ALBANY WENT UP AGAINST JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL IN THE CLASS AA QUARTERFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 24, Albany and Jackson County Central (JCC) squared off in a boys’ basketball state
Class AA quarterfinal game. The game was played at the Target Center.

Albany won the tip, and they looked like they were moving the ball quickly down the floor. They
wanted to get everyone involved in the offense.

Albany’s Brady Rueter and Braeden Justin both came up with deep 3-point shots and layups.
Albany didn’t take much time off the 35-second shot clock. They looked to shoot the ball early.
Albany’s Jake Buttweiler also came up with jump shots and layups.

JCC kept pushing the ball down the floor and looking for their shots.

Albany attacked the basket and got everyone involved in the offense.

JCC called a timeout with 11:38 left in the first half. The score was Albany 19, JCC 6.

Albany got everyone involved in the offense. They did a good job talking to each other on both
the offensive and defensive ends of the floor.

Even though JCC struggled shooting the ball early in the game, they kept on looking for their
shots and didn’t give up on either end of the floor.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went after rebounds on both ends of the floor.

Albany used their quickness to get past the JCC defense.

JCC called a timeout with 7:24 left in the first half. The score was Albany 28, JCC 9.

Albany continued to push the ball down the floor and look for their shots in transition.

JCC pushed the ball down the floor and looked for baskets in transition. They missed several
shots during the first half. Even though they struggled shooting the ball, they kept on looking for
their shots.

Albany called a timeout with 3:40 left in the first half. The score was Albany 32, JCC 15.

JCC kept on attacking the basket late in the first half. They did do a good job of communicating
with each other on both ends of the floor.

At halftime, the score was Albany 41, JCC 33.

As the second half got underway, both teams continued to look to attack the basket and looked
for their shots.

JCC attacked the basket early in the second half as they tried to get their shots to drop.

JCC called a timeout with 15:25 left in regulation. The score was Albany 49, JCC 25.

JCC looked for steals on the defensive end. They were able to get stops.

Albany didn’t let off the offensive pressure as they kept attacking the basket throughout the
second half.

JCC called a timeout with 12:08 left in regulation. The score was Albany 64, JCC 31.

Albany’s Jaxson Austin came up with jump shots and layups throughout the game. He was able
to make shots all over the floor. If he didn’t think that he had a good look at the basket, he would
pass it to one of his teammates.

Albany called a timeout with 8:39 left in regulation. The score was Albany 69, JCC 37.

Both teams played hard. Neither team gave up. JCC struggled to make shots throughout the
game. Albany was much quicker than JCC was. JCC didn’t give up on either side of the ball.

Albany called a timeout with 6:55 left in regulation. The score was Albany 73, JCC39.

Both teams competed till the end. Both teams also brought in their reserve players with less than
7 minutes left in regulation.

Albany came away with the 85-49 victory over JCC. The leading scorer for JCC was Rowe with
15 points. The leading scorers for Albany were Austin with 18 points and Olson with 14 points.