Jacob Martella, Staff Writer
December 14, 2010
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
With 20 seconds remaining in the game, DeSoto Eagles ran down the court looking for a game-winning shot. Fortunatly for the Jaguars, the last second shot fell short. Unfortunately, the ref called a foul on senior Wesley Davis.
“I thought it was overtime,” head coach Jason Mutterer said. “I didn’t hear his whistle.”
Davis, who had just hit a three to tie the game, doesn’t believe he committed any foul.
“I guess there was a little contact, but it was nothing to all at the end of the game,” Davis said. “He flopped.”
DeSoto’s Antwan Space made the first free throw with the game 66-65. For Coach Mutterer, the toughest part of the loss was how it was officiated.
“It’s hard to go in there when you’re players leave everything on the floor for 32 min. an at the end of the basketball game an individual that you have no control over decides the outcome of the game,” Mutterer said.
On the last possession of the game, DeSoto missed their first shot, but Space got the rebound. That’s when things got interesting.
“I tried to box him out,” Davis said. “They could have easily called over-the-back, but they didn’t. Then he did that fade away. We tried to stress not to foul him like they did last game, but they called it anyway.”
Friday night’s loss was the third time the Jags have played DeSoto and the second time in eight days. This one, however, was a little different.
“Our kids focused on two parts that we had struggled at and I thought they did a pretty good job of that,” Mutterer said.
The first time the two teams met, it was in the final of the Texas Invitational. DeSoto jumped out to a big lead in the first three quarters, but the Jags came back to narrow the lead to three before falling 68-61.
In the Mansfield Spring Creek Classic, the game was closer coming down to foul shots for DeSoto to give them the 66-65 win. This time, the Jags managed to keep it close all the way through. After being tied at 34 at the half, the Jags came out on a 12 to 2 run mainly led by junior Joel Kapiamba.
“It was just get the ball to the basket and attack so we could stretch the lead,” Kampiamba said.
The loss drops the Jaguars to 10-4 on the season. All four of the losses have come to Timberview and DeSoto and the last three have been by a combined four points. As the Jags head into district play, Davis is confident that these close games have helped them.
“We’re ready,” Davis said. “We should run through district easily.”
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