“I couldn’t ask for better teammates,” added Coyne, who finished with 10 points. the final group in Stadium Talk's preseason list of the best boys basketball player in every state headed into the 2022-23 season with the northeast regions of the United States, including Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. “He stays late after practice getting up shots and I’m grateful that he’s on our team and he was able to step up like he did tonight.”
“Marty’s one of the hardest workers on the team,” Shepherd said.
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After Shepherd split two free throws, Kelly’s tying three-point attempt went long and Coyne made two free throws to seal the victory. Coyne gave Stanford a ball fake to create space for the drive and easily scored. The winning basket was courtesy of Coyne, a junior who has stepped into a starting role due to an injury to DJ McClendon. Kelly drained a three of his own and Dayon Polk split a pair of free throws for a 54-51 Sanford lead, but Dean Shepherd drove for a lay-up and a foul shot to tie it at 54 for a second overtime. Porter Kelly came up with a big steal and fed Stanford for the tying three-pointer to force the first overtime. The Hillers rallied behind Dean Shepherd, Dean’s brother Dylan (13 points before fouling out) and Bland (15 points to take a 49-46 lead in the final 10 seconds. The 6’6 Stanford scored 11 of his game-high 26 points during a 21-5 run spanning seven minutes to give the Warriors (2-1) a 42-34 lead in the fourth. Tower lead 29-21 early in the third after a Davis Bland three-point shot, then Sanford got rolling behind junior center Chris Stanford. Like all good heavyweight fights, this game featured a lot of punching and counter-punching. “Just to know we can pull out a tight game like this gives us confidence to carry over into the next game.” “This was a really tough game,” said junior guard Dean Shepherd, Tower’s leading scorer with 19 points. Really proud of the way they battled back.” “We had some new guys step up tonight and of course it all started with defense. “We’ve been looking forward to this game for a while,” Kaiser admitted. The win gives Tower a game up on Sanford in the Independent Conference title race and of course a huge boost of a confidence for a team who fell just short against the Warriors in the state semifinals last March. Obviously, the Hillers didn’t mind working overtime Tuesday night as a Marty Coyne layup with 1:52 to go in the second overtime was the difference in a 59-56 win over the Warriors.
According to Tower Hill boys’ basketball coach Patrick Kaiser, it’s been a long wait for a victory over defending state champion Sanford.
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