York upsets Aurora in B-7 district

  • Aurora's Ryan Staehr (left) and Jaxson Slagle defend York's Dylan Oberle.
    Aurora's Ryan Staehr (left) and Jaxson Slagle defend York's Dylan Oberle.
  • Aurora's Brooks Handrup dribbles around York's Brandon Wilson.
    Aurora's Brooks Handrup dribbles around York's Brandon Wilson.

    Anything goes in both rivalry games and postseason contests. That double whammy was good news to the upset-minded York Dukes Thursday night. 

    Despite trailing 43-37 with 3:31 left, York rallied to down the top-seeded Huskies at the buzzer, 48-47 Thursday night to open B-7 district play. 

    After a York made three with 1:38 left made it a 43-41 Aurora lead, Canon Allen responded with a mid-range jumper to extend the lead to four, 45-41 with 1:17 to go.

    York snagged the lead again at 46-45 with 25 seconds left after a huge three-ball from freshman Garrett Haggadone as the Huskies needed a response.

    That response, like it has much of the past few seasons, came from Allen. After a baseline in-bounds throw, the Huskies got the ball back to Allen in the left corner, who made a dribble-drive past the York defense for an easy layup to give Aurora a 47-46 lead with six seconds to play.

    After a timeout, York drove the length of the floor to find an open Dax Peterson on the block, who kissed in the game-winning shot as time expired. 

    Now, the Huskies' fate is in the hands of the entire Class B field in hopes of clinching the lone wild card spot for the Class B state tournament. Aurora's season mark stands at 18-6.