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Badger boys almost knock off #1 ranked Kellogg |
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February 11, 2015 |
The Bonners Ferry Badger Boys' Varsity
basketball team took Idaho's #1 ranked Kellogg
Wildcats right down to the closing seconds
before losing the game by 3 points, 46-43.
The game started out looking like it might be
just another runaway Intermountain League game
for the Wildcats, who are undefeated in league
play. However, the Badgers, though they trailed
for most of the game, never allowed the score to
get completely out of control. At halftime,
Bonners was down by 9 with the score 26-17.
In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter,
the top-ranked Kellogg team found themselves in
a scramble for the victory. Bonners Ferry began
making Kellogg sit up and take notice when, with
the score 41-36 in favor of Kellogg, Caleb
Blackmore was fouled on a layup. The made layup
along with his made free throw suddenly brought
the Badgers within 2 points at 41-39 with about
3 1/2 minutes left in the game.
 Then
it was turnover Kellogg, turnover Bonners Ferry,
turnover Kellogg, before Kaleb Stockton drove on
the basket and tied the game at 41 with 2:40 to
go. The Badgers then stunned Kellogg by taking
the lead 43-41 on Collin Stone's layup.
A free throw and a three pointer by Kellogg made
the score 45-43 in favor of the Wildcats.
Here is how the Badgers kept the hometown crowd
screaming and on the edge of their seats in the
closing seconds of the game: With around 25
seconds to go, score 45-43 in Kellogg's favor,
Bonners Ferry got off a missed shot, but got the
offensive rebound and attempted a putback, which
didn't go in. The rebound off the putback
attempt was batted around by both Kellogg and
Badger players until the ball went out of
bounds. The referees awarded the out of bounds
ball to the Badgers, and with 15 seconds to go,
Stockton launched a three point shot that
rimmed, rolled around the rim, and spun out.
With seven seconds left, the Badgers were forced
to foul one of the Wildcats best free throw
shooters, who missed the one and one shot, got
his own rebound, was fouled again, and went to
the line again with another opportunity.
Incredibly, he missed again on his first free
throw, but made the second, putting Kellogg up
by three. With four seconds to go, the Badgers
put up a final desperation shot off the inbounds
pass. The final buzzer sounded as that shot fell
short of the basket.
The #1 ranked Wildcats barely escaped with the
win. You can watch a replay of the game, or just
watch the exciting fourth quarter, at
www.boundarycountylive.com.
Badger scoring for the game: Caleb Blackmore 15,
Kaleb Stockton 13, Wyatt Nelson 5, Pat O'Hara
and Collin Stone had 4 each, and Warren Carle
scored 2.
The Badger Boys next home game will be their
last home game of the season, Senior Night, as
they play the Clark Fork Wampus Cats on
Thursday, February 19.
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