The Clark Faculty males’s basketball group sits alone in first place after an exhilarating 109-107 additional time win over Lane on Saturday.
Beau Swett blocked a 3-pointer on the buzzer to safe the win because the Penguins held the Titans had been held to 2 factors over the ultimate 3:14 of additional time.
Swett, a sophomore from Woodland Excessive College, additionally despatched the sport to additional time with a 3-pointer, which tied the sport 100-100 with 10 seconds left in regulation.
Anthony Sprauer led Clark with 34 factors and 10 rebounds. Jackson Esary (Kalama HS) added 28 factors and Theo McMillan (Camas HS) had a double-double with 26 factors and 12 assists.
At 7-2, the Penguins maintain a one-game lead atop the Northwest Athletic Convention South Divison. Umpqua, Lane and Portland are all lurking at 6-3.
Males’s Basketball
RECORD: 15-6, 7-2, 1st in NWAC South.
The Penguins received their week off to a very good begin by pulling away for a 80-68 win at Chemeketa on Wednesday.
Trailing 36-32 at halftime, Clark launched a 20-7 run early within the second half thanks to a few 3-pointers in a row by Swett.
Esary led the Penguins with 20 factors, Terrell Moorer Jr. added 15 factors and Swett completed with 14 factors.
THIS WEEK: The Penguins have only one recreation, a highway recreation at Clackamas (10-12, 4-5) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Ladies’s Basketball
RECORD: 10-12, 2-7, seventh in NWAC South.
After dropping a heartbreaker at Chemeketa on Wednesday, the Penguins couldn’t sustain with undefeated Lane at residence on Saturday.
Mady Diaz made a jumper on the buzzer to offer Chemeketa a 69-68 win. That got here after Mia Hicks-Oliver put Clark forward by making one among two free throws with 12 seconds left.
Emily Peabody and Oria Boyd every scored 16 factors whereas Hicks-Oliver added 13 factors for the Penguins.
Few groups have contained Lane, which leads the NWAC South in scoring at 81 factors per recreation. Saturday, the Titans cruised to a 83-66 win at O’Connell Sports activities Heart to enhance to 22-0.
Ella Botnar and Miranda Gonzalez (Hudson’s Bay HS) every scored 11 factors to steer Clark, which trailed 46-27 at halftime and misplaced for the fifth time in six video games.
THIS WEEK: The Penguins play at Clackamas (16-5, 7-2) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday earlier than having a full week off.