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King Philip ekes out victory

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By Bryan Dorval, Globe Correspondent

Down by 2 points with 12 seconds left, Jake Layman stepped to the foul line for King Philip. Jake had been playing some of his best basketball all week and this was no different, he was ready for this situation. The first shot went down easy, nothing but net. Taking a deep breath Layman put up the second shot. What happened next would seem to be in slow motion to all in attendance. The ball bounced off the rim right into the waiting hands of the Warriors' Tim Sheehan.

Sheehan took the rebound and scored the winning basket to lift King Philip to a 72-71 victory over Canton.

Bolstered by the outstanding performance of Layman's 39 points, 18 boards and 5 blocks, King Philip had dominated the entire game. It led by 13 at half and increased that lead to 19 points. Then Canton switched up its defense, fouling King Philip and forcing it to the line. The new strategy worked, King Philip went 16 for 31 at the line, opening the door for Canton and allowing the Bulldogs to close the gap. “They got us out of our comfort zone,” said coach Sean Mcguinness.

Despite the hard effort of the Layman-led Warriors, Canton was able to come back and even take the lead. With 12 seconds left Layman was forced to the foul line. Layman has averaged more than 20 points a game this season, and had scored 70 points in the last two games.

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