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Slow start dooms Southwestern in sectional loss to Jac-Cen-Del

EDINBURGH – For Southwestern to upset Jac-Cen-Del in the Class A, Sectional 60 quarterfinal round Wednesday at Edinburgh, its offense had to be madly efficient. What the Spartans found was the maddening length of the Eagles defense.

Jac-Cen-Del forced Southwestern into 26 turnovers that led to 20 more shot attempts and many more scoring opportunities in a 66-40 victory.

The Eagles (15-9) will face Waldron (12-11) Friday in the second semifinal game at the Edinburgh Sectional.

Matt Dickman led Jac-Cen-Del with 21 points, seven rebounds, two steals and three blocked shots. Devin Grieshop was equally disruptive, scoring 17 points, grabbing seven rebounds, getting six assists and four steals.

“Their length and athleticism is off the charts,” said Southwestern head coach Chris Ingels. “We don’t see that often enough.”

While 10 different Jac-Cen-Del players scored, all 40 of Southwestern’s points came from its starting five. Ben Kahler finished with 12 points and five rebounds. Conner Jewell had nine points and eight rebounds. Carter Snepp had seven and Matthew Clements and Jonah DeArmitt each had six.

Clements, Jewell and DeArmitt played their final game in a Southwestern jersey. The Spartans ended their first season under Ingels’ direction at 4-19.

“Our guys battled and competed all night long,” said Ingels. “That is a testament to our seniors who led us throughout the year. They never wanted to give up and kept fighting.”

The Spartans needed a strong start Wednesday but did not get it. Five turnovers and just seven shot attempts left Southwestern trailing 16-4 at the end of the first quarter.

“A lot of it was our offense. We didn’t give our defense time to set up because we were turning it over or missing a quick shot which led to some transition for them,” said Ingels. “We also wanted to get into a zone following makes and man after misses, and offensively we let ourselves down and dug a hole.”

For a team only averaging 42 ppg, being down double digits to a 14-win team was not ideal.

Four different Spartans scored in the second quarter which kept them within reach at halftime, trailing 31-15.

Dickman, a rangy six-foot, five-inch wing, scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the third quarter while the Spartans committed 10 turnovers.

Southwestern shot 46% from the field and outrebounded the Eagles, 30-24, but did not have a free-throw attempt in the game.

“I enjoy our kids. I like our attitudes and personalities. We are going to get better and there are better days ahead,” said Ingels.

 

Jac-Cen-Del 66, Southwestern 40

SW – Kahler 6-9 0-0 12, Ma. Clements 3-9 0-0 6, Snepp 3-5 0-0 7, Jewell 3-9 0-0 9, DeArmitt 3-5 0-0 6, Stone 0-0 0-0 0, Mi. Clements 0-1 0-0 0, Cooley 0-1 0-0 0, Barlow 0-1 0-0 0, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0, Dennison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-39 0-0 40.

JCD – Kohlman 1-4 0-0 2, Grieshop 6-12 4-6 17, Drockelman 0-7 0-0 0, Dickman 7-12 3-4 21, Dwenger 2-4 1-3 6, Newhart 3-5 0-0 6, Groth 1-9 0-0 2, Comer 2-3 0-0 6, Co. White 1-1 0-0 2, Ca. White 0-0 0-0 0, Borgman 0-1 2-2 2, Brook 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 24-59 13-18 66.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

SW (4-19)    4  11  14  11  --  40

JCD (15-9)  16  15  20  15  --  66

Three-point field goals: SW 4-11 (Snepp 1-2, Jewell 3-7, Mi. Clements 0-1, Barlow 0-1), JCD 5-28 (Kohlman 0-2, Grieshop 1-4, Drockelman 0-6, Dickman 1-5, Dwenger 1-1, Newhart 0-1, Groth 0-5, Comer 2-3, Borgman 0-1). Rebounds: SW 30 (Kahler 5, Ma. Clements 6, Snepp 3, Jewell 8, DeArmitt 5, Stone 1, Cooley 1, Oliver 1), JCD 24 (Kohlman 3, Grieshop 7, Dickman 7, Dwenger 2, Newhart 1, Groth 1, Comer 1, Co. White 1, Ca. White 1). Assists: SW 7 (Kahler 1, Ma. Clements 1, Snepp 1, Jewell 1, DeArmitt 2, Stone 1), JCD 12 (Grieshop 6, Drockelman 1, Dickman 1, Dwenger 1, Newhart 1, Comer 1, Borgman 1). Steals: SW 2 (Ma. Clements 1, DeArmitt 1), JCD 10 (Grieshop 4, Dickman 2, Groth 2, Ca. White 1, Borgman 1). Blocks: SW 3 (Ma. Clements 1, Snepp 2), JCD 4 (Drockelman 1, Dickman 3). Total fouls: SW 12, JCD 10. Turnovers: SW 26, JCD 4.

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