Jayson Moore of Marysville throws in a shot on Tuesday against Dublin Coffman. Moore led MHS with 18 points. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
There are parts of the country that have been plagued by heavy snowfalls over the past couple of days.
It was, however, raining inside the Marysville High School gymnasium Tuesday evening.
As in raining three-point goals.
Dublin Coffman dropped in 12 trifectas en route to a 75-42 victory over the Monarchs.
MHS was originally scheduled to host Worthington Kilbourne.
The Wolves, however, had to call off the game with MHS due to COVID-19.
The Shamrocks, who have seen three recent contests fall by the wayside due to the virus, were available to make the short trek to Marysville.
Their game plan did not come as a surprise to first-year Monarch coach Mark Tinklenberg.
“It (the three-point parade) wasn’t anything we didn’t expect,” he said. “We knew what was coming.
“We weren’t looking forward to it, but we didn’t back down.”
There is a good reason why Tinklenberg knew what to anticipate.
He played for Coffman coach Jamie Collins and then coached under him for a number of years before taking the Monarch position.
Three-point shots didn’t hamper Marysville that much during the first half.
Action that came after the break was an entirely different story.
Coffman buried the majority of its shots from beyond the arc during the second half, including on six of seven consecutive possessions during the third period.
Coffman (5-2) confidently ran its offense, even without the long distance dial-ups in the first half.
A three-ball by Ryan Lynn staked the Shamrocks to a 9-2 spread in the opening set.
They later climbed to their first double-digit lead of 16-4 on a trifecta by Aiden Schmidt.
Jayson Moore, the 6-7 sophomore who led MHS with 18 points, made the first of several solid post moves.
He drove across the lane for a shot that pulled MHS to within 16-6.
Leo Rausch then knocked down a three-ball at the horn.
That narrowed Marysville’s deficit to 18-9.
Moore’s traditional three-point play, plus his drop-step to the rim, sliced the Monarchs’ gap to 18-14 during the early stages of the ensuing quarter.
“Jayson had some nice moves,” said Tinklenberg. “We need for him to be a focal point in our offense.”
A jumper from Ryker Bowden put MHS within 22-19 with three minutes left until the break.
Coffman went on a quick 9-3 run to end the period with a 31-22 margin.
There wasn’t much the Monarchs could do against the Shamrocks’ deadly shooting eyes once halftime concluded.
Coffman nailed trifectas by Ajay Sheldon, Schmidt, Lynn and C.J. Collins during an impressive stretch of the third period.
Some of those offerings came from what appeared to be ridiculously long ranges. They nonetheless found nothing but net.
By the time Lynn’s three-ball nestled in the net, the Rocks had climbed to a 52-30 advantage.
Coffman took a 59-32 spread into the final quarter and coasted to victory.
The Monarchs, who will host Olentangy Berlin on Friday, slipped to 2-6 with the setback.
Dublin Coffman
Sheldon 9-3-24, Collins 4-2-13, Dougherty 6-0-12, Schmidt 4-0-12, Lynn 3-2-9, R. Kirkby 1-0-3, Kern 0-2-2, K. Kirkby 0-0-0, Maggs 0-0-0, McClure 0-0-0, Somerfield 0-0-0. Totals 27-9-75.
Three-point goals: Schmidt 4, Sheldon 3, Collins 3, Lynn 1, R. Kirkby 1.
Marysville
Moore 8-1-18, Rausch 2-2-8, Smith 3-0-6, Bowden 2-1-5, Wever 1-0-2, Focht 1-0-2, Adkins 0-1-1, Johnson 0-0-0, Allen 0-0-0, Fourman 0-0-0. Totals 17-5-42.
Three-point goals: Rausch 2, Moore 1.
The Marysville jayvees notched a 36-33 victory during the preliminary game.
Merrick Reynolds led the Jr. Monarchs with 11 points.