Ravenna outlasts Field 47-46 in key MAC battle
BRIMFIELD, OH- It was a Portage County and Metro Athletic Conference showdown in Brimfield on Wednesday evening as the Field Falcons welcomed in the Ravenna Ravens. Both teams came in a bit shorthanded looking for a win to carry some momentum into the 2nd half of the regular season. This one would come down to the wire as Ravenna prevailed 47-46.
Ravenna would get off to an 8-3 lead early following a step back three ball from leading scorer CJ Ross.
CJ Ross with a three ball for Ravenna in the 1st
Brian Fox would answer with a three for Field before Blake Cutting converted and and-one opportunity for the Ravens to make it an 11-6 game. After a Paxson Silveus three for the Falcons, Ross would thrown down a big dunk off the fastbreak to get the Ravens crowd stirred up.
CJ Ross with a big fastbreak dunk for Ravenna in the 1st
Cutting would get another score inside to end the 1st with Ravenna leading 15-9.
After a Ross score to open the 2nd, Field would outscore the Ravena 7-4 over the next few minutes to cut the deficit to 21-18. Ross would then score four straight pushing the lead back to 7 before Mason Fulst hit a corner three followed by a free throw split as they trailed 25-22.
Mason Fulst with a three ball late in the 1st half for Field
Ross would close out the half with a nice drive and dish off to Ethan McKamey for the layup at the 2nd quarter buzzer giving the Ravens a 27-22 lead at the break.
Ethan McKamey scores to end the half off the dish from Ross
Ross had a big first half with 19 points for the Ravens.
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Ravenna would get off to a quick 3rd quarter start after baskets by Ross and Ladarion Askew put them up 31-22. Field would answer back with a 10-0 run with Silveus and Fulst each scoring 5 points giving Field a 32-31 lead. The lead would change hands on the next few possessions before a Jackson Berlin bucket put the Falcons up 36-33. After a Sean Jordan three for Ravenna tied it up, Fulst would hit a three at the 3rd quarter buzzer giving Field a 39-36 lead after three.
Mason Fulst ends the 3rd quarter with a three ball
The Ravens would regain the lead early to open the 4th after an Askew layup and a Ziare Sanders banked in three putting them up 41-39. Fulst then came up with a big play scoring on a layup with the foul and converting the and-one opportunity for a 42-41 lead.
Mason Fulst with the score and foul for the and-one
After a pair of free throw misses by Field, Ross would score a tough basket inside for his only points of the 4th putting Ravenna back up 43-42.
CJ Ross with the tough score inside for the Ravens in the 4th
Field would get a score and a free throw split from Silveus to go up 45-43 before the biggest shot of the game from Sean Jordan came in the way of a corner three to give Ravenna a 46-45 lead with under tow minutes to play.
Sean Jordan with a big three late for Ravenna
The Falcons would draw a foul on the other end, but Sam Confer was only able to split the pair tying the game at 46-46. Ravenna would get the last possession to go for the win. After taking the clock all the way down, Jordan was fouled on a three point attempt with 1.5 seconds to play. He would make only the middle of the three free throws as the last one went off the rim and off of a Falcons player out of bounds with 0.8 seconds to play. The Ravens would inbound and time expired as they escaped with the 47-46 win.
CJ Ross with another big performance for the Ravens scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
Mason Fulst led the Falcons with 22 points.
The Ravens win their 3rd straight moving to 7-4 on the season. They will travel to Willoughby South on 1/10 while the Falcons look to bounce back at home vs Akron North.
