3 OT Heart-breaker
Coach Pallett's 8th grade team hosted undefeated Muskegon last night. Muskegon took a 15 point lead at the half 31-16. The Rockets outscored Muskegon 19 - 3 in the 3rd quarter to take a 1 point lead. The teams battled back and forth in the last quarter but neither team could take advantage of opportunities down the stretch and the teams ended regulation tied at 41. The Rockets were down 4 in the 1st OT when Jaxson Whitaker was fouled shooting a 3 pointer with less than 3 seconds left. Jaxson made the first two and then purposely missed the 3rd on a perfectly executed set play in which TJ Davis made the game tying basket at the buzzer. The 2nd overtime saw both teams battling back and forth with many opportunities each. Neither team could pull past each other and the 2nd overtime ended tied at 52-52. The game headed to a 3rd overtime where the Rockets seemed to run out of gas and Muskegon pulled away for a 66-58 win. Coach Pallett is very proud of his guys. Thanks for the fan support. You got your money's worth. The team plays home again on Thursday.
Unofficial leading scorers:
Caiden Theisen - 4 points
Jaxson Whitaker - 10 points
Bryce Ross - 11 points
TJ Davis - 26 points