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Edinboro Fighting Scots (13-9, 12-7 PSAC West) vs. Clarion Golden Eagles (12-13, 9-10 PSAC West)
Saturday February 13, 2016 3:00 PM | McComb Fieldhouse | Edinboro, Pa.Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/edinboro/mbball/Radio: WFSE-FM 88.9 (http://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WFSE)
The Game StoryPlayoff aspirations are on the line for Edinboro and Clarion Saturday when the two teams square off in a PSAC West contest beginning at 3:00 p.m. in McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots can clinch both a PSAC Tournament berth and a home playoff game with a win while the Golden Eagles look to stay in the playoff picture. The game is part of Edinboro's "Hoops for Harlie", in memory of Girard High School basketball standout Harlie Rae Bolt, who passed away after a battle with leukemia. Admission is free with a donation, as all proceeds will benefit the "Halos for Harlie" Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Fans are encouraged to wear orange to the game.
Edinboro is third in the PSAC West at 13-9 overall and 12-7 in the PSAC while Clarion is fifth at 12-13 and 9-10, respectively. The Boro looks for its third PSAC Tournament appearance in four years and its first home tournament game since 2012-13. It would also mark the team's second straight tournament appearance under third-year head coach
Pat Cleary. Clarion seeks its first playoff berth since 2009-10 and its first season sweep of Edinboro since 2010-11. The Scots had won seven straight games against Clarion before losing to the Golden Eagles in overtime, 74-68, on January 9. Clarion is 10-2 at home this season, but just 2-11 away from Tippin Gymnasium. The Fighting Scots look for their 100th win against the Golden Eagles, winning more games against Clarion than against any other opponent in program history.
When the teams first met on January 9, Clarion rallied from a 10-point deficit with 10:01 left in the second half to force overtime tied at 64. A
Tommy Scales jumper gave Edinboro the early overtime lead, but the Scots would miss their next five shots as Clarion outscored Edinboro, 10-4, in the extra session. The Golden Eagles outrebounded the Scots, 47-36, and had five players score in double figures. Tim Gill led Clarion with 18 points while Rob Agurs added 16 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Senior guard
Henri Wade-Chatman scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed a team-high six boards.
The Fighting Scots ended a three-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 78-76 come-from-behind, overtime win at fourth-place Pitt-Johnstown. Except for a 2-0 lead 12 seconds into the game, Edinboro never led in regulation. They trailed UPJ by as much as 15 points in the first half and overcame a 10-point deficit with 14:19 remaining in the second half. After the Mountain Cats took the lead on a Dale Clancy layup with 13 seconds left in regulation, redshirt sophomore guard
Jaymon Mason hit a turn-around jump shot with four seconds left to tie the game at 67 and force overtime.
All of Edinboro's 11 overtime points against UPJ came on free throws. Trailing, 71-69, with 3:25 left in overtime, the Fighting Scots reeled off six straight points to put them ahead for good. Edinboro led, 77-76, with ten seconds remaining when UPJ's Dale Clancy stole an inbounds pass from
Michael Beck, but called a timeout when the Mountain Cats were out of them, resulting in a technical foul.
Jaymon Mason converted the ensuing free throw, with a last-gasp 3-point attempt by Rasaun Mosley falling short of the mark at the buzzer. The Boro made 23-of-27 shots from the line while the Mountain Cats, who lead the PSAC in free throw percentage, shot just six free throws, making five.
Edinboro is second in the conference and 36th in NCAA Division II in free throw percentage at 75.1 percent and ranks sixth in in the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.6 percent (144-for-405). They are sixth in the conference in scoring at 77.4 ppg. and 15th in scoring defense at 78.0 ppg.
Jaymon Mason picked up his fourth 30-point game and third double-double of the season against UPJ with 34 points and 12 rebounds. He shot 13-for-19 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free throw line. The last Edinboro player with four-or-more 30-point games was Tyrone Mason, Jaymon's father, who did it 11 times in 1995-96. The 6'3" guard leads the PSAC with 138 made free throws and is two free throws away from breaking the single-season school record set by Billy Wade in 1989-90. He and backcourt mate
Henri Wade-Chatman are the PSAC's highest-scoring tandem at a combined 41.0 ppg., with Mason ranking second in the conference and 35th in Division II at 21.6 ppg. He ranks third in the PSAC in free throw percentage at 86.3 percent (138-for-160), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 percent (46-for-116), and 12th in field goal percentage at 45.2 percent (146-for-323).
