By Rachel Wittrock
It was a game for the history books, the type of game that can create a legend or just wishful thinking. With three-and-a-half
seconds on the clock, there was time for one more play, one more
pass, one more shot.
Edgerton's Brennan Deegan put the ball in play,
a pass to Dan Zeimet, located at the corner. Zeimet took the shot,
the buzzer sounded...and the ball missed the hoop. The final score:
56-54 Whitewater.
While the Edgerton
boys' basketball team may have come up short in the final seconds of
the game, their performance in the last two minutes of last Thursday
night's game had the Edgerton crowd on the edge of excitement.
With less than a minute
left, Edgerton hoopster James Fox sunk a shot from the three-point
zone, bringing Edgerton to within just 1 point of Whitewater and
causing the fans to erupt in raucous applause.
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| Edgerton defenders block Whitewater's #22 |
The next 40 seconds
crept by agonizingly slowly. An Edgerton foul allowed Whitewater's
Brodie Runer two free-throws, with seconds to spare. Runer sunk his
first shot, and with less than 10 seconds on the clock, Edgerton
gained possession of the ball when Runer's second shot missed its
mark.
Although Edgerton
ultimately fell short, their strong performance in the fourth quarter
made it a much closer match than anyone watching the first three
quarters might have anticipated.
Whitewater outscored
Edgerton 15-4 in the first quarter of the game. Whitewater's Josh
Nast proved he was a major threat when shooting outside the circle.
Nast scored 12 of the first quarter points when he sunk four 3-point
shots. Teammate Bryce Parrish contributed the final 3-pointer.
Edgerton rallied in the
second quarter and outscored Whitewater 17-13, making the score 28-21
at the half. The teams played evenly during the third quarter, with
Whitewater widening their lead by just one more point.
Heading into the fourth
quarter, Edgerton trailed 44-36. Edgerton player Jackson Erickson
played a major part in the fourth quarter comeback. Erickson scored
10 of his 15 total point in the fourth quarter, including two 3-point
shots. Jake Zeimet and Deegan also contributed four points each
during the last quarter of the game.
Although Edgerton
limited Nast to five points, and outscored Whitewater 18-12 in the
fourth quarter, the initial lead proved too hard to overcome.
However, the Edgerton boys also proved they know how to work together
as a team. In addition to Fox's 15 points, Deegan contributed 13
points, Braden Youngman scored 11 and Jake Zeimet added 8 points. In
addition, Dan Zeimet sunk a 3-pointer and Michael Tate added four
points to the board, all during the second quarter.
The Edgerton Boys
Varsity Basketball Team will play Jefferson on Friday at 7:15 p.m. at
home.
