By: Ella Fowler, Kelsey Bruzek, Tyler Elzholz, and Jaiden Basinger
January 19, 2021
Coming off of a conference loss on Friday evening against conference-rival, Lutheran West, the boys varsity basketball team was looking to bounce back quickly against non-conference opponent, North Olmsted High School. Unfortunately, the Hurricanes fought tough against the visiting Eagles, but they found themselves on the losing end for the second time in as many days.
Early on in Saturday evening’s contest, both teams exchanged points and defensive stops, and this had the making of a very competitive game. Sophomore Jaiden Basinger led the first quarter charge keeping the Hurricanes within striking distance. With a fast and back-and-forth first quarter of play, the 0-2 Hurricanes found themselves trailing the Eagles by only two points at quarters end, 16-14.
The second quarter is the quarter that determined the eventual outcome as the Eagles outscored the Hurricanes 16-8, expanding their halftime lead to 32-22. Trailing by ten points at the half is no reason to give up or panic because basketball is a game of runs and momentum; however, even after knowing what adjustments to make in order to get back into the game, the Eagles would not allow it.
Unfortunately for the Canes, the Eagles started off hot in the third quarter by draining multiple three-point shots to prevent the Hurricanes from making a crucial, third quarter run. Near the end of the quarter, the Canes were able to make shots, but by the end, they found themselves down by 16 points, 49-33.
In the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes caught fire with Basinger and teammate Jacob Sullivan scoring at will. At one point, the deficit was only seven points, but needing to be perfect as time continued to tick away was too tall a feat for the Hurricanes to overcome. The road Eagles eventually pulled-away and came out on top of the host Hurricanes by a final score of 73-62.
Leading scorers for the Hurricanes were Basinger (25 points) and Sullivan (19 points).
Coach Jerrod Karl and the boys look to snap their three-game losing streak tonight as they host the Trinity Trojans. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. With limited access to fans, you can watch the game live via the Trojans’ Facebook Stream.
Go Canes!
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