
Haverford School’s KJ Carson fires a shot over Episcopal Academy’s Langston Foster in the first half of their Inter-Ac game Tuesday evening. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group)
By Matthew DeGeorge
KJ Carson didn’t have the first 36 minutes of basketball he wanted Tuesday afternoon.
Thanks to some early foul trouble, a bit of cold shooting and a modicum of wise senior deference, the Haverford School point guard entered the second overtime period against Episcopal Academy with just four points to his name.
With three of his fellow Fords starters fouled out and Haverford School having already forced extra sessions with two unlikely last-possession executions, Carson made the most of his bonus basketball time. He hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight points in the second OT period, leading Haverford School to a wild 74-67 win over their local Inter-Ac League rivals.
“That’s what you prepare for,” Carson said. “You prepare for moments like this. Two guys step down, you’ve just got to step up. That’s what you’ve got to do.”
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