DIV. II: H.-W.'S HOPES FOR A STATE TITLE OFFICIALLY OVER LATE CALL LEADS TO FINAL POINT FOR ARTESIA ARTESIA 62, H.-W. 61.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer Shock filled the faces of Harvard-Westlake of Studio City boys' basketball players. Then came tears. The Wolverines' state championship dreams came all this way to end on a whistle A simple whistle is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on . Artesia of Lakewood scrambled scram·ble v. scram·bled, scram·bling, scram·bles v.intr. 1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees. 2. to follow up a missed jump shot in the final seconds of a tied game in overtime. The ball was tipped up, then fell in the hands of Jason Pruitt with a tick tick: see mite. tick Any of some 825 parasitic arachnid species (suborder Ixodida, order Parasitiformes), found worldwide. Adults may be slightly more than an inch (30 mm) long, but most species are much smaller. left on the clock. He tried to get the ball up one more time but could not. First the buzzer sounded. Then came the whistle. The referee called a shooting foul on Kieran Ramsey and put four-tenths of a second back on the clock. Pruitt, the brother of USC's Gabe Pruitt Gabriel Michael Pruitt (born on April 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American basketball player with the Boston Celtics. Biography College career On April 27 Pruitt announced that he registered for the 2007 NBA Draft. , made the second free throw to end host Harvard-Westlake's season 62-61 Thursday in the Div. III state quarterfinals. ``I thought we were going into double overtime,'' said Harvard-Westlake captain Ed White, who was in tears on the court but composed himself to give a stirring postgame speech to teammates in the locker Things commonly known as lockers include:
The referees made a similar call at the end of regulation, calling a pushing foul on Harvard-Westlake (26-5) as the shot clock expired with 2.9 seconds remaining. But Derek Glasser missed the front end of a one-and-one and the Wolverines secured the rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective . Following a timeout, Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson is an American basketball player at the University of North Carolina. Grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood • Fourth-team Parade All-America selection • Averaged 20.4 points and 17. got a good look at a 3-pointer that went off the back of the rim. ``I couldn't believe they made that call twice,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Greg Hillard said. ``My philosophy on that is the referees should let the kids decide the game, especially in the state playoffs.'' At the end of regulation, when Harvard-Westlake rebounded the missed free throw, Artesia coach Scott Pera stormed onto the court to argue against the referees putting 1.9 seconds back on the clock but did not receive a technical. Harvard-Westlake had its chances in overtime. Up 59-57, Jon Jaques' 3- point attempt looked good, but rimmed out. After James Harden James Richard Edwards Harden (12 December 1916 – 22 October 2000) was a Northern Irish politician. He was Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Armagh from a by-election in 1948 until he resigned his seat on 12 February 1954 by the procedural device of accepting the tied the game for Artesia with a layup, White hit two free throws. White scored all 13 of his points in the second half and overtime. But the Wolverines allowed another easy layup to Harden hard·en v. hard·ened, hard·en·ing, hard·ens v.tr. 1. To make hard or harder. 2. To enable to withstand physical or mental hardship. 3. . With a second difference between the shot clock and game clock, Harvard-Westlake likely could have held the ball for the last shot. But Jaques' pass to Ramsey was tipped off him and out of bounds for a turnover. White, a senior, finished his high school career with four Southern Section titles but no state championship. ``This hurts right now,'' White said. ``You feel a little cheated. But I'm sure I'll look back with pride on what we accomplished in my time here.'' Matthew Kredell, (818) 713-3607 matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Harvard-Westlake's Alex Stepheson is defended by Artesia's Shawntell Norman on Thursday. The Wolverines lost 62-61 in the Div. III quarterfinals. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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