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Boys Basketball: Evanston pulls out OT win vs rival New Trier
Updated: February 10, 2012 10:24PM
Frustrated by a lack of playing time, Terrell Farmby quit the Evanston team in the second month of his junior season.
With the encouragement of his teammates, Farmby decided to return to the Wildkits for his senior season.
He’s sure glad he did.
Farmby’s steal and two free throws with 29.7 seconds to go carried Evanston to a 55-52 overtime win against No. 14-ranked New Trier at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday. The loss was the third in a row for the suddenly-struggling Trevians.
“He’s always been a great player,” Evanston senior guard Jordan Perrin said of the 6-foot-3 Farmby. “But he’s been a big improvement this season. He’s doing great. We had to get his spirits back up.”
Farmby finished with a team-best 14 points as the Wildkits (15-9 overall, 5-4 CSL South) evened the season series with the Trevians (18-5, 7-2).
Waukegan’s win over Maine South means New Trier, which got the No. 1 seed at the Glenbrook South Sectional on Thursday, needs some help next week to earn a share of the conference championship.
“My team has kept me poised,” Farmby said. “I am just taking advantage of my time.”
Down by as many as 12 early in the fourth quarter, New Trier’s Reid Berman sent the game into overtime with his long-range three-pointer with 12 seconds to go.
Connor Boehm made one free throw on two separate occasions to give New Trier a one-point lead each time.
But Leonard Garron scored on the inside with 45 seconds remaining to put the Wildkits out front for good. The senior ended up with 10 points.
Farmby followed with a steal and the two free throws. Perrin then hit two free throws with 12.9 seconds left for insurance.
New Trier missed two three-point chances in the final seconds.
“Yes, I would say this is the biggest win I’ve had,” Perrin said. “I’m proud to say I will have finished off my senior year by beating New Trier at Northwestern.”
Austin Angel, Berman and Boehm all scored 11 points for the Trevians. Steven Cook finished with 10 points in the loss.
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