By Kyle Parmley
Cahaba Sun
CENTER POINT – Jalen Jordan took the inbounds pass, drove it straight to the hoop, and scored.
The Clay-Chalkville guard’s basket with ten seconds to play in overtime proved to be the only points for either team in the extra period, as the Cougars locked up Class 6A, Area 12 champion honors with a 46-44 victory over Center Point on Tuesday night.
The Cougars made their run to take the lead early in the fourth quarter, but both offenses came to a grinding halt in the final ten minutes of the game. Jordan scored six points to help his team reach that point, and finished the night with 13 points.
Anthony Holmes had an impressive game, even while battling through cramps in the second half, also scoring 13. Ahkari Thompson scored just four for the game, but they came via four free throws, two critical ones in the fourth quarter.
M.J. Embree and Jonathan Billingsley chipped in six each.
The win signals the second consecutive regular season area title for the Cougars. With the current format, this crown also locks Clay-Chalkville into the playoffs, despite what happens in the area tournament.
The Cougars are back in action on Friday night at Leeds.