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com IRONTON – Several disjointed stretches of action between the Arcadia Valley and Saxony Lutheran boys basketball teams were overshadowed by a riveting conclusion on Friday night. Four lead changes occurred without interruption in a span of 42 seconds, as designed offensive sets were forsaken in favor of urgent improvisation. Jarel Jackson raced the length of the court before dishing to Kaiden Keith for the game-winning layup with 2.
3 seconds remaining in overtime, and the host Tigers celebrated a 48-47 victory. Keith finished with 21 points and five steals, and scored a tying layup through contact. A rebound of his ensuing missed free throw was saved right to Logan Dunn for a 44-42 lead.
Jackson Wilson drilled a corner 3-pointer to put the Crusaders ahead, but Jarel Jackson immediately drove end to end and past all five opposing players to make it 46-45. Nashaun Davis took the inbounds pass, alertly dribbled 80 feet and banked in an awkward runner with 12 seconds on the clock for the next lead shift. Arcadia Valley (5-3) would net the final field goal in a hurry, however, before a timeout was finally called.
Landon Buchheit caught a long inbounds pass, but lost control of the ball as time expired. Jackson tallied 12 points with five assists, and atoned for a mistake when he failed to release a shot before the.