MILL CREEK
The Edmonds-Woodway boys basketball team withstood a 17-point comeback from Jackson and defeated the Timberwolves 57-55 on a buzzer-beating basket Jan. 20 at Jackson High School.
With the win, Edmonds-Woodway moved into a tie for first place in the Wesco South with Jackson.
The Timberwolves, who trailed the entire game and were behind by as many as 17 points with six minutes remaining in the game, made a run in the fourth quarter, outscoring Edmonds-Woodway 27-15.
“We had a courageous comeback,” Jackson head coach Steve Johnson said.
Jackson’s Chris Reimer hit a 3-pointer that tied the score at 55-55 with less than a minute to play. The Warriors then went down the floor and missed a shot but got the offensive rebound.
James Conti made the most of the Warriors’ second chance with the game-winner.
“(We got) terribly out-rebounded,” Johnson said. Jackson was out-rebounded 31-16.
The Warriors got out to an early lead thanks to Casey Hamlett, who scored 10 of his team-high 20 points in an 18-9 first quarter that favored E-W.
Hamlett continued to roll, accounting for seven of the Warriors’ nine points in the second quarter.
Jackson played without three starters who were suspended. Reimer hit five 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points for Jackson.
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