{"id":10738,"date":"2023-12-13T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=10738"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:52:04","slug":"jets-show-no-signs-of-slow-start-in-win-over-canterbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/jets-show-no-signs-of-slow-start-in-win-over-canterbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets show no signs of slow start in win over Canterbury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took only a few minutes to remove any doubt concerning the Adams Central Flying Jets\u2019 readiness to finally open their season Tuesday night at the Hangar. The Jets raced to a 15-4 lead in just over four minutes against Canterbury and kept the gas pedal down until they were up 30-11 at the end of the first quarter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though they slowed down a bit in the next three periods, the Jets still led comfortably throughout the game and cruised to a convincing 78-54 victory over the Cavaliers (1-3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyJumper1212-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Isaac Schultz started off the season with a double-double and a game-high 27 points Tuesday at the Hangar. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we were the last team in the state to actually play a game, unless I missed somebody,\u201d said Adams Central coach Aaron McClure. \u201cOne of our big keys tonight was just to survive the first quarter. I think when you\u2019re playing a team and it\u2019s their fourth game and it\u2019s your first game, you just kind of want to get through that first quarter and not find yourself down seven or down 10. Obviously, we did more than survive the first quarter. It went about as well as it could have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HisnerMcClureCanterburyDec12.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Adams Central coach Aaron McClure spoke with Randy Hisner of the Z Team after the win over the Cavaliers. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jets\u2019 season opener was delayed because the school\u2019s football team went all the way to the state championship game. It was further delayed when the planned opener against Canterbury last Saturday had to be postponed because of illness on the Cavalier squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?resize=640%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?resize=1024%2C601&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?resize=768%2C451&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brown-Seeds-Ad.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior star Isaac Schultz had a lot to do with the Jets\u2019 great start. He scored 15 points in the opening period on 6-of-6 shooting from the floor and 3-of-3 from the free throw line. The 6-7 Schultz, one of the most highly regarded players in the area, finished with a game-high 27 points, along with 10 rebounds and six blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior Trace Maller provided plenty of help for Schultz, going 3-for-3 on three-pointers in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cavaliers regrouped a bit in the second quarter, outscoring the Jets 17-10. \u201cWe showed a little resilience,\u201d stated Canterbury coach Deric Adams.\u00a0Thiran Padmalingam led the Cavs\u2019 attack in the period with eight points.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiragehallDecatur\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JonesConcert-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou kind of expect that,\u201d McClure noted. \u201cIf you\u2019re playing a team that\u2019s just terrible you might get up 19 and just continue to extend that lead, but they\u2019ve got a solid basketball team. Obviously, the Lewis kid is good, Dressler\u2019s good, the Greider kid I thought had a good game. Some of their other guys stepped up in the second quarter and brought them back when they could have just folded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212.jpg?resize=640%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C798&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1197&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1595&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LewisCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Devon Lewis scored his 1000th career point Tuesday for the Cavaliers. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Lewis kid\u201d is Devon Lewis, a senior who led the Cavs with 16 points. He reached the coveted 1,000-point career milestone with a three-pointer at the 2:29 mark of the third quarter. Coach Adams had high praise for Lewis after the game. \u201cHe\u2019s a humble kid, he\u2019s a caring kid,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s a wonderful ambassador for our school, for our program. He not only drives himself incredibly hard; he drives the other guys incredibly hard in a manner which they understand he cares about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HisnerCanterburyDec12.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner spoke with the Canterbury head coach after the game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central got back in gear in the third quarter, scoring 22 points to the Cavs\u2019 13. Five different Jets scored, led by six points from Ryan Tester (on a pair of threes) and five points from Micah McClure. The Jets had a commanding 62-41 lead heading into the final period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maller finished with 17 points and six assists for the Jets. McClure led in assists with eight. Kolten Littler scored seven points, and Braylend Reber had six. Reber brought Adams Central fans to their feet midway through the first quarter when he picked off a Canterbury pass, drove three-quarters of the length of the court, and finished with a one-handed slam dunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212.jpg?resize=640%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C877&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C657&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1315&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1753&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TesterCanterbury1212-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ryan Tester brings the ball up the court against Canterbury Tuesday. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alden Greider and Reed Hayes each had nine points for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central won the JV contest in overtime, 36-35. Drew Johnson led the team with 14 points, including three in the overtime. Braden Dalrymple added eight, Marcus Bollenbacher six. J.P. Rohwer led Canterbury with nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flying Jets will open their ACAC season Friday at Woodlan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com It took only a few minutes to remove any doubt concerning the Adams Central Flying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,41,15,26],"class_list":["post-10738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-basketball","tag-featured","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SchultzCanterburyTip-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}