![Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar scores two of his career-best 44 points during Tuesday night's overtime loss to Cedar Falls in the Class 4A substate finals at the U.S. Cellular Center. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).](/images/resized/images/photos/linn-mar/boysbasketball/03_01_16 bohannon_thumb200__200_342.jpg)
Bohannon hits 44, but Lions fall in OT
Jordan Bohannon pulled his Linn-Mar jersey over his head and covered his eyes to hide the agony and tears Tuesday night as he left the court at the U.S. Cellular Center.
He played the most spectacular game of his brilliant prep basketball career with a career-best 44 points and seven 3-pointers, but it was not enough to save the Lions in the Class 4A substate finals.
Cedar Falls sophomore A.J. Green, who could succeed Bohannon as the next big star in the Mississippi Valley Conference, hit a cold-blooded jumper in the final second of overtime to give the seventh-ranked Tigers a 76-74 victory over the 10th-ranked Lions in a classic battle in downtown Cedar Rapids. Read more...