St. Mary's Wins District Title in OT over Farmington

The boys basketball team came back from deficits in the first half, as well as in overtime, to beat Farmington in the No. 25 MHSAA district final Friday night, 42-40.

Sophomore guard Jalen Watts-Jackson hit a jumper from the foul line to tie the game with 46.5 left, and the Eaglets forced a turnover from the game's leading scorer, Farmington's Chris Hare (20), on the ensuing possession.

Senior center Daniel Furlong collected a missed basket and with two seconds left, banked in the winning basket to a roar from the home crowd.

"That's March madness for you," said head coach George Porritt, whose Eaglets await the winner of Friday's game between Ann Arbor Huron and Ann Arbor Pioneer. "(Daniel) is an outstanding kid, going to the University of Notre Dame as a student, and I’m proud of that kid. I’m also very happy he hit that bucket."

St. Mary's went into halftime trailing 19-13, but came back with an 11-1 run to open the third quarter before Hare ended it with a three-pointer to draw the Falcons within one. The Eaglets stayed out in front throughout the fourth before Hare struck again with a two-point jumper to tie the score at 33, with 41 seconds left in regulation.

"We’re fortunate to pull this out at home. We played a great team," Porritt said.

The Eaglets will next play on Monday at Novi.