Overtime win propels Gettysburg boys past Conrad Weiser, into state tournament

They may have had to put in some overtime, but the 11th-seeded Gettysburg boys' basketball squad is headed to states after a thrilling, 56-49 win over 10th-seeded Conrad Weiser Monday night in Lebanon.

The win sends the Warriors (16-9) to the District 3 Class AAA fifth-place game opposite Berks Catholic (17-10) - a 60-58 winner over West York - on Thursday at a site and time to be determined.

"The guys are really happy (to be in states)," said Warriors' coach Jeff Bair. "That's great, absolutely."

Gettysburg jumped out to a 24-17 halftime lead over the Scouts (17-10) thanks in part to their athletic defense, including a series of steals by game-high scorer Marquise Camel (24 points).

Yet Conrad Weiser would make a run in the fourth quarter, taking a 39-36 lead over the Warriors with under a minute to play. But

Max Lampe (12 points) drilled a game-tying three from the corner to send the game into overtime.

"I thought we were well in control, then they made a run and actually took a lead," Bair said. "Max stepped up and hit a big shot and we got to overtime. I thought in the overtime, we took care of what we needed to take care of."

Lampe hit another three, and the Warriors sealed the deal by going 9-of-12 from the free-throw line.

Colin Bortner (9), Tyler Lampe (6), and Jordan Turner (4) also made the scorebook for Gettysburg. Cartier Talford and Drew Gibbel paced Conrad Weiser with 11 points each.

Gettysburg 56, Conrad Weiser 49 (OT)

Gettysburg (56)

M. Camel 8 7-10 24, M. Lampe 3 3-5 12, C. Bortner 3 3-8 9, T. Lampe 3 0-0 6, J. Turner 2 0-0 4, C. Weikert 0 1-2 1, R. Dillard 0 0-2 0, B. Weikert 0 0-0 0.

Totals —19 14-27 56.

Conrad Weiser (49)

C. Talford 3 4-7 11, D. Gibbel 4 0-0 11, A. Colon 3 2-2 9, C. Ober 3 1-2 7, J. Joseph 3 1-3 7, P. Brosious 2 0-4 4, K. Jordan 0 0-0 0.

Totals — 18 8-18 49.

Gettysburg9156917—56Conrad Weiser9871510—49

3-Point Goals— G 4 (M. Lampe 3, M. Camel). CW 5 (D. Gibbel 3, C. Talford, A. Colon).

Fouled Out— CW, P. Brosious.