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Boys Basketball: In A DC Thriller – Woodson Squeaks By Roosevelt 78-77

By DCSAA, 02/12/16, 2:15PM EST

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By Mark Giannotto; WASHINGTON  POST

After the one-sided foul calls early, the countless shot clock malfunctions, the two arguing head coaches who needed to be separated by security, the disqualification of a star player on fouls and the double-digit second-half lead changes, the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association boys’ basketball regular season title came down to two free throws Thursday night.

H.D. Woodson sophomore Kiyon Boyd stepped to the free throw line with 2.1 seconds remaining and the Warriors trailing by one point. His first thought was to keep calm in the midst of what he would later call “definitely the most emotional game of the year.” But then he looked over to the bench at reigning DCIAA player of the year Antwan Walker, relegated to the sideline for the final two minutes of action, and remembered what the Warriors always say: “At H.D., we all we got.”

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