Hallsville Conquers Mt. Pleasant in 4 OT Thriller

HALLSVILLE 63, MT. PLEASANT 61: MOUNT PLEASANT — Luke Cheatham hit a running 3-pointer from the left wing at the buzzer, lifting the Hallsville Bobcats to a 63-61 win over Mount Pleasant in a four-overtime marathon on Friday at Bobcat Gymnasium.

Kai Price put Mount Pleasant on top with two free throws with 4.9 seconds left, but the Bobcats won it on Cheatham’s triple as time expired.

The game was knotted at 45 apiece at the end of regulation and then again at 52 and 58.

Anthon McDermott scored 20 to pace Hallsville. Cheatham finished with 19, Kamron Gaut 10, Taylor Sheffield six, DQ Harrison four and Zachar Florence two.

Kelcey Morris scored 18, Payton Chism 15 and Reggie Webster 13 in the loss for Mount Pleasant.