Enumclaw Survives in Triple Overtime Tilt with Seattle Academy


Enumclaw Survives in Triple Overtime Tilt with Seattle Academy
By Steve Dion

Monday- December 28th 2015 Boys 3A/1A SPSL/Emerald City
Kennedy High School 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 2OT 3OT Final
Seattle Academy 9 13 18 11 8 9 7 75
Enumclaw 13 12 14 12 8 9 8 76


Enumclaw senior Scotty Garvin

A Monday matinee in the 2015 Sterling Shootout paired the Enumclaw Hornets and Seattle Academy Cardinals in the consolation bracket. The matchup of the Hornets size advantage from two perspectives; height and roster size against the shifty Cardinals guards was a fun battle to watch. The combination of EHS forwards Justus Rainwater, Scotty Garvin, and Josh Erickson made a significant impact early as the trio was active on the glass. Seattle Academy’s sluggish start was compounded with intentional and technical fouls which added to the Hornet lead at the charity stripe. The Cards used this to fuel a rally to close the gap before halftime in which the margin was cut to three on a triple by Ian McManus.

Marcus Austin started to fire from downtown and the sophomore guard heated up to the tune of five buckets from behind the arc in the third and fourth quarter combined. Enumclaw countered with the emergence of Kaden Anderson late in the ballgame. The sophomore combo guard recorded eight fourth quarter points as part of a team-high 24. The yo-yo game down the stretch wound up deadlocked at 51-51 with 1:23 remaining in the fourth. Neither team scored for the remainder of regulation and we headed to overtime. Marcus Austin struck again in extra time with an early bucket and one as the top Cardinal scorer gave SA early momentum. Anderson responded on the other end by racking up several points in the key. We headed to a second OT. Seattle Academy appeared to have the win in hand leading by three with mere seconds remaining. However, a made free throw by Kaden Anderson followed by a miss, rebound by Rainwater, and putback tied the score and pushed the game to a third OT! The back and forth affair continued until Scotty Garvin gave Enumclaw a final clutch bucket to take the lead in the final ticks of the game clock. Seattle Academy’s potential game-winner rimmed out and the Hornets picked up a valiant win in a highly entertaining contest.

The Final Score
Enumclaw 76, Seattle Academy 75 (3 OT)

Top Performers:
Enumclaw
Kaden Anderson- 24 points
Justus Rainwater- 22 points
Josh Erickson- 22 points
Seattle Academy
Marcus Austin- 24 points
Ian McManus- 22 points