In what has been described as an upset by hometown spectators, the Gilboa-Conesville Wildcats came into Middleburgh Thursday evening and were able to outlast the Knights 89-84 in an exciting overtime exchange that brought fans, and players to the brink as Gilboa made the most of Middleburgh's mistakes through out the night.
| Middleburgh's Troy Hinkley goes for the layup |
The Knights were aided by the twenty point plus performances of Ryan Bechtold (21), Troy Hinkley (21), and Tanner Van Aller (20), but it just wasn't enough to overcome the visiting Wildcats. Christian Cooper (33) and Zach Perry (31) carried Gilboa-Conesville's varsity squad, with both completing 80% or more of their nineteen combined free throw attempts.
| Christian Cooper converted eight of nine free throws |
If one statistic could pinpoint where Middleburgh lost the non-conference game, it would be the number of free throw shots Gilboa-Conesville attempted Thursday evening. The Wildcats received 23 attempts to score from the free throw line, and they sunk 19 of those shots in the basket - sealing the Knights second overtime defeat this season.
Middleburgh 84 OT
Gilboa 89
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT/Final
Middleburgh 25 38 57 79 84
Gilboa 19 31 59 79 89
Gilboa 89
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT/Final
Middleburgh 25 38 57 79 84
Gilboa 19 31 59 79 89
