By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — After trailing by as many as seven points in the second half of its Dec. 1 faceoff with first place Parkway, Blowing Rock trimmed the deficit to just three points with 18 seconds remaining in the game. Rocket guard Lucas Cash took care of the rest, draining a 3-pointer with 10.8 seconds on the clock to tie the game and send it into overtime.
Energized, the Rockets played solid defense and got solid rebounding from John Wilson Mills to deny the Patriots any field goals in overtime. Blowing Rock went on to a 31-28 win.
In OT, Parkway got the ball back with almost 11 seconds left but was unable to take advantage of the opportunity.
Early in the game the two teams traded leads but Parkway slowly built its lead in the second half before Blowing Rock came rallying back.
Cash ended up being the team’s high scorer with 10 points while Mills was right behind with nine and Fletcher Farris and Louis Winger added seven and five, respectively.
Parkway’s Daniel Jones poured in a game-high 16 points. Chase Watts added seven points and Kaiden Chiarolanzio contributed five to the Patriots’ campaign.
Blowing Rock came into the game tied with Hardin Park for second place in the Watauga middle school league. Parkway entered the game undefeated with sole possession of first place. They go home after the game tied atop the league standings at 5-1, likely joined by Hardin Park in a 3-way tie assuming the Eagles won their Thursday night contest at Bethel.
All Watauga Middle School Boys Scores for Dec. 1:
- Blowing Rock 31, @ Parkway 28
- @Cove Creek 48, Mabel 13
- Hardin Park 58, @ Bethel 17
- @Green Valley 32, Valle Crucis 8
STANDINGS THROUGH DEC. 1
- T1 – Blowing Rock (5-1)
- T1 – Parkway (5-1)
- T1 – Hardin Park (5-1)
- 4 – Cove Creek (4-2)
- T5 – Bethel (2-4)
- T5 – Green Valley (2-4)
- 7 – Valle Crucis (1-5)
- 8 – Mabel (0-6)
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