Not solely did the Somerset Briar Jumpers have a good time senior evening on Friday, honoring seniors Ben Godby, Indred Whitaker, Jamison Coomer, Colyer White and Wesley Carr, in addition they welcomed the Danville Christian Warriors to the Briar Patch, the consensus primary ranked crew in Area 12. With this being their common season finale, what higher method to finish the marketing campaign in type than by defeating the very best crew within the area?
For at the very least three quarters, it regarded just like the Jumpers had been nicely on their method to doing simply that. Nonetheless, the protection of a really tall and athletic Danville Christian crew stood tall within the fourth quarter, holding Somerset scoreless and handing them a 48-45 senior evening loss.
Junior massive man Lual Ayiei scored the primary basket of the sport for the guests earlier than being shortly answered by a 3-pointer by Godby. The three-pointer saved the jumpers in the course of the first interval. Junior Braden Fugate hit a 3-pointer to provide Danville Christian the lead earlier than Coomer linked on a 3-pointer of his personal to flip the lead again to the house crew. Sophomore Geu Ateny scored inside as the massive man was unstoppable for the Warriors early.
The pair of Whitaker and Kole Grundy saved the shootout sizzling for the Jumpers, giving them a 12-8 lead. Junior Titus Boyd hit a double for Danville Christian earlier than Coomer added three extra to drive a timeout for the guests. Godby added 4 extra earlier than the tip of the interval, with Ayiei scoring one other inside earlier than the buzzer to provide Somerset a 19-13 benefit after the primary.
Ateny began the second with a basket inside earlier than Whitaker shortly adopted with a two. Boyd had a conventional three-point play to chop Somerset's result in three earlier than one other long-range shot was made by Godby. Quickly, although, head coach Ryan Younger was pressured to take a timeout as senior Emmanuel Dut and Athens scored baskets to chop Somerset's result in simply 24-22.
Boyd was in a position to tie the sport after a timeout. However the Jumpers recovered from a 6-0 rampage to shut the half by scoring 5 of the final six factors, with Whitaker and Aedyn Absher scoring two every and Josh Lewis scoring one from the free throw line to provide them 29 factors. -26 heading into the second half.
Absher obtained sizzling early within the second half, scoring 4, with one among his baskets assisted by Grundy after a large offensive rebound, one thing the Jumpers struggled with as a result of Warriors' measurement. Ayiei obtained Danville Christian again inside two factors earlier than one other 3-pointer by Whitaker gave the Jumpers a 36-31 lead.
One other 3-pointer by Whitaker, this one seemingly from the car parking zone, prolonged Somerset's result in eight and compelled a Danville Christian timeout. Somerset took a breather after receiving a basket from Fugate after poor protection. Three runs adopted with photographs by Absher and Godby to shut the interval, giving Somerset a double-digit lead and a 45-35 lead going into the ultimate quarter.
Nonetheless, the jumpers' offense got here to a screeching halt within the fourth. A 3-pointer by Fugate plus baskets inside by Boyd and Dut lower Somerset's result in simply two within the first couple of minutes and compelled a full Briar Jumpers timeout. A basket from Athena later and immediately the sport was tied after a 10-0 Warriors run. Each shot taken by a jumper barely equalized and time turned an element on this one.
A steal and two by Boyd gave the Warriors their first lead because the begin of the ballgame, and the house crew's offensive frustration appeared to mount. Ateny added a free throw late and regardless of having a number of possibilities to tie, Somerset simply couldn't make the photographs late as they ended up falling 48-45 to Danville Christian.
The Jumpers had been led by Whitaker and Godby with 13 factors every, whereas Absher added 9 extra. Different scorers included Coomer with six, Grundy with three and Lewis with one. Danville Christian led Boyd with a game-high 14 factors.
Somerset finishes the common season 18-10 and begins its postseason journey Tuesday when it faces Casey County within the forty seventh District Match hosted by Rockcastle County. Tip-off is about for six:00 p.m
