By Rob Parent
Akhir Keys took an in-bounds pass with his team down three points, his packed home gym’s game clock showing 10 seconds, his mind telling him one thing — go get a tie.
Chichester’s long road to a second-half comeback against Unionville looked scripted at that point, and as Keys drove left down the sideline to avoid flailing defenders, all looked right when he pulled up for a good look, attempting another late escape act the senior guard had pulled several times already this season.
Yet Chi’s district title hopes would cruelly go in, then out with the ball.
“If I made that shot,” Keys said, “we probably would have won.”
It was the last best chance for the Eagles, who afterward would get a last-prayer launch from way out, well off the mark at the buzzer, enabling the Longhorns to hold on to a 75-72 victory Saturday in a District 1 Class 5A semifinal thriller.