Tiger Free Throws Sink Colts, Guaranteeing Coach Sanderson
A Victory For 500th Game
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A steal by Will Lewis with 5.2 seconds remaining and a pair of free throws by Matthew Clem with 4.6 seconds left enabled the visiting Ardmore Tigers a 55-52 win at Clements last Friday. The game was a special one for Ardmore Head Coach Mike Sanderson, as it notched a win for his 500th varsity boys game. Everyone knew it was going to be a close game as Blake Moore kept pace with the Tigers, scoring 12 of the first 14 points for the Colts. The Tigers jumped to a 14-8 advantage when Clem hit his second 3-pointer of the opening quarter. |
Ardmore Tiger Coach Mike Sanderson discusses strategy with his team, seated, from left, Landon Curtis (44), Jake Stagner (52), Matthew Clem (24), Will Lewis (10), Duron Robinson (12); standing, from left, JJ Jones, Jarrod Mullins, Feraas Al-Saba, Ryan McMunn (30), James Vann Teeples (42), TJ Duncan (34) and Asst. Coach John South enroute to a 55-52 victory for the Tigers, coincidentally notching a win for Sanderson’s 500th varsity boys basketball game Friday evening, Jan. 5, 2007 against the Clements Colts. (photo by Patti Stagner) |
The Colts never led until late in the second quarter when Seth Bachelor hit a free throw to give them a 24-23 lead. Feraas Al-Saba’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the lead back to the Tigers, 26-24.
Moore scored four unanswered points in the third quarter to give Clements a 30-29 lead early in the third quarter. Ardmore regained the lead on back-to-back baskets from Jake Stagner and a 2-pointer from Landon Curtis. Both teams hit a field goal before Clements reeled off 10 unanswered points.
Moore scored the first basket of the fourth quarter, the last points of that run, before Stagner made a 3-point play and Landon Curtis hit a 2-pointer to tie the score, 42-42. The next time the score was tied was 47-47 with 2:23 left.
O’Neal Vance scored to give the lead back to Clements. Clem hit a field goal and Curtis made a 3-point play and the Tigers never trailed again.
Vance made a 3-point play to pull the Colts within one, 53-52, with 52.2 seconds left.
Neither team scored again until Clem hit a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left.
Moore led all scorers with 20 points for the Colts as Vance finished with 14 and Josh Eaton 10.
Clem and Curtis led the winners with 17 points each while Stagner scored 12. Lewis had five, Al-Saba three and Duron Robinson one.