Long drops 22 points as Spain Park rallies for fourth-quarter come-from-behind victory over Oak Mountain – Shelby County Reporter

Andrew Simonson Sports Editor

Hoover – The Spain Park Jaguars lurked until they were ready to attack, and when they did in the fourth quarter, they did it well and claimed victory in the rivalry.

In a 48-43 battle at Spain Park High School on Friday, Jan. 19, the Jags completely defeated the rival Oak Mountain Eagles with a key 10-0 run to start the fourth quarter, ending a long stretch. It was another memorable entry into the feud. Between the schools next door.

Corbin Long and TJ Lamar combined for 35 of Spain Park’s 48 points, with Long scoring 22 points on a night in which the senior guard led his team to a 4-0 victory on area play. including.

The Eagles and Jags spent the first few minutes of the game hating each other, but long balls quickly turned the first quarter into a back-and-forth affair.

Christopher Cunard made a 3-pointer to give Oak Mountain a 5-4 lead, and two minutes later Long made a 3-pointer to give Spain Park the lead before Kevin Jasin scored on the next possession. Ski made a 3-pointer to take back the lead. His own.

With less than a minute left in the first, Jasinski made another 3-pointer to extend the lead to four points, but Long made a deep two at the buzzer, making the score 15-13, and the Eagles still held the lead. Ta.

However, things changed quickly at the start of the second quarter.

Jasinski made two more 3-pointers in the first 40 seconds of the quarter to extend his team’s lead to eight and energize the visiting Oak Mountain supporters.

The Eagles led by nine points at one point in the second game, but Spain Park cut the lead to five points in the final minute and a half of the quarter.

Quinn Davis’ 3-pointer with 30 seconds left was the final straw of the second half as the Jags entered the halftime locker room leading 27-24.

In the third quarter, Oak Mountain extended its lead to five points on two separate occasions, both times allowing Spain Park to tie the game within range of holding the lead.

With less than a minute left in the third quarter, Gray Prior hit a 3-pointer for the game’s only points, but it was crucial for the Eagles to take a header to a six-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. .

With Spain Park leading 38-32, the hosts needed a strong response to start the fourth, and that’s exactly what the Jags got.

Spain Park started the fourth quarter with a 10-0 run in the first 4 1/2 minutes, taking the lead on a strong one-one by Lamar in that stretch.

Immediately after a long three gave the Jags two possessions, Kennard’s play put the Eagles within 42-40, but Oak Mountain never regained the lead.

With the game in jeopardy and the Eagles on the verge of a comeback, Spain Park stayed calm on the free-throw line.

Long, Lamar and Jackson Bradley made all of their free throws in the fourth quarter, giving the team a 7-for-9 lead from the charity stripe as the Jags earned a five-point victory and remained perfect on area play. contributed to.

In addition to Long’s 22 points, Lamar dropped 13 points and Davis added six points at Spain Park.

For Oak Mountain, Cunard had 15 points, Jasinski had 12 points and Emmanuel Johnson added seven points.

It won’t take long for the Jags to celebrate a win, as they will look to extend their home winning streak on Saturday, January 20th against Indian Springs. Tipov will be played at Spain Park High School at 3 p.m.

Oak Mountain will travel to Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday, January 23rd to take on the Huskies in a road game in area play.