By Tony Burns
Sports Editor
El Dorado’s Knolej White drained a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining Saturday to lift El Dorado to a 48-47 win over Magnolia in the championship game of the sixth annual El Dorado Freshman Classic at Wildcat Arena.
The Wildcats improved to 3-0 on the season.
“I’m extremely proud of our guys. They came in focused and determined to bring the trophy back home,” said El Dorado coach Trusten DeSoto. “They fought hard to the very end and their hard work and tenacity paid off. They deserved to win that trophy and they did. This was a players win and I’m extremely proud of them.”
The Wildcats led 20-9 after one quarter and were up 23-19 at the half. The Panthers carried a 31-30 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Daylon Wilbourn led El Dorado with 14 points with David Aryee contributing 13. Jackie Washington scored eight and White tallied seven, including the game winner.
The freshman Wildcats travel to Camden Fairview today. El Dorado's freshman girls will host Fairview, beginning at 5 p.m. today at Wildcat Arena.