Wildcat's Rally fall short in state semifinals
Feb 27, 2016
By: Robert Sumpter
After
trailing by as many as ten points early in the game, Winter Park came up short
on a come from behind win losing 53-49 to Coral Springs in the 8A semi-finals.
Coral
Springs started the game off quickly going up 12-3 in the first quarter forcing
an early time out. After the timeout,
Winter Park settled down and closed the half off with a 19 to 11 run cutting
the lead to 23-22 at the half.
All
year long we have been playing on the edge.
We went through a stretch where it seemed like every game we were
playing was coming down to the last possession.
The
beginning of the third quarter started like the beginning of the game with Coral
Springs going on a 11- 3 run to start the quarter.
Led
by three 3 pointers by junior forward Wyatt Wilkes to end the quarter, the
Wildcats was able to tie the game up at 40 going into the 4th quarter.
"I came up here my freshman year and I
felt comfortable shooting here. The
shots was not falling early but I felt like I found my rhythm and was able to
hit my shots in the third quarter."
Wilkes said.
With
the game tied at 48, Coral Springs took the lead on a shot by Chris Lucien after
he rebounded the shot by Myron Dewar with 1:39 left to go in the game.
Winter
Park had some chances at the end but was not able to complete the comeback.
"This
team has a special bond that they will share for the rest of their lives. No one expected us to get this far. I am just extremely proud of the effort we
put in to get here." Coach Blackmon
said
Trailing
by nine points early in the first quarter, Winter Park must have felt right at
home in the 8A semi-final game against Coral Springs. All year Winter Park has played in games in
which they seemingly had to play from behind to win.
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