From BleckleyProgress.com
Third time not the charm for Royals in playoffs.
By Dave Whitaker
Feb 9, 2016, 23:31
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Justin Rozier lays one in. |
A belief in sports is that it's hard to beat a team three times in the same season. The Royals were 2-0 against Lamar County. Tuesday night, they came periously close to going 3-0 and clinching their first state berth in three years.
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Dontavian Harris took advantage of an opening to score. |
Willie Taylor, Justin Rozier, and Torenio Davis combined for 15 first quarter points as the Royals led 19-12. Up 10 in the second, the Trojans got close via a 9-2 run. DJ Lemmon scored as time expired to put Bleckley up five.
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Willie Taylor got fouled on this shot. |
What was a 14-point lead in the third was down to nine to start the fourth. Bleckley went half a quarter without a basket. Lamar would tie the game with 1:17 left. Willie Taylor broke a 55 all tie with 58 seconds remaining. The Trojans scored with 12 seconds left, forcing overtime.
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Kevonn Farrow cut into the Trojan lead with this basket. |
Down by five with ten seconds left, Kevonn Farrow scored making it 67-64. BC stole the ball, then Spencer Smith hit a three that rolled in as time expired, tying the score at 67. He scored all eight points in the first OT session.
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Spencer Smith got this three to go despite contact. |
In the second overtime, Lemmon's basket with 58 seconds left made it 74-70 Royals. Lamar though would score four, two coming on free throws with 18 seconds remaining, to tie the score.
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DJ Lemmon had two three's in the third quarter as part of his 15 points. |
But in the third overtime, the team scored just one basket and missed three of six free throws. Their season ended 83-79. Davis and Lemmon had 15 points. Smith scored 11. Bleckley finishes the year 9-14.
The top seeded Lady Royals will take on Monticello in the 4-AA semifinals Friday at 7 pm in Cochran.
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