Henri Wade-Chatman has been held scoreless in the first half in the last two games, but still finished in double figures in both contests to maintain his stretch of scoring in double digits in every game this year. Despite playing just 11 minutes and shooting 0-for-6 from the field in the first half against UPJ, he finished with 12 points. The 6'2" guard is Edinboro's 13th all-time leading scorer with 1,297 career points in just 75 games and is seventh in career 3-pointers with 150. He is fourth in the PSAC in scoring at 19.4 ppg., 11th in free throw percentage at 79.7 percent (102-for-128), and 14th in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.4 percent (45-for-127).
Sophomore forward
Quinn Lee Yaw tied his career-high with nine rebounds on Wednesday in his first start since November 22. This comes one game after he netted a career-high 20 points at Indiana (Pa.) last Saturday. The 6'6" forward started Edinboro's first three games before suffering an injury that sidelined him for nearly two months. He returned to action in the Fighting Scots' first meeting with UPJ on January 16.
On the RadioThe Edinboro-Clarion game can be heard live on WFSE-FM 88.9, with Drew Patrick providing the play-by-play and Mike Lantinen handling the color commentary.
All-Time SeriesEdinboro leads 99-71: Edinboro has won more games against Clarion than against any other opponent in team history.
First Meeting: 1928-29 - Edinboro 58, Clarion 27
Last Meeting: 2015-16 - Clarion 74, Edinboro 68 (OT)
Current Streak: Edinboro saw its seven-game winning streak over Clarion come to an end in January with the overtime loss.
Cleary vs. Clarion: 4-1
Last MeetingJanuary 9, 2016 - Clarion 74, Edinboro 68 (OT)The Golden Eagles outscored Edinboro in overtime, 10-4, after rallying to send the game into overtime. The Fighting Scots led for most of the second half before Rob Agurs' two free throws tied the game at 64-64 with 1:07 remaining.
Tommy Scales gave Edinboro a two-point lead less than 30 seconds into overtime, but the Fighting Scots would not make another basket. They missed their final five shots and turned the ball over three times. Clarion would score the next five points, and after a
Daryan Robinson free throw cut the deficit to 69-68 with 1:19 to play, the Golden Eagles accounted for the final five points of the game.
Henri Wade-Chatman had a game-high 24 points, along with six rebounds.
Jaymon Mason was the only other Scot in double digits with 15 points. Clarion showcased five players in double figures, led by Tim Gill with 18 points. Agurs added 16 points and nine rebounds. Clarion held a 47-36 advantage on the glass.
Last Time OutFebruary 10, 2016 - Edinboro 78, Pitt-Johnstown 76 (OT)After a go-ahead layup by Dale Clancy with 13 seconds left in regulation,
Jaymon Mason knocked down a turn-around jumper with four seconds left to force overtime tied at 67. All of Edinboro's overtime points came on free throws, as the Fighting Scots made 11-for-13 from the line. The Fighting Scots led, 77-76, with ten seconds left when UPJ's Dale Clancy stole an inbounds pass from
Michael Beck, but called a timeout when the Mountain Cats were out of them, resulting in a technical foul.
Jaymon Mason converted the ensuing free throw, with a last-gasp 3-point attempt by Rasaun Mosley falling short of the mark at the buzzer. The Fighting Scots finished shooting 23-for-27 from the charity stripe while Pitt-Johnstown shot just 5-for-6. Except for a 2-0 lead 12 seconds into the game, the Scots never led in regulation. They trailed UPJ by as much as 15 points and overcame a 10-point deficit with 14:19 remaining in the second half. Mason finished with 34 points and 12 rebounds while
Henri Wade-Chatman netted 12 points after a scoreless first half that saw him play just 11 minutes.
Quinn Lee Yaw grabbed a career-high nine boards in his first start since November 22.
