Arlington Bowie boys stun Martin late; Birdville girls upset state-ranked Boswell
BOYS
Bowie 49, Martin 47
The Volunteers stole a Martin inbound pass and scored the go-ahead basket with 1.7 seconds left to shock the Warriors in a District 4-6A game on Tuesday.
With a 47-47 tie and 5.2 seconds on the clock, Martin’s inbound pass was stolen by Bowie’s Ja’Lon Hunter, who found Donta Coady in the paint for the easy layup.
Martin’s last second 3-pointer clanked off the backboard to send Bowie to 7-4 in district play (third place). The Warriors, which came in second and a game back of first, dropped to 9-2.
Montreal Pena’s put-back dunk pushed Martin to 47-44 with 2:22 left. He picked up a big block on defense with under a minute to play, but the rebound went right to a Bowie player who scored to tie the game at 47-47.
Bowie trailed 28-25 at the break, but held the Warriors to 19 points in the second half.
Pena led the Warriors with 13 while Coady had a game-high 14 points. Malcolm Mays and Jalen Williams added 12 apiece for the Vols.
Carroll 46, Byron Nelson 43 OT
The Dragons kept their playoff hopes alive after holding off the second-place Bobcats in extra time during a 5-6A game.
Brandon Haddock scored a team-high 12 points while Dylan Hatton and Blake Smith added eight apiece.
Carroll improves to 3-5 in district while Nelson dropped to 6-2.
Grapevine 56, Saginaw 42
The Mustangs remained a game back of the district lead in 7-5A after taking down the Rough Riders. The win pushed Grapevine’s total to a school-record-tying 24 this season.
Grapevine improved to 24-6 overall and 7-1 in district.
South Hills 40, Eastern Hills 38
Kevion Kellum hit both free throws with 0.8 seconds left to help the Scorpions to a 6-5A win over the Highlanders. South Hills improves to 7-1 in district, a game back of first place, while Eastern Hills sits in fifth at 3-5.
GIRLS
Birdville 42, Boswell 41
Maya Duckworth hit the go-ahead shot with three seconds left to send the Hawks to the upset win over the Pioneers in a 7-5A game. With six seconds on the clock, Aimee Campbell threw an inbound pass to an open Duckworth inside the paint.
Iyana Dorsey scored a team-high 17 points. Duckworth and Rylie Riddle added eight points apiece. Duckworth had three steals and Riddle had three assists.
Birdville improves to 21-7 and 8-2 in district. Boswell, which is the No. 9 ranked team in Class 5A, drops to 25-5 and 8-2. With Grapevine’s win over Saginaw, there’s a three-way tie for first place with four games left.
Timber Creek 57, Guyer 55
Mele Kailahi poured in 32 points as the Falcons upset the Wildcats in a 5-6A game.
Trailing by one with 38 seconds left, Lanae Johnson was fouled and hit both free throws to push Timber Creek in front 56-55. Guyer turned the ball over on the ensuing possession and Kailahi made 1 of 2 at the line.
Timber Creek stays in the playoff hunt, now 6-4 and in a three-way tie for third place after Southlake Carroll (6-4) defeated Byron Nelson (6-4).
Guyer’s loss pushed the Wildcats to a tie for first at 8-2 with Keller after the Indians beat Eaton.
Bowie 56, Martin 33
The Volunteers used a 25-6 third quarter to complete the season sweep of the Warriors in a 4-6A game.
Bowie improves to 10-2 in district, a half game back of Martin (11-2). The Warriors got out to an early 9-0 lead, but Bowie went on a 14-1 run. Kijah Bamberg made her only 3-pointer to put the Vols in front at 10-9.
Mariah Roberts, who led Martin with 15 points, helped the Warriors regain the lead at 19-18, but Bowie went into half with a 22-19 lead after Jada Williams’ layup and MaLay McQueen’s bucket off the steal on the inbound pass.
Bowie added a 15-0 run in the third quarter. McQueen scored a game-high 23 points.
This story was originally published January 22, 2019 at 10:27 PM.
