NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — It was an absolute battle in Newport News Tuesday night as Denbigh and Woodside duked it out in an overtime thriller, but it was the Wolverines (17-1) who walked away with the 68-66 win over the Patriots (13-5).
It didn’t seem like it would be this close early on, as Woodside was on the verge of blowing out Denbigh, jumping out to an early 21-5 lead, but the Patriots, behind their two guards, Kevin Parker and Jai’Quan Gray, combined for 43 points and willed Denbigh back into this game. Gray hit a deep three with seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it up and send it to overtime.
In the free basketball period, Wolverines senior Masiah Wells-Stevens took over, scoring two clutch buckets as part of his 17 points. Gray had another chance to tie at the end of overtime, but his shot fell wide right.
Full highlights for this game and Menchville’s dominant win over Gloucester can be found in the above video.