The Resurrection Eagles stood strong in the opening round of the boys’ Class 1A state basketball playoffs Tuesday night in Pascagoula.
But in the end, visiting Sebastopol pulled out a 63-58 win in overtime to eliminate RCS from the postseason in the process.
The Bobcats led throughout most of the first three quarters, including 37-25 at halftime. But the Eagle’s comeback started in the third frame, as they managed to cut the double-digit deficit at intermission into just a one-point disadvantage at 44-43 entering the final quarter thanks to a pair of 3-pointers by Jaylon Harper as well as five points including another trey fro D.J. Pickens in that stanza as RCS out-scored the Bobcats 18-7 in that span.
Six more points from Pickens including a 3-pointer as well as a trey from Carter McCamron allowed the home-standing Eagles to tie the game up at 56-56 as regulation came to a close and force the extra session.
But Sebastopol out-scored RCS 7-2 in the overtime period to pull out the win.
Luke McGarrity tallied 13 points to lead the Bobcats to the win in what was a totally balanced Sebastopol scoring attack as nine different players scored in the winning effort.
Resurrection got a game-high 18 points from Daniel Pikens, including eight in the first quarter to help keep the Eagles within reaching distance of the Bobcats. Harper chipped in 15 points to the RCS cause, while D.J. Pickens added 13 points and McCamron finished with 12 points.
In other small school playoff action in the “Southern Six”, yet another boys’ contest went into overtime as the St. Patrick boys fell to St. Andrews 66-64 in an extra session Tuesday night ending the season for the Fighting Irish.
Also, the St. Patrick girls smacked Magee 62-39 in the opening round of action on Monday night to advance into the second round.
Here is the complete state playoff schedule for the opening round of play in the three smaller school classifications in the state:
CLASS 3A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Booneville 68, Winona 29
Amory 79, Rosa Fort 52
Ruleville 55, Water Valley 29
North Panola 68, Aberdeen 35
Byhalia 56, Noxubee County 49
Amanda Elzy 50, Kossuth 27
Nettleton 87, Holly Springs 63
Humphreys County 66, Alcorn Central 48
Port Gibson 71, Union 23
Crystal Springs 64, Jefferson Davis County 54
Morton 74, Jefferson County 37
St. Andrew’s 66, St. Patrick 64 (OT)
Magee 58, West Marion 50
Hazlehurst 67, Forest 51
Tylertown 65, McLaurin 26
SE Lauderdale 65, Franklin County 38
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Yazoo County 57, Mantachie 54
Independence 71, Hatley 54
North Panola 52, Amory 35
Noxubee County 53, Rosa Fort 22
Franklin County 52, Enterprise-Clarke 36
Crystal Springs 44, Tylertown 39
Morton 65, Wesson 14
St. Patrick 62, Magee 39
St. Andrew’s 44, West Marion 38
Jefferson Davis County 72, Seminary 41
Forest 63, Hazlehurst 18
Tuesday’s Scores
Booneville 74, Winona 28
Nettleton 57, Holly Springs 37
Kossuth at North Panola
Alcorn Central 63, Humphreys County 17
Union 47, Port Gibson 39
CLASS 2A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Baldwyn 72, O’Bannon 33
East Webster 80, M.S. Palmer 65
Coahoma County 60, New Site 34
Choctaw County 69, Charleston 67 (OT)
Potts Camp 80, J.Z. George 59
Northside 67, Belmont 31
Calhoun City 68, Myrtle 32
Pine Grove 60, Riverside 46
East Marion 71, Philadelphia 60
Scott Central 59, Collins 58
Newton 61, Amite County 21
Pelahatchie 73, Stringer 70
Velma Jackson 56, North Forrest 28
Bogue Chitto 60, Lake 52
Heidelberg 67, Pisgah 38
Kemper County 72, Loyd Star 63
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Belmont 73, Belmont 14
Calhoun City 58, M.S. Palmer 28
Walnut 76, Coahoma County 39
Potts Camp 64, Choctaw County 42
Bruce 46, Charleston 43
Baldwyn 63, Riverside 29
East Webster 55, Myrtle 31
New Site 61, Northside 20
West Lincoln 59, Nanih Waiya 15
Pelahatchie 52, Mize 17
Lake 77, Loyd Star 44
Pisgah 55, Sacred Heart 54
Bogue Chitto 68, Newton 55
Heidelberg 66, Scott Central 28
Kemper County 69, Amite County 33
Tuesday’s Scores
Velma Jackson 49, North Forrest 36
CLASS 1A
Boys
Tuesday’s Scores
Biggersville 72, Hickory Flat 43
West Lowndes 67, Tremont 55
Byers 74, Thrasher 28
Ingomar 64, Coffeeville 43
West Union 74, Okolona 61
Blue Mountain 53, Falkner 48 (OT)
Houlka 76, Smithville 66
Wheeler 76, Ashland 55
Bay Springs 71, South Delta 33
Leake County 68, Salem 58
McEvans 83, MSD 48
Sebastopol 63, Resurrection 58 (OT)
McAdams 89, Enterprise-Lincoln 38
Simmons 64, Mount Olive 41
Richton 69, Ethel 53
West Tallahatchie 75, Taylorsville 57
Girls
Monday’s Scores
Biggersville 68, Byers 21
Okolona 54, Smithville 49
Blue Mountain 64, Falkner 26
West Union 55, Vardaman 38
Ingomar 73, West Lowndes 19
Hickory Flat 59, Wheeler 28
Coffeeville 47, Tremont 4
Jumpertown 76, Ashland 34
Bay Springs 61, West Tallahatchie 19
McAdams 62, Richton 26
McEvans 12, MSD 0 (Forfeit)
Sebastopol 54, Salem 44
Noxapater 49, Enterprise-Lincoln 42
Taylorsville 51, South Delta 23
Lumberton 35, Leake County 25
Simmons 73, Mount Olive 13
