Bears win 53-52 overtime thriller, Broncos wrap up No. 1 postseason seed
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CLEARLAKE >> Kenia Garcia’s 3-pointer in the final seconds of overtime lifted the Obsidian Middle School A girls basketball team to a down-to-the-wire 53-52 win over the Upper Lake Wildcats in the regular-season finale for both teams Monday night in Clearlake.
Mariah Robinson powered the Bears (3-5) with 22 points while Myiah Percoats had 10.
“Today was hard for both teams because we were only assigned one referee, so there were many calls missed despite the referee’s best effort,” Obsidian head coach Claire Alderson said. “Upper Lake played an amazing game, and I hope they are proud of themselves.”
Obsidian will compete in the league postseason tournament starting Thursday.
In other middle school girls action Monday:
Middletown A 34, Mountain Vista A 17
At Middletown, Middletown clinched the No. 1 seed in the postseason tournament by beating Mountain Vista on eighth-grade night for the Broncos.
“All five eighth-graders for Middletown played the entire game,” Middletown head coach Wayne Harbison said.
Sophia Perez led Middletown with 13 points while Carlee Williams added nine and Rylee Gabbert seven.
Harbison praised the defense of Katera Gotz and Sophia Azevedo.
“We’re heating up at the right time,” Harbison said with an eye toward the postseason tournament that opens Thursday. “The last two games were the best we’ve played this year.”
