KELSEYVILLE — As losses go, they don”t come much tougher than the 50-46 double-overtime setback the Kelseyville Knights endured against the Willits Wolverines on Tuesday during a North Central League I North junior varsity boys” basketball game in Kelseyville.
Kelseyville had the game all but won near the end of the first time overtime period with a two-point lead and the clock about to expire. Then, for reasons unknown to Kelseyville coach Rich Martin, a Knights player fouled a Wolverines player with .3 seconds remaining.
“I told them not to foul,” Martin said.
With the Wolverines in the bonus, the Willits player stepped to the free-throw line and hit both shots to tie the game and force a second overtime period, and the Wolverines went on to win the game.
“It was a tough loss,” Martin said.
James Green”s 23 points paced Kelseyville and David Ladd added 13.
In other JV boys” basketball action Tuesday:
Clear Lake 69, Cloverdale 61
At Lakeport, Steven Edwards erupted for 24 points in the second half and the Clear Lake Cardinals, trailing 20-10 after one quarter, roared back to beat the Cloverdale Eagles in NCL I South action.
“He was on fire in the third and fourth quarters,” Clear Lake coach Jeremy Hopkins said of Edwards, who finished with a team-high 30 points. “It was probably his best game in the flow of the offense. He was pulling up for 12-footers and you just knew it was going in.”
Clear Lake (3-2, 13-9) switched to a man-to-man defense after the first quarter, according to Hopkins.
“I think that was the difference,” he said.
Edwards was among four Clear Lake players to score in double figures. Adrian Perez added 13 points, Omar Vazquez had 12 and Matt Gatton 10.
Girls” basketball
Lower Lake 41, Fort Bragg 31
At Lower Lake, Danacka Whittington and Kelsie Shoffeitt played less than a half but still posted some pretty good numbers as the Lower Lake Trojans improved to 3-2 in the NCL I North standings with a win over Fort Bragg.
Whittington finished with 10 points, five steals, four rebounds and four assists, and Shoffeitt had 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks.
Lower Lake pulled away from Fort Bragg in the third quarter and led 33-21 going into the final period.
Jasmine Viley added six points and five rebounds as the Trojans won their second straight after a three-game losing streak.
They host Kelseyville, 4-1 in the North standings, on Friday at 6 p.m.
Willits 37, Kelseyville 30
At Willits, the host Wolverines knocked the Kelseyville Knights from the unbeaten ranks in the NCL I North standings.
Mary Brown”s 12 points paced the Knights and Kira Rudnick added seven. Kelseyville (4-1) hits the road Friday to play Lower Lake (3-2).
St. Vincent 33, Upper Lake 30
At Upper Lake, Kelsey Pearl scored 11 points, including three 3-pionters, but the Upper Lake Cougars dropped a hard-fought NCL I South decision to the St. Vincent Mustangs.
“Good effort on everyone”s part,” Upper Lake coach Mike Smith said.
Emily Wold had seven points for the Cougars.
