Basketball

GAME TEN: DESALES 62; GROVE CITY 49
Ohio Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic
(at The Ohio State University St. John Arena, January 6, 2007)
Season Record: Overall: 7-3; Central Catholic League: 3-0

SCORE BY QUARTER

	1	2	3	4	Final
DeSales	14	21	17	10	62
Grove City	12	11	14	12	49


BOX SCORE

DeSales	Field Goals		Free Throws		Tot. Pts.	Grove City	Field Goals		Free Throws		Tot. Pts.
	Field Goals		Free Throws				Field Goals		Free Throws
	3s	2s	Md.	Att.			3s	2s	Md.	Att.
Elijah Allen		11	6	8	28	Mike Agunga		2	5	10	9
Nick Kellogg	2	2	1	1	11	A.J. Anderson		4			8
Alex Kellogg	1	2	2	7	9	Elijah Smurthwaite		3	2	2	8
Zak Gaborcik	2				6	Eric Benjamin		3			6
Dane Johnson		2	2	4	6	Nate Helton		3			6
Sean Hobbs		1			2	Ryan Cosgray	1	1			5
						Rob Grooms	1	1			5
						Zac Clark		1			2
TOTALS	5	18	11	20	62	TOTALS	2	18	7	12	49


TEAM STATISTICS

	DHS	GCH		DHS	GCH
Field goals:			Rebounds:
Made	23	20	Offensive	4	23
Attempted	43	68	Defensive	28	22
Percentage	53.5%	29.4%	Total	32	45
3-pt. field goals:			Personal fouls	12	17
Made	5	2	Assists	19
Attempted	13	18	Turnovers	10	5
Percentage	38.5%	11.1%	Blocked shots	7
Free throws:			Steals	2
Made	11	7	Offensive effi-
Attempted	20	12	ciency rating	1.069	0.860
Percentage	55%	58.3

PLAY-BY-PLAY SCORING

FIRST HALF	DHS	GCH
FIRST QUARTER:
Rob Grooms three-point field goal	0	3
Mike Agunga free throw	0	4
(GCH's largest lead)
Nick Kellogg field goal	2	4
Mike Agunga field goal	2	6
(GCH's largest lead)
Alex Kellogg field goal	4	6
Nate Helton field goal	4	8
(GCH's largest lead)
Alex Kellogg three-point field goal	7	8
A.J. Anderson field goal	7	10
Elijah Allen field goal	9	10
Elijah Allen field goal	11	10
(the game's only lead change)
Elijah Allen field goal	13	10
Elijah Allen free throw	14	10
(Allen's seven consecutive points
completed a 10-2 DHS run that
began with Alex Kellogg's three-
pointer)
Mike Agunga field goal	14	12
END OF FIRST QUARTER	14	12
SECOND QUARTER:
Ryan Cosgray field goal	14	14
(the game's only tie score)
Zak Gaborcik three-point field goal	17	14
(DHS led for the rest of the game)
Elijah Allen field goal	19	14
Nate Helton field goal	19	16
Nick Kellogg field goal	21	16
Nick Kellogg free throw	22	16
Sean Hobbs field goal	24	16
Nick Kellogg three-point field goal	27	16
Time-out GCH (4:09 left to play)
Elijah Allen field goal	29	16
(Allen's field goal completed a
15-2 DHS run that began with
Gaborcik's three-pointer)
Elijah Smurthwaite field goal	29	18
Ryan Cosgray three-point field goal	29	21
Dane Johnson free throw	30	21
Elijah Allen field goal	32	21
Zac Clark field goal	32	23
Nick Kellogg three-point field goal	35	23
END OF SECOND QUARTER	35	23
SECOND HALF
THIRD QUARTER:
Elijah Allen field goal	37	23
Dane Johnson field goal	39	23
Time-out GCH (6:09 left to play)
Elijah Allen two free throws	41	23
(Allen's free throws completed
a 12-2 DHS run that began with
Johnson's free throw in the
second quarter)
Elijah Smurthwaite two free throws	41	25
Elijah Allen field goal	43	25
A.J. Anderson field goal	43	27
Mike Agunga two free throws	43	29
Zak Gaborcik three-point field goal	46	29
Dane Johnson field goal	48	29
Elijah Allen field goal	50	29
(the 7-0 run that began with
Gaborcik's three-pointer and
ended with Allen's field goal
resulted in DHS's largest lead)
Time-out GCH (2:48 left to play)
Eric Benjamin field goal	50	31
Rob Grooms field goal	50	33
Alex Kellogg field goal	52	33
Eric Benjamin field goal	52	35
A.J. Anderson field goal	52	37
END OF THIRD QUARTER	52	37
FOURTH QUARTER:
Eric Benjamin field goal	52	39
Elijah Allen free throw	53	39
Time-out DHS (5:26 left to play)
Elijah Smurthwaite field goal	53	41
Dane Johnson free throw	54	41
Time-out DHS (3:23 left to play)
Mike Agunga free throw	54	42
Elijah Allen field goal	56	42
Elijah Allen field goal	58	42
Mike Agunga free throw	58	43
A.J. Anderson field goal	58	45
Time-out DHS (2:09 left to play)
Time-out GCH (1:49 left to play)
Alex Kellogg free throw	59	45
Alex Kellogg free throw	60	45
Elijah Smurthwaite field goal	60	47
Time-out GCH (:50.1 left to play)
Elijah Allen two free throws	62	47
Nate Helton field goal	62	49
FINAL SCORE	62	49


