Boys basketball: Fort Vancouver 54, Black Hills 52 (video)

Miracle Alford-Lewis capped a second-half rally with a game-winning 3-pointer on Tuesday, lifting Fort Vancouver to a 54-52 non-league boys basketball win over visiting Black Hills of Olympia.

The winning shot went down after first bouncing on the rim twice, capping a Trappers comeback from a 21-point halftime deficit.

“The kids just fought through,” Fort coach James Ensley said.

The winning play started with a missed free throw by Black Hills with the Wolves up 52-51. Fort hustled up the court. James Husband Jr. drove from the right wing toward the free-throw line and then passed the ball to the open Alford-Lewis in the left conrer.

Mitchell Cooper scored 16 points and had a double-double with at least 10 rebounds according to Ensley, who said Cooper played his best game of the season down low.

Kyron Lowe-Ash added 11 points for the Trappers (5-12).

Black Hills led 38-17 at halftime. Ensley said his team was getting good shots in the first half but those shots were not falling.

The last shot, however, bounced for Fort.

“It was just one of those weird nights,” Ensley said.

FORT VANCOUVER 54, BLACK HILLS 52

BLACK HILLS — Brewer 2, Underhill 0, Mickelson 19, Crumley 6, Glenn 7, Day 18. Totals 19 (6) 8-13 52.

FORT VANCOUVER — Ronnie Lieno 4, Antonio Jimenez 0, Ronald Owens 8, Mitchel Cooper 16, Ryan Komlosi 0, Miracle Alford-Lewis 6, Kyron Lowe-Ash 11, Norman Brown 7, James Husband Jr. 2. Totals 21 (4) 8-16 54.

Black Hills 23 15 11 3–52

Fort 10 7 23 14–54

JV — Black Hills won. C — Fort won (First C-team win of the season).