Great game

[daveg144]

Girls varsity game (conference game between rival schools). Team A is 3-0, team B is 3-1. Team A has the leading scorer in the area (30 pts per game). A big crowd adds to the excitement.

The game is well played (and close all night long). The largest lead is probably less than 8 points. Team B does a pretty good job of keeping the scoring machine covered. At halftime, she's got maybe 10 points (our locker room guess). The second half is close all the way. The big scorer gets hammered on a 3 point attempt with 30 seconds to go (game is tied) and she buries all three shots. Team B calls timeout and sets up a play for the tie. Good shot, but it bangs off the rim into the hands of a girl who played in the JV game. With 5 seconds left on the clock, she heaves up a deep 3 pointer and it goes in. Overtime!

Both teams score 7 points in the first OT, so we move on to the second OT. Again, it's back and forth...2 points here, three points there. A couple more players foul out and the subs rise to the occasion. In the end, Team A pulls out a 3 point win (Team B just misses a 3 at the buzzer).

I had two great partners and we were on the same page all night long. Each of us had big grins on our faces because we were having so much fun.

Oh, the big scorer ended up with 39 points (18 for 18 at the foul line).

Games like this make up for a lot of lopsided, poorly played ones!