• Ross Cunningham •
• Originally published January 15, 2009 at 11:27 a.m., updated January 15, 2009 at 11:27 a.m.

The Tidehaven Tigers fourth quarter rally fell short as the Bay City Blackcats edged the Tigers 59-53 on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at El Maton. The basketball game was played in a packed gym in a rare meeting between the two teams since Bay City has been a 4A team. “This is a scrappy team and the hustle and the back court press got us back into the game after being down by 14 points to start the fourth quarter,” said Tidehaven Tigers head coach Clarence Jones. “The difference in the game was the missed free throws from the foul line.” Tevin Battle opened the fourth quarter for Bay City with a quick basket on a steal for a 44-30 advantage. Robert Taylor gave the Blackcats a 15-point cushion with a basket after a missed shot on the rebound. Taylor was also fouled on the play and made the basket from the charity stripe as Bay City led 47-32 with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. Bay City had a chance to pad its lead from the foul line but was only able to hits 1 for 4 from the charity stripe. Demetria Tsika started the late rally for the Tigers with a tip in and Evan Stavinoha made two foul shots from the charity stripe as Tidehaven narrowed the gap to 48-38 with 6:04 left in the game. After Bay City threw the ball away for another turnover the Blackcats called a time out to regroup with 5:26 left in the contest. Logan Barton followed for Bay City with a basket on a fast break for a 50-38 lead but Tidehaven answered back with a three pointer by Tsika to narrow the gap to 50-43. The Blackcats followed with another turnover and Ian Wade was fouled and made one shot from the foul line but received another opportunity on a lane violation by Bay City. Wade made the basket as the tigers crept closer at 50-43 with 4:23 left in the quarter. Wade followed with two more points from the charity stripe to move Tidehaven within five points with 4:08 left in the contest. The Tigers went ice cold a the foul line as they went 0-5 at the foul line and John Chapa hit a basket to give the Blackcats a 52-45 advantage. With two minutes remaining Bay City slowed the tempo of the game down and forced Tidehaven to foul to stay in the game. Derek Brown went 2- for-2 at the charity stripe and Battle sealed the game for Bay City as he connected for two points at the foul line with 50 seconds left in the game as Bay City led 56-49. Battle led Bay City in scoring with 20 points and Mardis led the team in steals with six. Wade led Tidehaven in scoring with 17 points. Bay City led at the half 23-20.

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