01-08-2012, 04:40 PM
Lavonne Holland and an untimely timeout saved the Ballard High School boysâ basketball team Friday night.
Hollandâs layup with 3.2 seconds to go gave the Bruins, No. 3 in The Courier-Journal Litkenhous Ratings, an 81-79 lead against 11th-ranked Manual.
What followed was heartache for the Crimsons. After a series of timeouts, senior guard Bryan Repishti hit a half-court shot with 1.2 seconds to go, seemingly giving Manual an 82-81 lead. But Manual had called a timeout just before the shot, and the 3-pointer was disallowed. When play resumed, Repishti tried another 3-pointer that missed.
âThe second shot was better-looking than the first shot,â Manual coach Jimmy Just said. âThe timeout ... well, we didnât get the pass we wanted and we thought hopefully weâd get a better shot (after the timeout). When they blew the whistle, Bryan was approaching midcourt. Everybody might have stopped a little, but (Repishti) took one more step and hit it.â
Manual (11-5) had rallied from a 65-55 deficit to tie the score at 79 with 49 seconds left. Then Holland, a junior guard who led the Bruins (10-5) with 26 points, came through. He got support from Kelan Martin with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Quentin Snider with 15 points.
Repishti led Manual with 17 points.
1 2 3 4 FINAL
Manual High School 23 14 18 24 79
Ballard High School 24 22 19 16 81
Game Summary
T1: Manual (11-5) - Repishti 17, Drake 6, Bond 6, Wells 12, Gray 11, Q. Thompson 12, Ekman 15.
T2: Ballard (10-5) - K. Martin 21, Snider 15, Byrd 3, Baker 6, Haick 4, Holland 26, Murry 6.
3P: Repishti 3, Drake 2, Wells, Gray, Thompson, Eckman, Martin 3, Baker.
Hollandâs layup with 3.2 seconds to go gave the Bruins, No. 3 in The Courier-Journal Litkenhous Ratings, an 81-79 lead against 11th-ranked Manual.
What followed was heartache for the Crimsons. After a series of timeouts, senior guard Bryan Repishti hit a half-court shot with 1.2 seconds to go, seemingly giving Manual an 82-81 lead. But Manual had called a timeout just before the shot, and the 3-pointer was disallowed. When play resumed, Repishti tried another 3-pointer that missed.
âThe second shot was better-looking than the first shot,â Manual coach Jimmy Just said. âThe timeout ... well, we didnât get the pass we wanted and we thought hopefully weâd get a better shot (after the timeout). When they blew the whistle, Bryan was approaching midcourt. Everybody might have stopped a little, but (Repishti) took one more step and hit it.â
Manual (11-5) had rallied from a 65-55 deficit to tie the score at 79 with 49 seconds left. Then Holland, a junior guard who led the Bruins (10-5) with 26 points, came through. He got support from Kelan Martin with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Quentin Snider with 15 points.
Repishti led Manual with 17 points.
1 2 3 4 FINAL
Manual High School 23 14 18 24 79
Ballard High School 24 22 19 16 81
Game Summary
T1: Manual (11-5) - Repishti 17, Drake 6, Bond 6, Wells 12, Gray 11, Q. Thompson 12, Ekman 15.
T2: Ballard (10-5) - K. Martin 21, Snider 15, Byrd 3, Baker 6, Haick 4, Holland 26, Murry 6.
3P: Repishti 3, Drake 2, Wells, Gray, Thompson, Eckman, Martin 3, Baker.