South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
Panthers win on Haynes’ late FG
UCF football player Anthony Roberson plays with kids during a Boys & Girls Club gathering at the Lillie H. Green Community Center in Altamonte Springs on Nov. 21.
FORT LAUDERDALE —Jalen Haynes’ follow shot in the lane at the buzzer sent Dillard past Stranahan
68-66 on Friday in a Broward County thriller between two programs that played in state championship games in March.
With the score tied
66-all, Dillard transfer Ivan Reynolds had two shots blocked in the waning seconds. The last one dropped right into the hands of the
6-foot-8 Haynes.
“I thought there was no more time on the clock left, so I just threw it up,” Haynes said. “And it went in.”
Haynes led Dillard (3-0) with 23 points and senior Chandler Mack added 20, 12 of them coming on free throws. Jvonni Roblejo added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Chayse Culpepper led three players in double figures for Stranahan (3-1) with
11 points. Dave Herard and Inady Legiste contributed
10 points apiece.
The Dragons stayed close on the road, drilling 10
3-pointers to Dillard’s zero. Stranahan won it all in Class 6A a year ago; Dillard made the 7A state championship game back in March.
Dillard trailed 35-28 after two quarters and Stranahan took its biggest lead of the game, 37-29, to open the third period. But the Panthers outscored the Dragons 19-10 in the third period to take a 47-45 advantage into the final frame.
The fourth quarter was tight the entire way until Haynes ended it.
Dillard led 15-12 after one quarter on the strength of six points from Haynes.
Stranahan outscored Dillard 23-13 in the second period to grab a 35-28 advantage. The Dragons used outside shooting to do so as they canned five 3-pointers while the Panthers did not sink any.
Dillard won the girls game 86-6.
Pat Lammer is a correspondent for the South Florida Sun Sentinel.