Harper Creek senior point guard Maddox McCarty stole a Viking inbounds pass and was fouled in the scramble for the ball in the Lakewood back-court with 24.2 seconds to play Tuesday at Lakewood High School.
McCarty drilled two free throws to wipe out a one-point Lakewood lead, and the visiting Beavers went on to a 52-50 win over the Lakewood varsity boys’ basketball team in a nonconference clash. McCarty hit another free throw with 15.8 to play to boost the Beavers’ lead to its final two-point total.
Lakewood set-up a play with 8.6 seconds left looking to tie, but junior center James Tichvon had a left baseline jumper blocked by the Beavers’ Cameron Converse, and Harper Creek recovered the loose ball and ran out the last couple seconds…