Cedar Hill-DeSoto basketball state title game

DESOTO is your state champs!

0:23 4Q - CH finally fouls Bennett (my vote for MVP, and I think everybody's). He hits both, and its 57-45. Glover scores with 10 ticks.,but Dandrigeresponds.
0:55 4Q - Glover hits a jumper, while Washington has good body control to avoid a foul. 54-41. Jourdon Isom then steals the DS inbounds and scores. But, remember, DS is in the double bonus, as the Horns then foul. Cedar Hill is still three fouls freom even the 1-and-1.

1:06 4Q - Longhorns finally foul after DeSoto spread the floor. Doesn't look like Cedar Hill's going to pull out a third straight last-minute win.

2:00 4Q - Gipson fouls Washington with a wrap-up after he can't wrestle up an offensive rebound. A bit of a look of frustration on his face. 53-39 DS, and they're in the double bonus now on fouls. Spreading the floor on offense.

2:30 4Q - Eagle fans start the "Hey, hey, my, my good bye," chant.

3:02 4Q - Tanner Milson fouls Bennett outside. DeSoto's shooting the bonus from here out.

4:20 4Q - Bennett responds with a jumper from about 17 and DeSoto had its biggest lead of the game at 47-37. Gipson is stripped in the post and DeSoto takes a timeout with 3:47 left. DeSoto spreads the floor on offense, before Bennett hits another tough runner. 49-37.

5:00 4Q - Dandridge scores, CH misss, then Terrell hits an NBA-distance 3. Timeout Cedar Hill. 45-37 DS. That may have been a big shot.

6:28 4Q - Well, Washington gets HIS No. 3 now too, on what might have been a clean block on Gipson. One of two free throws make it 40-37.

7:19 4A - Gipson draws foul No. 3. Look for DeSoto coach Chris Dyer to pound the rock inside to Washington now.

7:36 4Q - Oliver Wells scores, draws foul, but misses FT. 38-34.

END 3Q - Alex Wilson hits an NBA-distance 3 at the buzzer. 38-32 DS.

0:40 3Q - Milson hits a 3, misses two, then Gipson is called for a walk, instead of a possible push by Washington.

1:10 3Q - Bennett another eyes-closed shot. 35-29 DS, and Milson calls a CH timeout.

2:00 3Q - Gipson hit a FT, then a hook on his next trip. 31-29. But Bennett hit a 2 in the lane, 33-29.

4:00 3Q - Bennett hits a 3, then Gipson responds with a putback, 31-26 DS. Washington was careful not to reach and get a cheap foul.

4:30 3Q - Anthony Wilson makes runner, 28-24 DS.

6:20 3Q - Bennett hits an eyes-closed shot. 27-22. Milson then called for a charge, and third Q start shaping up like start of game. Gipson then picks up his second personal.

7:10 3Q - Terrell hits a 3 after Tanner Milson sags to help on Washington. Ensley then scores, and its 25-22 DS.

Second half is about to start, and here we go...

Halftime notes: Evan Washington sitting down with his second foul was huge. Gipson took it inside against Keith Davis with confidence. When the Eagles were on offense, they resorted to an outside motion offense, but didn't get any good looks at the basket.
If Washington picks up No. 3 early enough in the third, it could be serious.

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0:30 2Q - Glover hits put-back , and its 22-20 CH at half, as the Red Army makes plenty of noise.

1:32 2Q - Gipson scores and draws a foul on Washington's replacement, Davis. FT is good and CH has its first tie at 20-all.

2:00 2Q - DS slows the ball down after Washington sits and Glover cut it to 18-17. Ensley scores.

3:54 2Q - Wilson responds with a shot and drawing a foul on Washington. FT is good and it's 18-15. Washington is sitting, presumably for the rest of the half.

4:10 2Q - Bennett another 3, 18-12 DS.

6:22 2Q - Washington called for o-foul on massively moving screen that obliterated Tanner Milson.

7:30 2Q - Gip finally scores. Will need to do that.

7:49 2Q - Washington draws contact from Gipson and scores. FT makes it 15-8.

1:15 1Q - Darius Terrell DS 3, its 12-8 DS. And the quarter ends that way.

1:50 1Q - Gipson finding he just can't body Washington when Gip gets the ball in the low post.

4:10 1Q - Gipson returns block favor, then Glover scores for Horns. Wilson hits a layup at 3:40.

4:48 1Q - Washington obliterates a Gipson turnaround. CH still ice cold.

5:05 1Q - Ensley drives and hits a short runner. 9-0 DS and Milson calls a Longhorn TO.

5:35 1Q - Bennett hits 3 for DS to open scoring. Ensley then has a 2 Then Washington scores over Gipson.

Here we go... Longhorns win tip, Derico Dandridge steals pass, but goes out of bounds.

Cedar Hill and coach David Milson are here for the second time, having lost in the finals in 2004. DeSoto and coach Chris Dyer are here for the third time, having won it all in 2003 and lost in the finals in 2005.

Cedar Hill, with two last-second wins in a row, versus what could be called an overachieving DeSoto team, offer other plots for the game story.

Matching up? Inside, Cedar Hill's Thomas Gipson and DeSoto's Evan Washington will do battle for sure; outside, if the Longhorns can keep the Eagle guard duo of Derico Dandridge and Dominique Bennett in control, they have a good chance to win.

Cedar Hill's on the floor, with 19 minutes left before tip. DeSoto's still on its way from the locker room. The Longhorns certainly have a vocal Red Army contingent here; we'll see what reception the Eagles get in a minute.

And, about two minutes later, out come the Eagles. Not quite as noisy a welcome, but still enthusiastic. Ditto on crowd noise during introductions.