HS HOOPS: Scott's jumper with six seconds left lift Valencia

Terrez Scott knew he had it in him. The Valencia guard was coming off a two-point performance and had not come through with a game-winning shot in the final seconds since he was a little kid, but he scored two baskets in the final minute Tuesday– including a short jumper with six seconds left – to lift the Vikings to a 62-60 boys’ basketball victory at rival Hart to all but eliminate the Indians (17-7, 3-4) from Foothill League championship contention with three games remaining.

“This feels amazing,” Scott said. “We had to come together at the end, and my team was there for me. It was a team win.”

Hart trailed by as much as 12 in the first half and was down by 10 at halftime before roaring back before a near-capacity crowd that was on its feet for much of the fourth quarter.

The last minute belonged to Scott, and that was the difference.

“Terrez just willed us to win,” teammate John Otavka said.

Scott, a 6-foot senior, finished with 11 points. Skyler Seymour added 17 points and 10 rebounds, Otavka scored 12, and Lonnie Jackson and Brandon Thrush added eight.

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