Cox’s big second half powers Bishop Ward in overtime victory

James Cox came up huge after halftime Saturday — and that meant a big victory for Bishop Ward.

Cox scored 21 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the Cyclones’ rally in a 64-54 overtime victory over St. James Academy in the Class 4A substate championship game at Spring Hill.

Bishop Ward, which trailed most of the game, rallied late and pulled ahead 44-43 in the fourth quarter. St. James held a 51-49 lead in the final seconds, but Cox nailed a field-goal and sent the game into overtime.

The Cyclones grabbed the momentum early in overtime and eventually pulled away with strong free-throw shooting late in the game.

“Neither team wanted to lose this,” said Bishop Ward coach Bill Buser, whose team improved to 15-7. “Our seniors just took control of the game, and that’s what seniors do.”

St. James, a team of all underclassmen, led 28-20 at halftime.

St. James, 18-4, was led by Joe Kelling with 16 points.

Basehor-Linwood girls 62 Eudora 44Basehor-Linwood’s Cassie Combardino proved too tough inside for Eudora to handle Saturday in a 4Asubstate championship game at Spring Hill.

Combardino scored 20 points in leading the 21-1 Bobcats into the state championship tournament.

Eudora finished the season at 18-4.

submitted by JULIE KUHLMAN PEFLEY - 2008-03-02 00:24:02

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