Bulldogs roll in 88-45 win over Kankakee Valley at home

A USA-365.com Special Report  by the USA-365.com team
01-08-2020

Team /Record	1	2	3	4	Final
KANKAKEE VALLEY (3-6)	16	7	14	8	45
CROWN POINT (4-5)	19	25	21	23	88

Friday, January 3, 2020 - Nonconference game at CROWN POINT, Ind.

CP's David Brown (24) wins the opening tip back to teammate Ty Smith (12) in last week's nonconference game against Kankakee Valley. (All photos by Mark Smith)

KV coach Bill Shepherd kills some pregame time with CP coach Clint Swan.

Crown Point's Ben Uran plays through a foul to get the ball up on the rim against KV's Will Dyniewski (30).

KV's Nick Mikash (33) stays in touch with CP's Jake Oostman (42) early in the CP-KV game.

CP's Drew Adzia (14) fires away over the top of Kankakee Valley's Riley Jordan (10).

KV's Gavin Herrema (4) scored 16 including four three-pointers at Crown Point last Friday.

CP's Orion White (right) and Ty Smith (12) talk about putting 88 points on the board against Kankakee Valley last Friday.

CP's Ben Uran (31) protects the ball after a defensive rebound against Kankakee Valley. The Bulldogs outrebounded KV 35-18.

CP senior Miles Lubbers (22) looks to move against KV's Nick Mikash (33) last week in Crown Point. CP was credited with 16 assists and just six turnovers.

CP junior David Brown (30) rises up against Kankakee Valley's Nick Mikash (33). The Bulldogs led 44-23 at halftime.

The home fans were happy as Crown Point walked away with an 88-45 victory.

Everybody was happy at Crown Point last Friday as the Bulldogs won their annual nonconference game with Kankakee Valley last Friday night. CP got back to the .500 mark the next night with a win at West Lafayette. (All photos by Mark Smith)

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KANKAKEE VALLEY (45): Matt Caldwell 3-0-7, Gavin Herrema 6-0-16, Tyler Marton 4-0-9, Riley Jordan 1-0-3, Cole Cavinder 1-1-3, Nick Mikash 2-2-6, Elijah Carden 0-0-0, Jeb Boissy 0-0-0, Caleb DeYoung 0-0-0, Luke Andree 0-1-1. TOTALS: 17 (4-8) 45.

CROWN POINT (88): Ty Smith 6-4-17, Drew Adzia 1-0-2, David Brown 7-0-14, Jake Oostman 4-1-9, Miles Lubbers 4-0-9, Dylan Matusak 1-2-4, Ben Uran 4-1-9, Orion White 6-0-13, Matt Zdanowicz 1-0-3, Felix Meeks 1-1-3, Keaton Buuck 0-2-2, AJ Lux 1-0-3, Darrius Roach 0-0-0, Darren Roach 0-0-0. TOTALS: 36 (11-15) 88.

FREE THROWS: KV (4-8, 50%) Mikash 2-4, Cavinder 1-2, Andree 1-2. CROWN POINT (11-15, 73.3%) Smith 4-4, Buuck 2-2, Matusak 2-2, Uran 1-3, Brown 0-2 Meeks 1-1, Oostmanz 1-1.

ASSISTS: KV (9) Caldwell 3, Herrema 3, Carden 2, Andree. CP (16) Adzia 5, Brown 4, Smith 3, Zdanowicz 2, Matusak, White.

REBOUNDS: KV (14) Herrema 4, Mikash 3, Dyniewski 3, Caldwell, Carden, DeYoung, Martin.
CP (32) Brown 8, White 6, Smith 6, Adzia 3, Uran 2, Brown 2, Buuck 2, Lubbers, Matusak. Oostman,

TURNOVERS: KV (16), CROWN POINT (6).

3-GOALS: KV (7-20, 35%) Gavin Herrema 4, Matt Caldwell, Riley Jordan, Tyler Martin. CROWN POINT (5-8, 62.5%) Ty Smith, Miles Lubbers, David Brown, Orion White, AJ Lux..

FOULED OUT:  None.
 

Here was a team that averaged 49 points a game over their first eight dates, spotting KV a 9-6 lead and racing to a 44-23 haftime edge. The Bulldogs (4-5), who were held to 38 points at Warsaw and just 28 by Munster, pulled away the entire second half - even after the bench players took the floor.

“We got exactly what we needed out of last week,” said long time coach Clint Swan of the downstate holiday tournament experience.

“We got a really good win over New Albany and we played three well-coached teams. Now obviously, our goal was to win three times there and win the championship. But we also wanted to see individuals get better. We have a young team. A great group of guys. Now, we could take a step back tomorrow. But tonight we showed what we can do.”

To an outsider, CP’s 2020 boys appear to like a faster paced game. You can hear the coaches telling rebounders and guards to push the ball up the floor. Teams that have slowed them have controlled them. Teams that play higher scoring games like Bowman, Penn, East Chicago and KV, have found CP more formidable.

There were many stars on the first night of the new year, but junior guard Ty Smith had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in just 18 minutes of play.

6-foot-4 junior David Brown was very strong with 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists. And 6-foot junior guard Orion White, who hadn't scored a point all season, came off the bench like he wants me to learn how to pronounce his first name with 13 points and six rebounds in just 22 minutes of play.

“David Brown was very good at the offensive end of the floor,” said Swan. “And David Brown was very good at the defensive end of the floor.”

“Ty Smith did what Ty Smith usually does for us. And Orion White got an opportunity and he certainly took advantage of it.”

It probably should be said that, after 10 games, CP’s five losses were to Noblesville (5-6) at Noblesville, Bowman Academy (7-5), Munster (8-1), Warsaw (8-1) and Chesterton (9-1). They’d been singing with the big dogs and could be just now finding their own bark.

“Of course this is the pace we want to play at,” said Swan of the quick-stepping prowess of his boys on this night. But we want to be able to play well at any pace.”

DOG NOTES: Crown Point followed up the win over Kankakee Valley with a significant 61-50 road win at West Lafayette (5-4) Saturday night.

The Bulldogs trailed 20-12 after one quarter, but rallied with a game-high 21 points from Ty Smith and a season-high 14 from Dylan Matusak. CP was just 9 of 21 from the foul line but sank eight three-point shots.

Crown Point went 1-2 in the Noblesville Holiday tournament, losing to the host team 48-43 before topping New Albany 62-54 and losing to Chesterton 44-35.

The Bulldogs rallied with a 17-12 fourth quarter against Noblesville (5-6), but cold shooting (16 of 47, 34%) was a definite factor in the loss.

In the eight-point win over New Albany (5-4), CP was credited with just four turnovers and bankrolled out 32 points from guards Ty Smith (17) and Drew Adzia (15).

Facing Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) rival Chesterton on the Noblesville floor, CP was within 29-27 after three quarters but 13 turnovers and 1-of-13 shooting from three-point range hurt the cause. Adzia (11) and David Brown (10) combined for 21 against Chesterton (9-1).

CP has seven of their first 11 games on the road and the Bulldogs will have seven of their last 11 games at home beginning with the Jan. 17 game with border rival Merrillville (4-6).

USA-365.com/Indiana-Sports.com Broadcast Note: Our next USA-365.com/Indiana-Sports.com broadcast comes Friday, Jan. 10 when Crown Point travels to Michigan City for a high school girls and boys basketball double header. Our live coverage starts with the girls pregame show at 5:15 p.m. and tip-off at 5:30 p.m. CST. The CP boys will tip off at approximately 7:30 p.m. or 20-minutes after the conclusion of the CP Lady Bulldogs game.