DeKalb West’s Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs had victory snatched from their jaws in the final minutes Wednesday, as the Dibrell Wildcats snared both wins by a narrow 7-point margin.

Lady Wildcats                                                   24

Lady Bulldogs                                        22

With 46 seconds left on the clock, Dibrell’s Lady Wildcats were one point behind DeKalb West’s Lady Bulldogs, 22-21. Lady Wildcat Lily Rains, with 35 seconds left, made a fast-break layup that put DIbrell up 23-22. After a mad-dash melee for control of the ball, it was Rains again who was given two from the line. She made one and Dibrell won the contest by two points.

The Lady WIldcats jumped off to a 9-5 first-quarter lead, and after some back and forth in the second, DeKalb West jumped to a 3-point lead with three seconds left until the break which ended with DeKalb West holding a 3-point advantage, 16-13.

The Lady Bulldogs pulled even further ahead in the third quarter with Aly Griffith and Ella Hendrixson both scoring two points and Ema Martin scored one from the foul line for a 20-14 lead for DeKalb West.

Rounding out DeKalb West’s total tally were Aly Griffith and Anniston Farler with six points apiece, Hendrixson with four points, Madison Martin with three and Alley Beth Cook with two points.

Dibrell Wildcats                                                           52

DeKalb West Bulldogs                                                47

With just under two minutes remaining in the ballgame, the Dibrell WIldcats and the DeKalb West Bulldogs were knotted at 46 points each in a rare day game Wednesday, then Wildcat Jordan Sandlin picked up   two shots from the foul line and nailed both for a 48-46 Dibrell lead.

Sandlin wasn’t content with the two free throws however, as he made an inside shot on the next possession to widen the gap to 50-46 in favor of the home team, which they hung on to until the buzzer.

The Bulldogs had board battles all afternoon with Aaron Ashburn on the Wildcats, who grabbed more than his fair share of rebounds on both ends of the court. Ashburn was also the game-high top scorer with 20 points in the contest.

Breaking down the Bulldogs offense, Brayden Antoniak had 17 points, Nathaniel Crook 14, Jaythen Willoughby with 11 and Lucas Hale was good for five points.