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Franklin
Monroe senior Taylor Robins unloads a trey during first half
action Thursday against Arcanum.
Robins scored a game high 25 as the
Jets cruised to a 58-45 Cross County Conference victory.
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Jets snap
Arcanum win streak
Streak ends at four
PITSBURG - Coming in on a four game winning streak, the Arcanum Lady
Trojans and head coach Rachael Fearon was looking to make it five.
That thought was only a thought as Franklin Monroe rolled to a 58-45
Cross County Conference victory.
It was a tale of two halves for the Trojans.
Hanging close in the first half, trailing 17-11 after one and 26-23 at
the break, Arcanum’s trouble started in the third quarter and the
adversity never stopped.
“I’m proud of my girls,” said Fearon after the game. “They played hard
right to the end.”
With the Jets holding a slim three point lead at the half, Franklin
Monroe’s defense was the difference maker as the Jets forced 11
turnovers in the quarter, holding the Trojans to just four third
quarter points and taking command of the game, 44-27.
So what was said at the break by Jets coach Gavin Spitler to get things
changed?
“I told them to stop gambling and to play solid half-court defense and
keep them in front of you,” said Spitler. “We did that in the third
quarter. We did that the first time we played them (Bill Burkett) and
for whatever the reason tonight, we came out and was over playing them
in the first half. It was team defense making sure they didn’t beat us
on the help side. A lot of those turnovers were lob passes in and we
would just pick them off.”
With the second half defense clicking, the offensive charge was being
led by senior Taylor Robins. The FM sparkplug ignited for 25 points to
lead all scorers for the night, including five three pointers.
“You just knew it was going to happen,” said Spitler. “She is such a
good shooter and the bottom line is that she’s not shot that well this
year. Hopefully this will propel her to a lot more success because she
can shoot the basketball, and we all know it, and tonight, they were
falling for her.”
While the offense and defense was there for the Jets, the Trojans were
putting on the pressure and the Jets protected the ball.
“We knew they would put on some type of a press,” Spitler stated. “We
hit our foul shots and protected the ball reasonably well. We made a
lot of jump shots that we haven’t been hitting. We can shoot the ball,
we just haven’t done it very well this year.”
Arcanum was led on offense by freshman Rebecca Deao with 15 points.
The Trojans will host Ansonia today in a noon start while the Jets will
be idle until January 7 when they travel to Dixie.
Also on Thursday in the CCC, Mississinawa Valley rallied late to beat
Twin Valley South, 40-35.
Versailles thumped Parkway 63-32.
MV will travel to Troy Christian today to take on the Eagles in a 1
p.m. start, while the Tigers will see action again on January 10 when
they host St. Henry.
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Arcanum's
Alexis Abner drives past Taylor Robins Thursday at The
Hangar.
The Lady Trojans four game-winning streak was ended by the Jets.
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