February 10, 2016 - Indiana (Pa.) 69, Clarion 68Clarion nearly erased a 68-62 deficit in the final minute, but a missed free throw by Rob Agurs with two seconds remaining ended the Golden Eagles' comeback hopes. Clarion led at halftime, 36-28, with 15 of those points coming off of 11 IUP turnovers. Clarion forced the Crimson Hawks into 17 total turnovers for 22 points. Agurs finished with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting. De'Ondre Terrell had 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Andre' Anthony added 15 points. Larry Johnson, Jr. came off the bench to haul in a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Head CoachesEdinboro: Pat Cleary (37-38, 3rd Year)Pat Cleary sat at the right side of Edinboro head men's basketball coach Greg Walcavich for 14 years. On March 26, 2013, Cleary was officially introduced as Edinboro's tenth head coach after Walcavich announced his retirement. Cleary's first season ended with a 10-16 record. Edinboro lost three games to nationally-ranked teams and suffered a number of close losses, including two overtime losses and two defeats at the buzzer. Season number two saw the Fighting Scots make the PSAC playoffs as the number five seed after being picked to finish eighth in the PSAC coaches' poll. Edinboro ended the year with a 14-13 record, falling at Slippery Rock, 64-60, in the first round of the PSAC Playoffs. Among the victories was a 79-77 overtime upset of 16th-ranked Indiana (Pa.). The Crimson Hawks would go on to reach the NCAA Division II national championship game.
Clarion: Marcess Williams (22-29, 2nd Year; Career: 180-128, 11th Year)Marcess Williams is his second season leading the Golden Eagles. His 2014-15 squad finished with a 10-16 record, a five-game improvement from the previous season. Williams was the head coach at Penn State-Beaver for nine seasons before arriving to Clarion. Williams guided the Lions to six straight PSUAC Western Division titles (2009-14) and were the PSUAC Champions in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2009, Penn State-Beaver finished as the USCAA Division 2 National runner-up and in 2011 the Lions finished ranked third in the final USCAA national rankings. He completed a record of 158-99 at Penn State-Beaver while earning PSUAC Coach of the Year honors in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
The Fighting ScotsLast Game's StartersTop ReservesPlayers to WatchHenri Wade-Chatman (G, 6'2", Sr.) is 13th all-time at Edinboro with 1,297 career points in just 75 games. He has started every game of his Edinboro career. He is fourth in the PSAC with 19.4 ppg. and 11th in free throw percentage at 79.7 percent (102-for-128). The 6'2" senior is 14th in the PSAC in 3-point field goal percentage at 35.4 percent (45-for-127) and fourth in steals at 1.9 steals per game. He is seventh at Edinboro in career 3-pointers made (150) and eighth in career 3-pointers attempted (395). Wade-Chatman tied his career high of 32 points at Lock Haven on January 3. Despite being held scoreless in the first half in the last two games, he has scored in double figures in all 22 games. Wade-Chatman has led the team in scoring in 10 contests. He has registered ten 20-point games, including a stretch where he tallied at least 20 points in five straight contests. He was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week for the week of December 28. Last year, Wade-Chatman was named to the 2015 All-PSAC West first team after finishing second in the PSAC with 18.9 ppg., and third in total points with 511.
Jaymon Mason (G, 6'3", R-So.) was named the Division II Bulletin Player of the Month for the month of January. He is also a three-time PSAC West Athlete of the Week honoree this season, most recently for the week of January 18. Mason is third in the PSAC and 35th in NCAA Division II in scoring at 21.6 ppg. and currently has 868 career points through 49 games. Mason tallied his fourth 30-point game and third double-double of the year at Pitt-Johnstown Wednesday with 34 points and 12 rebounds. The last Edinboro player with four-or-more 30-point games was Tyrone Mason, Jaymon's father, who did it 11 times in 1995-96. The 6'3" guard had a career-high 39 points against Kutztown, along with 36 points versus Seton Hill and 35 points in the first meeting with Gannon. Mason has scored in double digits in 20 of 22 games this season. Mason leads the PSAC and is 18th in Division II with 138 free throws made, which puts him second in Edinboro's single-season record books and just two free throws away from breaking the school record. Mason ranks third in the PSAC in free throw percentage at 86.3 percent (138-for-160), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 percent (46-for-116), and 12th in field goal percentage at 45.2 percent (146-for-323). He has led the team in scoring ten times and has scored 20-or-more points on 11 occasions. He was named the 2015 PSAC Freshman of the Year, the first Fighting Scot to receive this honor since Dan Grabill in 2002.
