Sweet goodbye: Wilson wins last hoops game, 52-46
YOUNGSTOWN — Let’s pretend it’s the year 2020 and two Woodrow Wilson alumni are walking up Gibson Street, remembering their former high school that no longer stands and recalling their final basketbal game in their old gym.
“Hey, do you remember the last game we played at our home gym on Feb. 17, 2007, against Chaney?” one former Redman basketball player, now in his mid-30s, asks the other.
“Sure, who could forget it,”answered his former teammate. “We jumped to a 16-1 lead in the first period and then, after Chaney rallied to take the lead, we managed to pull away from them down the stretch for a 52-46 victory.”
“Well, do you remember who sparked us after Chaney took a 43-42 lead?”
“Sure, it was Lamar McQueen, remember? He scored the last six points of the game, the final four on free throws, to give us the win.”
“Yes,” agreed the other. “But don’t forget William Johnson. He had two straight goals to give us a 46-43 lead. And then do you remember the key play of the game that followed? It was a defensive play by Justin Bryant. He blocked a Chaney shot and then another Redman fired a long pass downcourt on a fast break to McQueen for a score that made it 48-43 to virtually clinch the win.”
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