FRIDAY ACTION, boys basketball: Dublin Scioto 65, Olentangy 64

Published: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:38 PM EST

Dublin Scioto guard Bradley McDougald (right) looks to the basket as Olentangy forward Matt Huter closes in Friday, Jan. 23, during a 65-64 Irish win over the visiting Braves.

Star guard Bradley McDougald hit a running three-pointer as time expired to lift Dublin Scioto to a thriling 65-64 win over rival Olentangy and continue its 30-game Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division winning streak at home Friday, Jan. 23.

Trailing by 27 points in the first half to the powerful Irish (11-1, 8-0 in the league), the plucky Braves (6-6, 3-5) gamely rallied to forge a 51-51 deadlock after three quarters of action before enjoying a seven-point advantage at several points in the final frame. But the upset was ultimately not to be.

However, missed free throws in the waning seconds haunted Olentangy and gave McDougald one last try from distance, which he swished as the clock hit zeros and the crowd of Scioto students mobbed the court. David McKinley led the Irish with 21 points, all coming on treys, while Alex Tracy paced the Braves with 19.

--BRIAN INGLIS