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Jeter's heroics lead Beaver Falls to triple-overtime victory
FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Lance Jeter's improbable 45-foot shot at the buzzer of the third overtime lifted Beaver Falls to a memorable 79-78 victory over Aliquippa on Saturday night in the WPIAL Class AA championship game.
The stunning shot in front of a packed house of more than 5,000 people came after Aliquippa's Sjavante Gilliam had given the Quips the lead on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds left. The Tigers didn't have any timeouts available, so Jeter quickly entered the Beaver Falls forecourt and launched the game-winner.
"We just planned it that whoever got the ball would shoot it up and hope it would go in," said Jeter, who scored 37 points. "It was just straight luck. I threw it up and hoped it went in."
"I saw it going in and I just leaned," said Beaver Falls coach Doug Biega. "If anybody but Lance was taking it, I'd be walking over to shake hands with (Aliquippa coach) Marvin Emerson, but Lance has hit those shots before."
In fact, Jeter fired in a long 3-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the fourth quarter to send the game into its first overtime. Aliquippa's Mark Lay hit a free throw with 10.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but missed the second. Jack Anderson grabbed the rebound for Beaver Falls, and the outlet pass to Jeter resulted in a shot with less than three seconds remaining.
"The first one, they gave me a wide-open shot, but the second one, I had to go through two people," Jeter said
The victory marks the seventh WPIAL basketball title for Beaver Falls (22-6) and the first since 1994. Aliquippa (21-7) was aiming for its ninth basketball crown.
The game was so tightly contested that it was tied 15 times and there were 14 lead changes. Biega compared the game to another great sports rivalry.
"Before I left for the game today, I told my wife this game is just like the Yankees and the Red Sox, with Aliquippa being the Yankees: They win it every year," Biega said. "And no matter what their talent level is, they find a way to get here. In order for us to get over the hump, I figured it would have to be in dramatic fashion."
The Quips owned a 54-48 lead with 59.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter as D'Von Jeter scored off a steal by Lay. A basket by Carliss Jeter and a 3-pointer by reserve Dom Henderson set up the final 10 seconds of regulation.
After Lance Jeter's first crucial shot sent the game into overtime, the Quips regrouped quickly and erased a 66-61 Beaver Falls advantage with 1:04 left in the first overtime. A basket by Gilliam just before the buzzer brought on the second overtime
Beaver Falls took the lead on a 3-pointer by Jeter, one of four in the game, with 1:13 left in the second extra session, but a foul shot by Lay forced the first three-overtime title game in the 93-year history of the WPIAL boys basketball tournament.
"It hurts, it just hurts," Emerson said outside a silent Aliquippa locker room. "There's nothing you can do about it. The sun comes up the next day and you get another shot. This is a tough one to swallow."
The amazing events leading up to the finish obscured an outstanding game by Aliquippa sophomore Herb Pope, who scored 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked two shots.
"This is very special," Lance Jeter said. "This is our coach's first gold medal win, and I'm happy for him and I was happy for my teammates."
Senior reserve Reshaun Tarver was more direct after two recent losses in the championship game.
"I'm getting allergic to silver," he said.
That's OK you beat us in FootBall.
FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Lance Jeter's improbable 45-foot shot at the buzzer of the third overtime lifted Beaver Falls to a memorable 79-78 victory over Aliquippa on Saturday night in the WPIAL Class AA championship game.
The stunning shot in front of a packed house of more than 5,000 people came after Aliquippa's Sjavante Gilliam had given the Quips the lead on a driving layup with 6.5 seconds left. The Tigers didn't have any timeouts available, so Jeter quickly entered the Beaver Falls forecourt and launched the game-winner.
"We just planned it that whoever got the ball would shoot it up and hope it would go in," said Jeter, who scored 37 points. "It was just straight luck. I threw it up and hoped it went in."
"I saw it going in and I just leaned," said Beaver Falls coach Doug Biega. "If anybody but Lance was taking it, I'd be walking over to shake hands with (Aliquippa coach) Marvin Emerson, but Lance has hit those shots before."
In fact, Jeter fired in a long 3-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the fourth quarter to send the game into its first overtime. Aliquippa's Mark Lay hit a free throw with 10.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, but missed the second. Jack Anderson grabbed the rebound for Beaver Falls, and the outlet pass to Jeter resulted in a shot with less than three seconds remaining.
"The first one, they gave me a wide-open shot, but the second one, I had to go through two people," Jeter said
The victory marks the seventh WPIAL basketball title for Beaver Falls (22-6) and the first since 1994. Aliquippa (21-7) was aiming for its ninth basketball crown.
The game was so tightly contested that it was tied 15 times and there were 14 lead changes. Biega compared the game to another great sports rivalry.
"Before I left for the game today, I told my wife this game is just like the Yankees and the Red Sox, with Aliquippa being the Yankees: They win it every year," Biega said. "And no matter what their talent level is, they find a way to get here. In order for us to get over the hump, I figured it would have to be in dramatic fashion."
The Quips owned a 54-48 lead with 59.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter as D'Von Jeter scored off a steal by Lay. A basket by Carliss Jeter and a 3-pointer by reserve Dom Henderson set up the final 10 seconds of regulation.
After Lance Jeter's first crucial shot sent the game into overtime, the Quips regrouped quickly and erased a 66-61 Beaver Falls advantage with 1:04 left in the first overtime. A basket by Gilliam just before the buzzer brought on the second overtime
Beaver Falls took the lead on a 3-pointer by Jeter, one of four in the game, with 1:13 left in the second extra session, but a foul shot by Lay forced the first three-overtime title game in the 93-year history of the WPIAL boys basketball tournament.
"It hurts, it just hurts," Emerson said outside a silent Aliquippa locker room. "There's nothing you can do about it. The sun comes up the next day and you get another shot. This is a tough one to swallow."
The amazing events leading up to the finish obscured an outstanding game by Aliquippa sophomore Herb Pope, who scored 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked two shots.
"This is very special," Lance Jeter said. "This is our coach's first gold medal win, and I'm happy for him and I was happy for my teammates."
Senior reserve Reshaun Tarver was more direct after two recent losses in the championship game.
"I'm getting allergic to silver," he said.
That's OK you beat us in FootBall.
