Senior Hunter Shelmerdine puts in two points and draws the foul near the end of the second over time. He nailed his free throw to tie the game with less than a minute to go.
Sophomore Owen Mercado blocks a three point shot. Mercado recovered the ball and took it down the court for 2 of his 13 points against the Tigers.
Senior Chance Johnson shoots for 3 points against the Tigers. He scored all of the Blackhawks' 13 points in the first quarter and led the team with 22 points in the game.
Sophomore Aspen Conley sends in two points near the end of the half.
Senior Ashley Miller puts up the first of her 12 points against Darby.
Freshman Sariah Maughan sends in a three-pointer against Darby. Maughan scored 13 points in the game.
SEELEY LAKE - Basketball fans got their money's worth Friday night as Seeley-Swan battled Darby's Tigers. After watching the Lady Blackhawks defeat Darby, they were kept on the edge of their seats through double overtime in the Boys' game. The Blackhawks eventually fell after a buzzer beating three-pointer by the Tigers.
The Lady Blackhawks struggled in the first half to contain Darby's three-point game with 21 of Darby's 26 points coming from three pointers.
In the second half the Ladies shut down Darby's long shots allowing just one three-pointer in the fourth quarter. Lady Blackhawks easily pulled to a comfortable lead in the third quarter and rode it out to the 59-44 victory.
Sariah Maughan led the Ladies with 13 points including a pair of three-pointers. Ashley Miller was right behind with 12 points, 8 of which came in the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks struggled from the free throw line hitting just 4 of 13 attempted.
Also scoring: Lily Mercer 8, Lauryn Barnes 6, Aspen Conley 5, Bethany Hoag 4, Terra Bertsch 4, Autumn Morse 3, Taylor Dillree 3 and Kara Good 1.
The Blackhawks got off to a slow start as the Tigers put the first 7 points on the board. Chance Johnson soon erased the deficit, scoring all of the Blackhawks' 13 points in the first quarter. The teams traded shots back and forth through the rest of the game with neither team pulling ahead.
As the game approached the end of the fourth quarter, Hunter Shelmerdine put in a basket to tie the game up at 47-47. The Tigers had just short of 17 seconds to go for the win but missed the mark twice. Cordell Turner pulled down the second rebound and sent the game into overtime.
The Blackhawks kept alive in the first overtime with free throws from Johnson and Dakota Wood but were down three with seconds to go. Turner answered for the Blackhawks tying the game at 53-53 with a three-pointer leaving just 5 seconds on the clock. The Blackhawks held the Tigers back and the game went into double overtime.
A pair of three-pointers from the Tigers' Gabe Smith seemed to put the Tigers out of reach but baskets and free throws by Johnson and Shelmerdine soon had the Blackhawks up 61-60.
With just 0.6 seconds on the clock the Tigers threw in the ball to Smith for the buzzer beater, his fourth three pointer in overtime. Blackhawks fell 61-63.
Johnson led the Blackhawks with 22 points. Johnson sank 4 three-pointers while Turner hit 3. The team was 14 of 29 from the free throw line with Owen Mercado shooting a perfect 3 of 3.
Also scoring: Mercado 13, Turner 10, Shelmerdine 7, Walker McDonald 5 and Wood 4.
The Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks finished out their regular season in Victor Feb. 9. The Boys defeated the Pirates 59-38 while the Ladies won 44-33.
This Week
The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks head into the District 13-C Tournament in Frenchtown Feb. 14-16 seeded number one and two respectively. See Cory's Valley Market's ad on the back of the Pathfinder for the tournament brackets and schedule.
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