Conestoga’s Shane Scott shoots over Ridley’s Cameron Farro in the fourth quarter. (PETE BANNAN)
By Bruce Adams
For its senior night Friday evening, the Conestoga boys basketball squad set itself up for a tough test against a red-hot, athletic Ridley team on a seven-game winning streak.
The Green Raiders held the lead for the first 26 minutes, but the Pioneers (13-7, 11-3) finally caught up in the fourth quarter. The game went two overtimes before Conestoga prevailed, 60-59.
The double-overtime battle featured rugged, physical defensive play on both sides. It wasn’t pretty but it was spirited.
“I thought we played with a ton of heart tonight,” said Conestoga head coach Mike Troy. “It was a back-and-forth battle all night, and we kept coming back, and coming back, and in overtime I thought we played as hard as we did all year long.”