Foxes defeat Gateway; Neither team scores in last 4:41... -
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Published on: 1/30/2002
Last Visited: 1/30/2002
Fox Chapel Coach Harry Jenkins didn't care how his team looked in the final few minutes, but he did care about the outcome.
"If you said we wouldn't score for the final four minutes and we'd still win, I'd have said that can't happen," Jenkins said."But we kept them from scoring, too, and, when you're fighting for a playoff spot, you'll take the win."
The Foxes are 7-3 in the section (13-8 overall) and tied for second place with Central Catholic.
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"Everyone has aspirations of winning a section title, but we just want to get back to the playoffs this year," said Jenkins, whose team was 4-20 a year ago.
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That was the key to the game," Jenkins said.
Gateway had its chances to win.After Fox Chapel turned the ball over with 1:10 remaining, Gateway held the ball until Polizzano missed a shot with nine seconds left.The ball was knocked out of bounds with 4.8 seconds remaining.After a Gateway timeout, the Gators' Nick Bartel missed a long 3-pointer from the right corner.
Polizzano, a 6-1 senior forward, led Gateway with 14 points, but Gateway struggled offensively.