Coming off a 93-54 loss against Oakdale, Linganore showed no sign of letting up as this game was a real barn-burner all the way to the finish. In a tightly contested game, head coach Tom Kraft turned to sophomore phenom Thomas Lang; and he came up big in the 73-70 win over Walkersville last Friday.
Lang hit a 3-pointer deep in the right corner as he stated he “tip-toed” the out-of-bounds line to get the shot up. Lang’s shot gave the Lancers a one-point lead with 6 seconds remaining, then stole Walkersville’s inbound pass and was ultimately fouled. Lang then successfully shot two free throws to give the Lancers their third win of the year.
Starting the fourth quarter, Linganore was down 55-49. Sophomore forward Carter Schmidt changed that with a lay-up of his own off the assist from Lang, and the Lancers took the lead once again, 65-64 with 2:47 remaining.
Walkersville then drove down the court and nailed a three to give them a 67-65 lead. Linganore answered when senior guard Kyle Nicolet hit a three from the left corner, pushing the Lancers ahead once more 68-67 with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter, which featured seven lead changes and two ties.
With 25.1 seconds left, Walkersville knocked down two free throws to give them the lead 70-68, forcing a Lancers time-out. Kyle Nicolet found Lang on the left wing. Lang drove baseline and passed to Tarte, but the it was deflected off Tarte’s shoulder, sending the ball towards the right corner. Lang raced towards the ball, tip-toeing the line to keep the ball in-bounds as he turned around and drained the three to seal the win.
This is not the first time Linganore has seen a last-second game-changing three. In 2012, Jalen Gee hit an “NBA range” three with 3 seconds left, defeating South Hagerstown 54-51 to advance the Lancers to the quarter-finals of the playoffs.
Linganore hopes to carry on a win streak as they travel to Thomas Johnson Tuesday and play host to Middletown on Friday.
Thomas Lang finished with a team high 21 points while Jack Staub added 20 points for the Lancers.
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