Indians win in overtime

The Ganado Indians played in a tension-filled game that stretched into a four-minute overtime again the Shiner Comanches, and pulled out a victory with a final score of 42-39.

Indian Matt Bridges said although the team was down by a few points, they never gave up. "Our good defense led to a lot of fastbreaks and easy points," he said. "We outplayed them in the second half."

And that statement was very true. The Indians started slow in the first half, with Kameron Smith scoring and Jonathan Martinez and Austin Alford putting away a free throw each, they were losing 4-11 at the end of the first quarter. Alford, Martinez and Smith scored again in the second quarter, with the score only 13-20 in Shiner's favor at halftime.

In the third, the Indians started to catch up. Caleb Thedford added to points Alford, Martinez and Smith scored in the third, making the score 26-30, still in the Comanches' favor.

The fourth quarter brought both sides of fans to their feet. Thedford, Martinez, Smith and Bridges scored in the fourth, and the teams were tied at the 6:22, 5:48 and 2:45 mark. An even 38 points had been scored by both team at the buzzer and the game went into overtime.

Cody Morales and Martinez each put away two free throws apiece to bring their team to victory, making the score 42-39. Alford made a basket a moment after the buzzer ended, and although the points didn't count, it was symbolic of how the Indians came back at the last minute to win a game, never giving up.