The 1st Annual DigitalSports 3-Point Shootout was won in improbable fashion by Deep Run guard Antone Exum.
Exum, a junior, nailed six shots in the first round. So did Antonio Puller (Lee-Davis), Adam Desgain (J.R. Tucker) and Corey Sheppard (Huguenot).
They all tied for the last semifinal spot behind Mills Godwin’s Fletcher Lumpkin (10), Highland Springs’ Harry Lee Daniel (8) and Seneca Contomanolis of DigitalSports (7).
In the tiebreaker, Exum tied with Desgain, then beat Desgain to nab the final spot.
He then advanced to the final along with friend Daniel and beat the Springers’ star by one.
Daniel thought he tied the contest with his last bucket, but DigitalSports went to the replay and the ball was in Daniel’s hand when the time elapsed.
“I was uncertain there for a minute,” Exum said. “But I got in it. Me and Harry ended up being the last ones. That’s my friend, but I had to get the victory on that one.”
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