IRISH SEASON ENDS IN TOURNEY OPENING LOSS

Cold shooting the entire night, coupled with a hot first half by Teays Valley, especially Nate Anderson who finished with 31 points, were too much for the Irish to overcome in falling to Teays Valley by the score of 48-39.

The Irish fell behind 16-7 after one quarter, as Raneal Ewing scored all 7 Irish points. The Irish fared no better in the second quarter, and found themselves trailing 29-11 at the half. Unofficially the Irish shot 6 out or 25 from the field in the first half, and 0 for 2 from the foul line. Antonio Bisutti and Joshua Ashwill each scored 2 points for the Irish in the 2nd quarter.

The Irish managed ten points in the third quarter, while holding Teays Valley to just 6, but still trailed 35-21 entering the fourth. Ewing added 4 more in the quarter, as did Ryan Duncan. Duncan's final 2 came on a buzzer beater putback after an offensive rebound. Justin Craig also scored 2 in the quarter assisted by Jalen Johnson.

After falling behind 39-21 with 6:54 remaining, the Irish went on a 15-3 run to close to within 42-36 with about 3 minutes remaining. The run included some solid defense which caused some turnovers, and second chance opportunities on the offensive boards. Ewing had 7 points during the run, while Duncan had 3 and Bisutti and Ashwill 2 each. The Irish had three opportunites on an ensuing possession, but could not convert on any before Teays Valley scored to take a 44-36 lead. Bisutti connected on a pair of free throws to again cut the lead to 44-38 with 1:23 remaining, but missed free throw opportunities to get closer and the Irish were forced to foul. Teays Valley converted their free throws down the stretch to pull away with the 48-39 victory. For the night, unofficially the Irish finished shooting 13 out of 57 from the field.

The Irish finish the season at 8-13, including 4-10 in the OCC Cardinal Divsion, good enough for a fifth place tie with Dublin Jerome, and ahead of Olentangy and Marysville.

Box Score

DS: Ewing 7-3-19, Duncan 2-2-7, Bisutti 1-4-6, Ashwill 2-1-5, Craig 1-0-2. 3-point goals: Ewing 2, Duncan. Totals: 13-10-39.

TV: N.Anderson 10-9-31, Dresbach 3-0-6, Glick 2-0-4, Graves 1-2-4, Bowling 1-0-2, Hodge 0-1-1. 3-point goals: N.Anderson 2. Totals: 17-12-48.