Lecanto turned in a far more competitive showing than its earlier 22-point home loss to Dunnellon, as the Panthers trailed just 65-63 with 21 seconds left after a pair of converted free throws by sophomore Travis McGee in the DHS gym Friday. But junior Desmond Frazier, who sunk five three-pointers and went 5 for 5 at the foul line for a game-high 32 points, and his Tigers outlasted the Panthers for a 70-63 win. The victory keeps the Tigers (11-7, 4-1), which have only Crystal River remaining on their district schedule, on pace to force a coin flip to decide the top seed between themselves and Citrus in the District 5A-6 tournament. Lecanto (9-7, 2-4) will be the No. 3 seed. With nine seconds left on the clock and the Panthers still down by two, LHS senior point guard Thomas Vilardi went for the kill, launching a 3 from the corner that, for a moment, looked good before rimming out and essentially sealing Lecanto’s fate. #CitrusCountyChronicle chronicleonline/content/late-shot-doesnt-go?pc=1
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:30:01 +0000