Tommy Scales (C, 6'8", Sr.) leads the Scots and is 14th in the PSAC in rebounds with 6.7 rpg. He is third on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg. and fourth in the PSAC in field goal percentage at 53.3 percent (105-for-197). Scales set a career high with 23 points at Seton Hill on January 24. In the last five games, however, he has totaled just 38 points. Scales has posted four double-doubles, including consecutive double-doubles at Mercyhurst (15 points, 11 rebounds) and at East Stroudsburg (16 points, 11 boards). The former transfer from Fairmont State has led the team in rebounds in ten games.
Scouting ClarionClarion currently stands in fifth place in the PSAC West with a 12-13 overall record and 9-10 PSAC mark. After losing four of their last five games, the Golden Eagles pulled out a 67-62 victory over second-place Mercyhurst last Saturday and came up one point short of ending Indiana (Pa.)'s 12-game winning streak, falling, 69-68 on Wednesday. The latter gave Clarion just their second home loss of the season. They are 10-2 on their home court, but are 2-11 away from Tippin Gym.
Head coach Marcess Williams is in his second season at Clarion and has turned around a squad that won just 11 games in the two seasons prior to his arrival. Clarion looks to make the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2009-10 and holds a half-game lead over Slippery Rock and Seton Hill (both at 8-10) in the PSAC West standings.
The Golden Eagles are looking for their first season sweep of Edinboro since 2010-11. In their first meeting on January 9, Clarion had five players score in double digits and outrebounded Edinboro, 47-36, en route to a 74-68 overtime victory. They collected 21 second-chance points off of 22 offensive rebounds. Senior forward Tim Gill had a team-high 18 points with seven boards while senior forward Rob Agurs had 16 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.
The Golden Eagles are sixth in the PSAC in scoring defense at 71.8 and tenth in scoring at 74.7 ppg. They lead the conference and are 15th in NCAA Division II in blocked shots at 5.0 blocks per game. Clarion ranks second in the PSAC in steals at 9.3 steals per game, and fifth in turnover margin at plus 1.80.
Clarion's roster features nine transfers, with Andre' Anthony, a former transfer from USC-Aiken (SC), leading the team in scoring, tied with Rob Agurs, at 13.7 ppg and topping the PSAC in free throw percentage at 91.7 percent (57-for-62). He and Agurs are also tied for fifth in the conference in steals at 1.8 steals per game. Agurs is a former transfer from Penn State Beaver, following his head coach Williams to Clarion. The 6'4" senior forward leads the team and is 17th in the PSAC in rebounds at 6.4 rpg. He is 19th in the PSAC in free throw percentage at 75.3 percent (125-for-166). Junior forward Akeem Williams, a transfer from Manhattan CC (NY), is second in the conference in blocked shots at 1.6 blocks per game while junior guard BJ Andrews is third on the team in scoring at 12.0 ppg. Senior center and Jacksonville (FL) transfer Tim Gill is second on the team and 20th in the PSAC in rebounds at 5.7 rpg.
