Yikes.
“I was real shook,” Towns said. “I’m like, c’mon Sam, you got this. I just focused and locked in.”
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Towns hit the biggest free throw of his Wildcats career to force overtime and Springfield posted a gut-check 73-67 defeat of Heights in the 16th annual Premier Health Flyin’ to the Hoop on Sunday night, the last of six games.
Towns hit just 1 of 4 free throws and scored five points, but he had as much to do with Springfield improving to 10-0 as anyone. RaHeim Moss led the Wildcats by hitting 12 of 16 three throws and scoring 22 points to go with eight rebounds. Leonard Taylor added 19 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Wallace added 10 points in only his second game since returning from a knee injury.
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Tyreke Smith, an Ohio State football recruit, led Heights (6-4) with 17 points and eight rebounds. A senior, he’s expected to sign with the Buckeyes within the next month.
Springfield return to Trent on Friday against Fairmont.
16th ANNUAL PREMIER HEALTH FLYIN’ TO THE HOOP
At Fairmont’s Trent Arena, Kettering
Friday’s results
Spire Institute (Ohio) 80, Fairmont 70
Findlay Prep (Nev.) 50, Huntington Prep (W.Va.) 48
Saturday’s results
Springboro girls 57, Tippecanoe 38
Xenia 67, Olentangy Liberty 60
Pickerington North 51, Princeton 38
McEachern (Ga.) 87, Trotwood-Madison 77
Prolific Prep (Calif.) 75, IMG Academy (Fla.) 71
Sunday’s results
Miamisburg 65, Mountain Mission (Va.) 54
Versailles 65, Sidney 50
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 81, Fairland 79
Covington Catholic (Ky.) 49, Middletown 33
Prolific Prep (Calif.) 71, Garfield Heights 43
Springfield 73, Cleveland Heights 67 OT
Monday’s games
Franklin Monroe vs. Minster, 11:30 a.m.
Fort Loramie vs. Thurgood Marshall, 1:15 p.m.
Pickerington Central vs. McEachern (Ga.), 3 p.m.
Lyndhurst Brush vs. Cin. Hughes, 4:45 p.m.
La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. Aspire Academy (Ky.), 6:30 p.m.
Upper Arlington vs. Wayne, 8:15 p.m.
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