HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP : Alemany Upsets Taft, 48-46, on Burr’s 3-Point Basket at Buzzer

Junior guard William Burr made a three-point basket as time expired Friday night to give Alemany High a 48-46 upset win over Taft in the first round of the fifth annual Simi Valley tournament at Simi Valley High.

Alemany, which did not lead until the final shot, battled back from a 40-32 deficit at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

With six seconds left and the Indians trailing, 46-43, Alemany’s Greg Ryan made two free throws. Taft Coach Jim Woodard used a timeout to set up an inbounds play, but Irvin Scott’s pass was intercepted by Alemany’s Tim Fontenette, who was fouled with four seconds remaining.

Fontenette missed the front end of the one-and-one but Ryan grabbed the rebound and called timeout with one second remaining. Alemany Coach Rocky Moore designed the last play to go to Fontenette, but the 6-6 forward was covered and Burr, standing 22 feet away from the basket, took the final shot.

Burr scored a game-high 26 points including six three-point shots. Guard Casey Sheahan paced Taft with 15 points and forward James Yoakum added 12.