McSpadden’s buzzer-beater stuns Mountain View
Down by two points with two seconds left and the ball under their own basket wasn’t the best of scenarios for the Oakwood Christian Eagles last Tuesday night.
One final heave by senior John Jacob McSpadden would change all of that.
McSpadden launched a threequarter court shot on the perfect trajectory just before the buzzer and found nothing but net as the Eagles stunned host Mountain View Christian, 48-47.
OCA trailed the entire game until the final score went on the board. They were down six at the end of the first quarter and trailed 2818 at the break before going into the fourth quarter down 36-30.
Slowly, the Eagles would chip away at the lead in the final period, getting the lead down to one with 10 seconds to go.
Senior J.J. Lanham would come up with a steal at half-court and fired a pass to McSpadden, who was fouled on a layup attempt with four seconds left to play. However, McSpadden would miss both shots and the Eagles were quickly forced to foul with two seconds remaining.
Mountain View would make both free throws, but the second shot was waved off due to a lane violation, keeping the score at 47-45. Garrison Baggett would then inbound the ball to McSpadden, whose prayer from the opposite free throw line was answered.
Woody Hass had 11 points in the win, followed by Baggett with nine and Cory Taylor with seven. McSpadden, Lanham and Caleb Epperson had five points each. Phillip Davis finished with four, while Tyler Epperson added two in a balanced scoring night for the Eagles.
OCA finished 3-5 in the SCAA and will be the No. 7 seed for the conference tournament, which was scheduled to begin this past Monday.
Chatt. Patriots 64, Oakwood boys 59
On Thursday, the Eagles (6-16) rallied from a 50-38 deficit at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but missed some open looks late, while the Patriots were able to hit their free throws at the end.
McSpadden, Tuesday’s hero, had 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Baggett added 12 points, followed by Davis with 10. Epperson finished with six points.
Hass, Trevor Hobbs and Andrew Phillips dropped in four points each, while Jacob Wellwood and D.J. Terry each scored two.
Oakwood girls 44, Mountain View 36
The Lady Eagles picked up their 15th win of the season after a less dramatic win in last Tuesday’s opener.
Senior Annika Green dominated with 20 points and 19 rebounds, while her sister Lily finished with six points, three steals and a pair of blocks. Grayson Broadrick added five points in the win.
Lexie Asher had four points, nine rebounds and five assists, while Raleigh Suits also added four points. Anslee Tucker and Mary Ownby each had two points and Madi Phillips rounded out the scoring with one.
Chatt. Patriots 45, Oakwood girls 32
The Lady Eagles closed out their regular season with a road loss.
Annika Green had 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for OCA. Ownby and Lily Green had seven points apiece, while middle schooler Avery Green added five points in a late-season call-up. Broadrick had four points in the loss for the Lady Eagles (15-6).
The Lady Eagles will be the No. 1 seed in the SCAA tournament at Rossville.