GOSHEN (Sat., Feb. 23, 2008) – Four Keystone players had fouled out and one was ejected leaving the Eagles with only three players on the court when the officials called the game with 4:24 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Couriers prevailed 73-51.
The two teams traded the lead six times in the first nine minutes. Keystone’s Josh Leichty tied the game at 23 apiece with 5:19 left in the first half before the Couriers outscored the Eagles 10-6 for a 39-33 halftime lead.
In the second half the Couriers scored 20 of their 34 points at the free-throw line. Mike Troyer scored two of those points after an intentional foul and technical foul called against Keystone late in the third period. Spencer Miller had just hit one free throw in a double-bonus situation for Couriers when the officials decided to end the game.
Todd Martin and Spencer Miller tallied 16 points each for the Couriers, who went a perfect 5-0 at the new gym. Troyer added 14. Joel King’s record free-throw shooting streak ended at 27 when he missed the front end of two shots with 5:57 left in the contest.
Keystone (9-10) got 24 points from Serge Portee and 11 from Lucas Wiesenberg.
According to my records, only one other game has been called in Courier basketball history. With Clinton leading 72-41 in Valparaiso February 9, 1993, two players for the host Maranatha Christian squad started a fight on a nearby stairway. The game was brought to an end midway through the fourth quarter.
Also on Saturday, the junior varsity beat Wabash Christian before falling to the Noble/Whitley Warriors for second place at the Noble/Whitley tourney. The younger Couriers finished 12-7, the most wins at that level in at least six years.
Chad Schrock’s Couriers (19-3) vie for their 20th win of the season versus Granger Christian at 7:00 pm Tuesday in the pigtail game of the ICSTS Northern Regional semifinal at Trinity in South Bend. The winner faces Lakeland Christian (3-17 through Saturday) in the second semifinal set for noon Saturday.
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