If it goes down as the last meeting, it was arguably one of the best. On Friday, Lanett’s Elijah Whitfield hit a buzzer-beater three to send the game into double-overtime and would eventually defeat rival LaFayette 64-62.
Both teams played their heart out and left everything on the floor in a thrilling game that will go down as one of the best.
A rivalry that has seen its share of dramatic finishes from two teams with state championship pedigrees, but perhaps none more poetic than the one Friday night.
In a see-saw game that went back and forth, it was LaFayette that had the edge. However, Lanett never gave in and refused to fold up. Lanett in front of a roaring home crowd prevailed and showed the courage of a champion.
Perhaps a game that was destined to go down in a storybook ending, Lanett prevailed in a game for the ages.
The games hero Elijah Whitfield finished with a team high seventeen.