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ne reterees interrupted the flow of the game with numerous foul calls, some questionable, in the second period.
The Panthers started the third period badly and William Monroe began to widen the spread. Rappahannock's biggest problem was absence of rebounding power. They pulled down only three in the whole quarter.
The referees also seemed to have reached their set limit of foul calling in the first half and took it easy in the third quarter. At the buzzer. RCHS trailed. 43-34.
Fast whistles at the start of the final period put both teams in the bonus situation early but the Panthers were slow to take advantage and didn't score until a minute in the quarter on a Jimmy Tomko free throw.
The Panthers, sparked by this free throw, overcame an eleven point deficit. RCHS forced the Dragons to cough up the ball and with a minute and a half left were only behind 51-49.
For a minute, both defensive squads held the other's offense. The Dragons cracked, first under pressure when Tomko stole the ball and tied it 51-51 with 28 seconds left. The Dragons threatened to come up with the last basket and win by two, but Greg Bright saved the day with a last second steal.
The Panthers recovery was the fifth time this season that they pulled up from way behind to either win or send a game into overtime. On Friday they outscored the Dragons 17-8 in the final quarter.
The Panthers were slow to score in overtime. Slightly out played in the extra period they lost 57-54. Gary Leake !ed the RCHS Cagers with 20 points and ten rebounds.
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