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Brentwood Academy holds off rival Ensworth in OT 70-63

Michael Murphy

USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee

BRENTWOOD — Brentwood Academy notched yet another Division II-AA East/Middle Region victory on Tuesday night, pulling out a 70-63 overtime victory against Ensworth.

Ensworth's Warren Zager (22) tries to get around Brentwood Academy's Tate Pierson (33).

Brentwood Academy, ranked atop both The Tennessean Midstate Top 10 and Associated Press Division II poll, trailed for much of the fourth quarter before eventually forcing overtime, and the visiting Tigers were no match for the Eagles during the extra four minutes.

Star 2018 prospect Darius Garland tallied a game-high 34 points to lead the Eagles (20-2, 7-0), who outscored Ensworth 12-5 in the overtime period, while teammates Tate Pierson and Jeremiah Oatsvall combined to score 23 in the narrow victory.

Six-foot-8 Ensworth sophomore James Wiseman finished with a team-leading 18 points in the losing effort, while teammates Warren Zager (15) and Imani Starling (12) also scored in double-figures for the Tigers (13-8, 3-4), who've now lost three in a row to the rival Eagles dating back to last season’s Division II-AA state title game.

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