No. 1 Andalusia loses heartbreaker

Published 8:51 pm Saturday, January 10, 2009

Calera’s Deondre Haynes hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No. 2-ranked Eagles stunned Andalusia 84-81 Saturday night in Andalusia.

Haynes was fouled with 5.7 seconds left in the game and missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation, but managed to corral the rebound of his missed shot and nail a 3-pointer as time expired.

Andalusia led 74-66 with 5:18 left in the fourth quarter, but could not hang on for the victory.

See the Tuesday edition of the Star-News for complete coverage of this exciting game.