From THE NORTHLAND NEWS

DeSales boys hold Grove City at bay in Play-by-Play

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
By SETH SHANER
Northland News Sports Reporter

News photo by Seth Shaner.
DeSales senior point guard
Dane Johnson takes to the air
in the Stallions' 62-49 win
over Grove City in the Play-
By-Play Classic at St. John
Arena Saturday.

The Grove City boys basketball team ran into a DeSales sqaud with a few too many horses at the Ohio Scholastic Play-by-Play Classic at St. John Arena Saturday.

The Stallions (7-3) jumped out to an early lead and kept the advantage in a 62-49 win.

"We're finishing games off a little better than we have in the past," DeSales coach Blair Albright said. "That's something we've definitely stressed in practice. I thought we did such a good job early in the game of putting the game into a position where we were in control that we wouldn't let them climb all the way back."

DeSales, which won at Hartley 57-47 Friday, was led by senior Elijah Allen's 28 points.

Allen was named the Stallions' MVP in the contest.

Senior point guard Dane Johnson and freshman guard Nick Kellogg each contributed to the win.

"I thought Dane and Nick Kellogg had a great floor game," Albright said. "Dane had nine assists and Nick had six. We get 15 assists out of our backcourt and Nick only turned it over one time. So aside from the 11 points he scored, he did that."

From Grove City's perspective, the experience could be a positive when it comes time to compete in the postseason.

"I wasn't at all happy with losing, but they're an outstanding team and they have some great players," Greyhounds coach Greg Waits said. "I tell our kids all the time that our non-league schedule's as tough as any around. We're going to play good non-league people because we want to be ready and battle-tested when the tournament comes."

Senior Michael Agunga led the 'Hounds with 9 points.

Junior Elijah Smurthwaite and senior A.J. Anderson totaled 8 points apiece.

While moral victories don't show up in the win-loss column, Grove City was able to get after it on the boards, despite the Stallions' height.

The Greyhounds (7-2) pulled down 23 offensive rebounds.

"That's something that shouldn't happen," Albright said. "They're a physically strong team, but if we would've kept them off the glass the game wouldn't have been close. That's something we need to do better.

"I have a lot of respect for the way Grove City plays. They're strong and they get after it every single play. I think we need to do a better job of bringing that intensity every single time."

DeSales hosts Cleveland St. Ignatius Friday (8 p.m.) and Athens Saturday (8 p.m.) before getting back into league play at home against St. Charles Jan. 19 (8 p.m.).

Grove City hosts Dublin Jerome Tuesday followed by a home game with Reynoldsburg Friday (7:30 p.m.).