Tuesday night the Sky View bobcats hosted cross town rivals Logan Grizzlies for a boys basketball game. The game was extremely heated, with each team getting nearly 20 fouls throughout all four quarters. The game was extremely close, with the closest point margin being 6 at the end of the first quarter; however, in the end, the Bobcats pulled off a last second shot to win the game.

The Grizzlies dropped a three pointer to start the game very soon after the tip off; however the Bobcats didn’t take long to retaliate, scoring two points immediately afterward. The rest of the first quarter went back and forth between the two, until the last minutes; when the Bobcats were able to pull ahead thanks to seniors Brian Godfrey and Nick Eskelson. The bobcats leave the first quarter with a commanding 13 to 7 lead.

Coming into the second half the Bobcats maintained their lead over the Grizzlies. However, the Grizzlies quickly fouled enough for the Bobcats to get into bonus with over a half of the second quarter remaining; this allowed the Bobcats to maintain a lead for most of the quarter. The Grizzlies didn’t go down without a fight though, and kept neck and neck with the Bobcats. By the end of the second quarter the Grizzlies came out on top, leading the Bobcats 20 to 19.

During halftime, the Sky View cheerleaders performed their sideline routine to the song “dollhouse.” After this the drill team attempts to do a routine of their own, but due to technical difficulties they were unable to perform. The audience then had the chance to throw balls into a bucket in the middle of the court to win 50 dollars, or win free pizza in a drawing. The teams then retook the court to warm up.

The third quarter started off slow, with no points being scored in the first three minutes of gameplay. Logan highs’ Sage Nyman broke the scoring drought shortly after he received his third foul. The rest of the quarter held many fouls for both of the teams, and Sky View left the quarter with six total fouls, while Logan only had three. The Grizzlies slowly increased their lead throughout the quarter, and with only 2:03 left, they had a 27 to 21 lead over the Bobcats. However, the Bobcats put together a comeback and the quarter ended with the teams tied at 27.

When the fourth quarter started, the Grizzlies quickly scored another two points, regaining their lead. They held that lead until there was 4:30 left in the game, when the Bobcats retook the lead for the first time since the second quarter. By this time both teams were in the bonus, with Sky View having 7 fouls, and Logan having 4. The teams then went back and forth with the lead, and at 2:00 Bobcat player Jordan Nielsen got his fifth foul and was ejected from the game; this also put the Grizzlies into double bonus.

With 30 seconds left in the game, Logan player Johnny Luke drops a three pointer to put the Grizzlies up 38 to 37. The Bobcats then burn the clock down to 18.6 seconds before taking a time out. Upon putting the ball in, Sky View player air balls a 3 point shot with only 10.2 seconds remaining on the clock, and it goes out of bounds and turns possession over to Logan. After several time out, Logan bounces the ball in, and it gets lost in a jumble and goes out of bounds again, switching possession over to Sky View with only 4.7 seconds remaining on the clock. After a few more time outs, Sky View player BrIan Godfrey passes the ball in, has the ball immediately passed back to him, and shoots a three pointer over the rim, just to be rebounded by teammate Kyler Carlsen, who made an easy layup with under a second left to win the game.

Sky View wins the game 39 to 38, and the bleachers emptied out onto the court; with Sky View fans yelling at the top of their lungs, and singing a few songs to celebrate their victory. It was a close game, with the Grizzlies leading for much of it, however, in the end the Bobcats pulled out on top and took home a very impressive win at the last second.