“We had bad execution at the end of the game,” Roth said. BG coach Mason Roth was not pleased with the way his team played down the stretch. That set up what looked like might be BG’s last possession, but Boos had something to say about that. Schuerman missed the front end of a one-and-one, but junior forward Andrew Badenhop was right there to tip the ball back in, tying the game at 57-57, with 30 seconds remaining. BG junior guard Ahmir Ruffin beat a defender and scored to put the Bobcats up, 57-55, with 1:54 remaining.Īfter Eastwood senior forward Brady Weaver hit the floor to get a steal, it led to a missed transition layup, but senior guard Tristan Schuerman was fouled on the offensive rebound. He makes plays at the end of games,” Faykosh continued.īG had the upper hand in the final minutes. “But I mean that is the type of player Case is. Eastwood players, coaches, and fans cheer as senior Case Boos (not pictured) scored the game winning basket as time expired during the fourth quarter of a game against Bowling Green on December 12, 2022, at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio. “As he got the steal, I looked up and I saw about three seconds, and luckily, he is fast enough that he can get down the floor in that amount of time. “Out of all the situations we talked about, it was all defense, and that didn’t even cross my mind that we’d be able to get a layup before the clock went off,” Faykosh said. But what he did even shocked Eastwood first-year coach Jason Faykosh. The only question one might ask is was 2½ seconds enough time for Boos to run the length of the floor and make a lay-up.įor anyone who has seen Boos’ speed on the football field, that is not hard to answer. “So, I just went in, and I came out with the ball, and I looked at that clock and made that layup to win it. “We were supposed to foul right away when they got the ball,” Boos said.” So, when he got the ball, I was going to take charge in my own hands. Eastwood junior Andrew Badenhop (23) tries to gain control of the ball against Bowling Green senior Evan Brandt (13) during the fourth quarter of a game against Bowling Green on December 12, 2022, at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio. The game was tied 57-57 when the Bobcats had possession and called a timeout with 7.1 seconds remaining to set up what would BG hoped would be another game-winner.Įastwood still had two fouls to give before the Bobcats went into the bonus, so the Eagles’ plan was to foul and take time off the clock, making it harder for the Bobcats to set up the potential game-winner. It’s a backyard rivalry, so we wanted to win this game.” “Last year, they came to us, and they shot 80% from the three-point line (76-71 BG win) so that left a sour taste in our mouth. “Two years ago, we came here, and they hit a game winner on us,” Boos said. tRmEEpjrIRīoos raced the length of the floor, scoring the winning layup at the buzzer to give the visiting Eagles a 59-57 non-league win.īoos led all scorers with 29 points, including five three-point goals, and he had two steals, but nothing was bigger than the steal that led to the game-winning layup.īoos says the steal and score were payback for when then-sophomore guard Brock Hastings made the winning shot two years ago on the same BG floor, propelling BG to a 51-48 win over the Eagles. The game was tied at 57-57 and three seconds were on the clock when Boos came out of nowhere and stole the ball from Bowling Green senior forward Evan Brandt in the backcourt.Įastwood with the win. Even the hero, Eastwood senior guard Case Boos, could not believe what he had just pulled off. The way the Bowling Green-Eastwood boys basketball game finished Monday night caught everyone by surprise. Eastwood players surround senior Case Boos, center, after he scored the game winning basket as time expired during the fourth quarter of a game against Bowling Green on December 12, 2022, at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio.
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