Last Game's Starters| P / No. | Player | Ht/Wt/Yr | Hometown | PPG / RPG |
| F / 3 | Rob Agurs | 6-4/200/Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 13.7 / 6.4 |
| F / 15 | De'Ondre Terrell | 6-5/175/Sr. | Alliance, Ohio | 5.6 / 2.8 |
| C / 35 | Tim Gill | 6-8/245/Sr. | Minneapolis, Minn. | 9.0 / 5.7 |
| G / 1 | Andre' Anthony | 6-1/180/Sr. | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 13.7 / 3.0 |
| G / 23 | Cameron Grumley | 5-11/185/So. | Johnsonburg, Pa. | 5.6 / 2.1 |
Top Reserves| G / 0 | BJ Andrews | 6-4/195/Jr. | Pikesville, Md. | 12.0 / 3.1 |
| C / 33 | Akeem Williams | 6-7/225/Jr. | Brooklyn, N.Y. | 2.8 / 4.2 |
| F / 5 | Larry Johnson, Jr. | 6-4/215/Sr. | Oak Park, Mich. | 5.4 / 3.5 |
Booka in the Record BooksHenri Wade-Chatman, better known as "Booka", is 13th on Edinboro's all-time career scoring list with 1,297 points. He is 48 points away from passing Dan Petchel for 12th all-time and 65 points away from cracking the top 10. Wade-Chatman ranks in the top ten in career 3-pointers made and 3-point attempts at seventh and eighth, respectively. He is 15 3-pointers away from tying Tyrone Mason, the father of teammate
Jaymon Mason, for fifth all-time.
Career Points| 1 | Tyrone Mason (1993-96) | 1,954 |
| 2 | Walt Askins (1956-60) | 1,739 |
| 3 | Tim Smiley (1973-77) | 1,553 |
| 4 | Kenny Tate (1999-02) | 1,552 |
| 5 | Don Lovett (1976-80) | 1,496 |
| 6 | Joe Jones (2006-09) | 1,465 |
| 7 | Billy Wade (1986-90) | 1,446 |
| 8 | Edwin Wright (1980-84) | 1,420 |
| 9 | Daren Tielsch (2004-07) | 1,377 |
| 10 | Bryan Theriot (2010-14) | 1,362 |
| 11 | Jakim Donaldson (2001-05) | 1,355 |
| 12 | Dan Petchel (1961-65) | 1,344 |
| 13 | Henri Wade-Chatman(2013-pres) | 1,297 |
| 14 | Fred Riley (1969-72) | 1,279 |
| 15 | Jesse Ogden (1994-98) | 1,246 |
Career 3-Pt. Field Goals Made| 1 | Jesse Ogden (1994-98) | 334 |
| 2 | Duke Gartrell (1999-03) | 176 |
| 3 | Blake Johnson (2000-02) | 168 |
| 4 | Joe Jones (2006-09) | 166 |
| 5 | Tyrone Mason (1993-96) | 165 |
| 6 | Adam Kaufman (1997-01) | 161 |
| 7 | Henri Wade-Chatman(2013-pres) | 150 |
| 8 | Jose Davis (1986-88) | 134 |
| 9 | Torry Mitchell (2004-06) | 133 |
| 10 | Dan Grabill (2001-06) | 127 |
Career 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted| 1 | Jesse Ogden (1994-98) | 815 |
| 2 | Duke Gartrell (1999-03) | 518 |
| 3 | Tyrone Mason (1993-96) | 486 |
| 4 | Adam Kaufman (1997-01) | 467 |
| 5 | Joe Jones (2006-09) | 466 |
| 6 | Blake Johnson (2000-02) | 448 |
| 7 | Torry Mitchell (2004-06) | 396 |
| 8 | Henri Wade-Chatman(2013-pres) | 395 |
| 9 | Johnathan Logan (2012-14) | 354 |
| 10 | Jay Fletcher (2011-13) | 326 |
Mason in the Record BooksJaymon Mason connected on 7-of-9 free throws at Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday, moving him into second all-time at Edinboro with 138 single-season free throws made. He is two free throws away from breaking the school season record set by Billy Wade in 1989-90.
Season Free Throws Made| 1 | Billy Wade (1989-90) | 139 |
| 2 | Jaymon Mason (2015-16) | 138 |
| 3 | Bryan Theriot (2013-14) | 137 |
| 4 | Bryan Theriot (2012-13) | 129 |
| 5 | Dwayne Butler (1997-98) | 128 |
| Derek Walton (1990-91) | 128 |
| 7 | Jakim Donaldson (2004-05) | 127 |
| Jim Prokell (1969-70) | 127 |
| 9 | Dan Petchel (1964-65) | 126 |
| 10 | Tyrone Mason (1994-95) | 124 |
