BOYS: State SF - Albemarle 59 vs LC Bird 61 Final Double Overtime

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Tip at 4:15. I'll be updating!

 

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Bird ranked #3 in the state on Maxpreps, Albemarle #16

 

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Technical for hanging onto the rim called on LC Bird so scoring opens with a pair of Austin Katstra free throws for Albemarle.

 

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Albemarle with an early 7-2 lead, 6 min left in the 1st

 

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Katstra hits his second 3-pointer of the game, and Albemarle leads 11-9 with 4 minutes left in the 1st quarter

 

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Bird surges ahead, leads 20-13 with a minute left in the 1st

 

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Bird up 20-15 end of the 1st. Tyrek Williams with two fouls for the Skyhawks already

 

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Bird takes a timeout after Cariter Key cuts the gap to 22-19, with 5:30 left until half

 

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Albemarle slowly but surely comes back, trailing LC Bird 28-26 at the half.

 

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For Albemarle at the break - Austin Katstra 12Pts. 3-9FG, 3-6 3's, 7Reb. Jake Hahn 6Pts. 5Reb. Patriots 10-33FG, 3-14 3's, 3-4FT, 4TO's.

For Bird at the break - Cam Henry 10PTs. 4-8FG, 2-4 3's, 3Reb. Mario Haskett 6Pts. 4Reb. Rahim Jenkins 5Pts. LCB 12-32FG, 3-13 3's, 1-4FT

 

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Albemarle on a 6-2 run to start the 3rd, leads Bird 32-30 after Katstra bucket

 

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Albemarle leads 35-31 after Jake Hahn bucket, then Katstra capitalizes with a dunk, AHS leads 37-31 with 4:04 left in the 3rd

 

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Albemarle outscoring Bird 11-5 in the third so far, leading 37-33 with 2:17 left in the 3rd. Bird calls timeout

 

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39-33 Albemarle with 1:36 left in the 3rd quarter. Pats 9 minutes away from their first ever state title appearance

 

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Na'ail Arnold steal and dunk, then J'Quan Anderson 3 puts Albemarle up 46-33 going into the fourth. Largest deficit for Bird all year

 

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Cam Henry hits a big three for Bird, still trails 46-36 with 6:45 left in the game.

 

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HUGE comeback for Bird, only trailing Albemarle 46-43 with 5:41 left.

 

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Austin Katstra skyhook ends's Bird's 10-0 run, Albemarle up 48-43 with less than 5 minutes left

 

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Then Jaylen Dillard hits a corner 3, Bird trails 48-46, 3:32 left

 

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Katstra with another jump hook, Albemarle leads 50-46 with 2:52 left

 

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Albemarle up 50-49 with 2:11 left. Pats ball coming out of timeout

 

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Jake Hahn makes a FT, AHS up 51-49 with 1:50 left

 

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51-51 with 1:28 left

 

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less than a minute...

 

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AHS ball with 33 secs with the game tied 51-51

 

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4.1 seconds Albemarle ball 51-51

 

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OT in Hampton

 

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4 more minutes to decide who goes to Richmond and who goes home

 

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Katstra jumper opens OT, Albemarle up 53-51

 

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Cam Henry bucket, then yet another Katstra bucket. 55-53 Albemarle with 2:15 left in OT

 

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Two FT's ties game for Bird

 

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Jake Hahn knocks down 2 FTs, Albemarle is up 57-55 with under 2 minutes in OT

 

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57-57, 1:22 left, Bird ball

 

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Tie game, 57-57, 14 secs, Bird ball

 

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DOUBLE OVERTIME
Pinky Wiley with a good shot that doesn't fall

 

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Mario Haskett FTs put Bird up 59-57 with 2:15 left in double OT

 

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1:04 left, Pink Wiley shooting 1 and 1 with his team leading 59-57

 

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Big offensive rebound by Bird's Jyles Webster. But J'Quan Anderson ties it on a steal and lay-up for Albemarle. 59-all, 30 seconds in 2OT.

 

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Bird ball, 11.9 seconds left in double OT

 

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Bird layup puts them up 61-59 with 3.8 seconds left, Albemarle ball