Jakeem Carroll hit two huge 3-pointers to help lift Bonner to a 59-37 win over Upper Dublin in the second round of the PIAA playoffs Tuesday (Photo: Matt Allibone/CoBL).
By Matt Allibone
Jakeem Carroll knew he needed to be ready to shoot.
Bonner Prendergast had one more chance to make a first-half statement against District 1 juggernaut Upper Dublin in the second round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs Tuesday. The game had been hotly contested early, but the Friars had taken a seven-point lead in the final seconds of the second quarter.
Now Carroll found a spot in the corner and hoped Kam Jackson, his fellow sophomore point guard, would give him the chance for the final shot.
That was exactly how it played out, and Carroll knocked down an off-balance 3-pointer to send Bonner into the locker room with all of the momentum. He then opened the third quarter with another 3.
What was supposed to be one of the best games of the second round was never close again.