Teutopolis Finishes Second at Class 7-3A State Tourney

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Published on February 13 2015 4:36 am
Last Updated on February 13 2015 5:20 am
Written by Millie Lange

WENONA -- Teutopolis Junior High School owned the first half, but Gillespie came back to take the second half and the overtime period to win 38-33 for the Class 3A State Boys Tournament championship Thursday.

T-town held a 12-8 opening quarter lead and went on a 4-0 run in the second period and finished with a 21-13 lead at halftime.

Both teams struggled offensively at the start of the second half but Gillespie finally put together an 8-3 run to pull within 24-21 going into the final quarter. Gillespie tied the game at 4:54 with a free throw. T-town answered with a Luke Ungrund three-pointer. With 2:20 remaining, Gillespie took a lead on a three-pointer by Frankie Barrett. After a timeout by T-town, Mitch Hardiek drove the lane and tied the game and it went into overitme.

In the overtime, Gillespie scored first as Anthony Kravanya grabbed a rebound and put it up for two. T-town had several llooks but nothing was dropping. Gillespie continued its domination on the boards. Devin Stroh sank free throws to put Gillespie up by five and that's where the score ended.

Kravanya led the winners with 16 points. T-town was led by two players in double figures, Ungrund with 13 and Mitch Hemmen with 12.

T-town ended the season with a 23-4 record while Gillespie had a 26-2 mark. The third place contest went to Farmington Central over St. Joseph 48-40.

"What a game," said Coach Doug Smith. "We just came up short in the end. We controlled the first half with our sticky man defnse. The second half was a different story as you can see by the boxscore. We couldn't put the ball in the hole. We had great looks, it just would not fall.

"I know my guys were hanging their heads after the game, but I am very proud of them. We battled the entire game, it just wasn't meant to be in the end. These guys accomplished a lot this year. I will be looking for better things as they continue their basketball careers for rthe Wooden Shoes."

The third place game went to Farmington Central over St. Joseph 48-40.

Class 7-3A State Tournament

Overtime

Teutopolis           12    9    3      7    2    --    33

Gillespie                8    5    8    10    7    --    38

Teutopolis -- Deters 2, M. Hemmen 12, Ungrund 13, Hardiek 6, McMahon 0

Gillespie -- Gill 6, Barrett 5, Reiniesch 2, Stroh 9,  Kravanya 16