Penncrest’s Saahir Lee goes up for a shot in the second quarter against Springfield Friday evening. Lee scored 32 as the Lions went on to a 48-35 victory. (Pete Bannan – MediaNews Group).
By Matthew DeGeorge
Without thinking, Saahir Lee walked toward the Penncrest locker room Friday night with the game ball still tucked lightly under his arm. When reminded that he still had it in his grasp, he apologetically tossed it back toward the scorer’s table with a sheepish smile.
The way Lee played Friday, he probably could’ve kept the ball, and stuck around to turn the lights out at the gym. He’d already taken care of just about everything else basketball-related on the day.
Lee was unstoppable, collecting 32 points in leading Penncrest to a 48-35 Central League victory over Springfield.
“In the warmups, I was feeling it so I just kept letting it fly,” Lee said. “I made a few in the beginning, and when they pulled us in for a timeout (coach Mike Doyle) told me, ‘just keep shooting, just keep going.’ After a while, they kept going in, they kept falling. I was shooting the exact same shot.”
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