Triple overtime. The words alone sound exciting: Two teams who both refuse to lose, going at it until one blinks.
So it was on Saturday afternoon when the Jefferson High girls’ basketball squad took on Broadwater in front of a nearly full house of cheering fans from both schools. This was the regular season finale – and a chance for the Panthers to move up in the standings in advance of the District tournament.
The Panthers took an 11-5 first-quarter lead. But the Bulldogs fought back to make it 19-18 at the half, then started the third with a 6-0 run to take their first lead, 24-19. Olivia Lyon put in a two-pointer to stop the Panther’s dry run, but Townsend kept a 31-27 edge at the end of three.
