for the three and attacked the basket. At the end of the game, we started getting the rebounds and we hit our free throws."
Ostby scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to propel the Orioles to a nail-biting 66-60 double overtime win over Juda. Ostby made 15 of 23 free throws and shot 17 in the fourth quarter and two overtimes as the Orioles stormed back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to cap the comeback.
"I wanted to force the issue and get us back into the game," Ostby said. "I took the ball in my hands and went after it. I never expected double overtime. I never expected to shoot 23 free throws. It's outrageous."
Schmitt, a freshman for Juda, scored a team-high 24 points and had eight rebounds before fouling out on a charge with 2 minutes, 56 seconds left in the second overtime. Argyle (4-3, 1-2 Six Rivers East) used a diamond press late in the fourth quarter and throughout the two extra sessions. The Orioles went on an 11-5 run after Schmitt fouled out to seal the win. Schmitt was one of four players for the Panthers to foul out.
"Matt goes hard all the time," Juda coach James Pickett said. "He's one of the players we look to be leaders of our team. He helps make others better on the court. He's selectively selfish."
Despite committing 21 turnovers, the Orioles did enough of the little things - making free throws and rebounding down the stretch to pull out a barnburner. The Orioles made 9 of 10 free throws in the second overtime and got offensive rebounds and putbacks by senior Alec Treuthardt and junior Colton Ploessl to build a 59-55 lead. Argyle senior Christopher Severson, Treuthardt and Ploessl each added 10 points.
"At the end Riley was really demanding the ball and answered," Argyle coach Scott Noll said. "We absolutely could have folded it up and went home with a loss. Hats off to Juda. They played a pretty good game. It's the second time in our last three games we have had a gritty win. A victory like this will mature us."
With the loss, Juda drops to 0-9, 0-4 Six Rivers East. Juda freshman Skyler Stuckey scored 13 points. Pickett is seeing improvement.
"By far this is the best we have played this year," he said. "I would like to see our offense be a little more efficient. The offensive rebounds is where they really hurt us in the second half."
The Panthers went on a 14-0 run from late in the third quarter into the fourth. Schmitt drilled a 3-pointer and junior Cory Segner had a steal and a layup to spark the surge. Juda senior Patrick Bergum, who scored 12 points, had nine rebounds and five blocked shots, knocked down a 3-pointer and scored on a layup with 7 minutes to go in the fourth quarter to give the Panthers a 34-22 lead. The Orioles went to a diamond press and were able to rally.
"We just lost our focus," Pickett said against the press. "I don't think we were mentally prepared for it. Our minds were working faster than our bodies."
Ostby banked in a jumper with 54 seconds to go in the fourth quarter to cut the Panthers' lead to 46-42. After two free throws by Bergum gave the Panthers a three point lead, Ostby drilled a 3-pointer with 10.2 seconds left to tie the game at 44 to send it to overtime. Juda had a chance to win it at the end of regulation, but Bergum's pass down court was knocked away and the Panthers didn't get a shot off.
There was just as much drama in the first overtime as there was in the fourth quarter. Severson hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 48. Schmitt answered with a layup to give the Panthers a 51-50 lead. The Panthers needed some late heroics at the end of the first overtime when Bergum nailed a 3-pointer with 46 seconds to go to tie the game at 53. That set the stages for double overtime.
"We played pretty flat most of the game," Noll said. "With about 3:30 left in the fourth quarter we went to that fullcourt press and we got some things to go our way. We stopped settling for the three and attacked the basket. At the end of the game, we started getting the rebounds and we hit our free throws."
