Chagrin Falls rallied back from an 11-point deficit to defeat visiting Harvey on Friday, 48-41.
With the win, the Tigers improved to 11-2 overall and 6-0 in Chagrin Valley Conference play.
“I was really proud of our guys tonight for not giving in,” Chagrin Falls coach Dave Bargar said. “Harvey does a really nice job with their zone and early in the game we were a little passive. As the game went on, we became much more aggressive.”
Harvey led after the first quarter, 13-9, and pushed that lead into double digits midway through the second.
The Tigers began to chip away at their deficit and Xavier Perez, who finished with 11 points, drained a 3-pointer with 50 seconds remaining to cut Harvey’s lead to 25-19 at the break.
Josh Norton’s and-one, part of an 11-0 Chagrin Falls run, gave the Tigers a 30-29 lead three minutes into the second half. The Tigers extended their lead to 35-29 by the time that run had ended.
“We came out and played great basketball in the third quarter to take the lead,” Bargar said. “Offensively, we found the openings in the zone and we didn’t let (Harvey’s Rod) Coffee score in the second half.”
Cam Owen led the Tigers with 12 points and Norton added 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Bishop Thomas led the Red Raiders with 13 points and Coffee was held to 10.
