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Ethan Vahl, Oswego beat Oswego East in OT again, sweep crosstown series for first time in 10 years · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Ethan Vall. Oswego beat Oswego East in ot again sweep
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  Speaker 1: crosstown series for first time in ten years. Written by
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  Speaker 1: Joshua Weljes, this article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. Ethan Vah ran the
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  Speaker 1: gamut of emotional highs and lows during Friday's Oswego Crosstown game.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego sophomore guard was called for a technical foul for
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  Speaker 1: talking to the Oswego East student section after hitting his
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  Speaker 1: first shot. He hit the kind of shot a kid
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  Speaker 1: growing up in Oswego dreams of what appeared to be
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  Speaker 1: the game winner in the final minute of regulation, a
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  Speaker 1: whirling runner around and over two defenders. The euphoria of
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  Speaker 1: that shot didn't last. Oswego East Alton Bullock hit a
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  Speaker 1: stunning three pointer in the final seconds of regulation to
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  Speaker 1: force overtime. We have been through this multiple times, and
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  Speaker 1: I've been through it a lot of times in my life,
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  Speaker 1: Vall said, its adversity. When it comes down to the wire,
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  Speaker 1: you have to clutch it out, and the Panthers did.
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  Speaker 1: Visiting Oswego never trailed in the extra session, beating Oswego
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  Speaker 1: East for the second time in overtime this season, this
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  Speaker 1: time sixty five to fifty eight to sweep the season
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  Speaker 1: series for the first time in ten years. Vid then
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  Speaker 1: Brayden Barrowman's two free throws in the first possession of
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  Speaker 1: overtime gave Oswego the lead for good at fifty three
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  Speaker 1: fifty one. Oswego had lost sixteen consecutive crosstown games before
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  Speaker 1: winning this year's two thrillers. It was the fourth overtime
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  Speaker 1: game Oswego has played this season. It was an amazing environment.
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  Speaker 1: Great to come out my senior year with two wins,
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  Speaker 1: Barrowman said. We just came together. We've been in the
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  Speaker 1: situation four times. It's crazy to do this. It's a
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  Speaker 1: senior's dream. Vall scored thirty points with five five rebounds
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  Speaker 1: and five assists. Cole Jansen's had twelve points and ten rebounds,
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  Speaker 1: and borrow Men posted ten points and seven rebounds for
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  Speaker 1: Oswego twenty one to eight, eleven to four. Southwest Prairie Conference.
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  Speaker 1: Daishann Bolden scored seventeen points with eleven rebounds, Jackson Tucker
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  Speaker 1: thirteen points and Mason Lockett twelve for as we Go
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  Speaker 1: East eighteen ten ten to five. Ball scored six points
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  Speaker 1: and also assisted two Jansen's baskets on lobs in overtime.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego trailed twenty seven to twenty one at halftime and
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  Speaker 1: by seven in the third quarter, but tied at forty
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  Speaker 1: two forty two with four fifty seven left in the
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  Speaker 1: fourth quarter on two Vall free throws. And what we
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  Speaker 1: talked about at halftime was we were very stagnant offensively
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  Speaker 1: in the first half. Oswego coach Nick Oriham said, we
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  Speaker 1: had to be more offensively tough to guard, and I
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  Speaker 1: thought Ethan took that challenge, got downhill and shared the ball.
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  Speaker 1: Vall shot just eight for twenty four, but with his
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  Speaker 1: perimeter shot not falling, was way more aggressive going to
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  Speaker 1: the basket for himself and his teammates. Late. He scored
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  Speaker 1: fourteen of his thirty in the fourth quarter in overtime.
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  Speaker 1: My shot wasn't falling. I had to figure out something
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  Speaker 1: else to affect the game. Vall said, That's what I did.
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  Speaker 1: He sat for five minutes in the first quarter after
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  Speaker 1: the early technical. It happened. I learned my lesson, Vall said,
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  Speaker 1: But it's also a rivalry game. Oswego did not let
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  Speaker 1: the emotions of a jam packed Crosstown crowd affect it
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  Speaker 1: at the free throw line. The Panthers went nineteen for
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  Speaker 1: twenty one at the line, eight for eight in overtime.
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  Speaker 1: Borrowman made all four of his attempts. I practiced free
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  Speaker 1: throws a lot, Borrowman said this morning. I was in
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  Speaker 1: at five thirty am before school to work on free
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  Speaker 1: throws and it paid off. Bullock's corner three pointer in
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  Speaker 1: the final seconds. His only basket of the game came
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  Speaker 1: on a full court scramble after Oswego's Mariano Velasco had
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  Speaker 1: missed the second of two free throws. I give our
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  Speaker 1: guys a lot of credit. They showed some resilience and
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  Speaker 1: didn't quit. Oswego East coach Ryan Velaska said, I didn't
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  Speaker 1: like how we came out in overtime. First possession turnover.
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  Speaker 1: We have to value the ball a lot better. Possessions
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  Speaker 1: matter down the stretch, but the kids battled. Bolden scored
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  Speaker 1: thirteen in the first half to stake the Wolves to
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  Speaker 1: the six point half time lead. Tucker had ten of
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  Speaker 1: his thirteen in the second half, with two baskets after
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  Speaker 1: Vall had tied it in the fourth, but the teams
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  Speaker 1: ended up close to a wash on the boards, but
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  Speaker 1: Oswego got the better of it in the second half.
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  Speaker 1: I think they killed us in the second half on
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  Speaker 1: the glass. We gave up way too many second chances.
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  Speaker 1: Velaska said. The second half, I felt their defense got
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  Speaker 1: to us. We didn't have an answer for Vall. We
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  Speaker 1: tried mixing defenses up on him scheme wise, and their
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  Speaker 1: guys found him. Oswego is thirteen to one. Since it's
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  Speaker 1: only overtime loss this season to Brother Rice, we've seen
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  Speaker 1: it before. Plainfield East was a similar game. Or Am said,
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  Speaker 1: we've been in that moment before, and I thought the
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  Speaker 1: kids responded. I think it was important that we scored
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  Speaker 1: the first points of overtime. It allowed us to breathe
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  Speaker 1: and settle in