< Back to front page Text size – +

Olson's game-winner propels BB&N at home

Print | Comments () Posted by Staff February 6, 2010 05:27 PM

Tweet
E-mail

By Alex Prewitt, Globe Correspondent

It was a play the BB&N boys basketball team had worked on in practice all year. So when the time came to put it into action, it worked perfectly.

With 4.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, sophomore center Eric Olson canned a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, giving the Knights a 51-49 win at home Saturday afternoon over Groton in ISL play.

With the clock winding down, Groton (5-10) scored to go up 49-48. BB&N first-year coach Nick Papas responded by quickly calling a time out, drawing up the out-of-bounds play that freed the 6-foot, 6-inch Olson for a step-back three as the final horn sounded.

"He was our intended target," said Papas, who compared the play he called to the one that famously allowed Duke's Christian Laettner to hit the game-winner over Kentucky in 1992. "Fortunately it went to the right guy and we escaped with one against a team that played as well as we did."

Up 33-20 at the break, BB&N (12-6) withstood a furious rally by the Zebras in the latter half behind a game-high 19 points on five threes from junior guard Dan Flavin.

"Groton, to their credit, played a teriffic second half," Papas said.

Olson also contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds in the Knights' winning effort.

Tweet
E-mail

« Back to front page

Several reporters and editors contribute updates, news and analysis to the High School Sports Blog.

Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks. Contact him at rholmes@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeHolmes.
Craig Larson: A native of West Springfield (Leo Durocher anyone? Tim Daggett?) and Curry College graduate (a proud Colonel!), Larson is the sports editor for the Globe's regional sections: South, West and North, as well as a frequent contributor on the college beat. Abington to Xaverian: it all starts with the schools. Have a compelling story idea? Contact him at clarson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeLars.
Zuri Berry: Berry attended the same high school as sports legends O.J. Simpson and Joe DiMaggio. (Guess which one is his hero.) He's a South Boston resident (formerly of Eastie) and the editor of the High School Sports blog as well as the go-to-guy for everything high school sports on Boston.com. Contact him at zberry@boston.com and follow him on Twitter @ZuriBerry for all of the latest updates.

Also expect updates from correspondents Seth Lakso (boys basketball), Hannah Becker (girls basketball), Craig Forde (boys hockey), Liz Torres (girls hockey), Ryan Mooney and a host of others. To reach the high school sports correspondents and Globe editors, e-mail hssports@globe.com.