Blessed Trinity Outlasts Dawson County in Overtime

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Ben Sheppard calmly sank a pair of free throws with :07 left to lift Blessed Trinity to a thrilling 54-52 win over host Dawson County in a non-region  game Friday night.

Blessed Trinity took the biggest lead of the game at 32-22 late in the third quarter oon Randall Dorvee’s  free throw late in the third quarter. But that seemed to light a fire under the Tigers who then went on a 19-9 run to tie the game with 2:57 left in regulation. Coey Watson’s jumper sent it into overtime tied at 45.

The two teams battled back and forth in the four-minute overtime period until Sheppard hit the free throws that turned out to be game winning free throws. The Tigers still had :07 left to change the outcome, but just as he had done in the first half, C.J. Abrams intercepted a desperation pass and iced  the game for the Titans.

Abrams dominated the second quarter, picking off five errant Tiger passes and scoring 14 of his team-leading 16 points.

“I thought we overcame all the turnovers in the second half and played with a lot of pride,” Tigers Coach Chad Pittman said. “Hopefully these non-region games will serve as a learning experience. when we open region play.

Crumley was the game’s leading scorer with 18 points.