STAFF WRITER
IRVINE - Given the history between the two teams, it was only fitting that Tuesday’s boys basketball matchup between Northwood and Woodbridge couldn't be decided in regulation.
It couldn't be decided in one overtime, either, for that matter.
With help from Michael Scarlett’s nine points in a pair of overtimes, Woodbridge defeated Northwood, 78-72, to move into first place in the Pacific Coast League and sweep the season series between the schools.
The Warriors (16-7, 5-1) trailed with under a minute remaining in the fourth quarter. Vik Ghadi made a pair of free throws to tie the contest and send it into the first overtime.
The Timberwolves (13-9, 4-2) had a chance at redemption in the first overtime and made the most of it, as Akshay Harishankar hit a 3-pointer as time expired to send the game into another period of play.
Woodbridge proved to be too much late, though, as Scarlett and Jason Gregson carried their strong scoring efforts into the second and final overtime. Scarlett scored 23 points in the game while Gregson chipped in 22.
“In a game like that, (there’s) so many ebbs and flows,” Woodbridge coach John Halagan said. “It was just a great high school basketball game.
“It’s everything you would expect between two cross-town rivals that are tied for first place late in a league race. That was an absolute brawl.”
Contact the writer: mkatz@ocregister.com
It couldn't be decided in one overtime, either, for that matter.
With help from Michael Scarlett’s nine points in a pair of overtimes, Woodbridge defeated Northwood, 78-72, to move into first place in the Pacific Coast League and sweep the season series between the schools.
The Warriors (16-7, 5-1) trailed with under a minute remaining in the fourth quarter. Vik Ghadi made a pair of free throws to tie the contest and send it into the first overtime.
The Timberwolves (13-9, 4-2) had a chance at redemption in the first overtime and made the most of it, as Akshay Harishankar hit a 3-pointer as time expired to send the game into another period of play.
Woodbridge proved to be too much late, though, as Scarlett and Jason Gregson carried their strong scoring efforts into the second and final overtime. Scarlett scored 23 points in the game while Gregson chipped in 22.
“In a game like that, (there’s) so many ebbs and flows,” Woodbridge coach John Halagan said. “It was just a great high school basketball game.
“It’s everything you would expect between two cross-town rivals that are tied for first place late in a league race. That was an absolute brawl.”
Contact the writer: mkatz@ocregister.com
