Hart's buzzer beater sinks Fountain Hills

By Brian Wright
Sports Editor
Published on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:46 AM MST

Matt Hart scored on a layup to start Saturday’s game at Fountain Hills, and the Safford senior didn’t score again until the final seconds ticked off the clock in overtime.

Fortunately for Safford (12-3), his 3-pointer at the buzzer proved to be the winning basket in a 57-56 victory over the Falcons.

The Bulldogs trailed by two with 13 seconds to play in overtime when Safford coach Troy Powell called a timeout to draw up a play.

The play wasn’t designed to get a specific player a shot, but tremendous ball movement led to a wide-open look for Hart.

“My plays are based off reads,” Powell said. “They made the right read and the right play.”

Safford senior guard Kaden Larkey finished with a career-high 32 points and drilled seven 3-pointers.

Fountain Hills senior Kyle Pederson did everything he could to deny the Bulldogs. The 6-6 guard had 33 points and 12 rebounds in defeat.

“He’s a real good player,” Powell said. “He just kept coming at us.”

Dominique Hunt scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, who moved to 2-0 in conference play with the win.

After playing Maricopa on the road last night, Safford returns home Friday to take on Globe (9-2). The Tigers are ranked No. 5 in Class 3A by the Arizona Republic.

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