JOURNAL STAFF

Bossier Parish battled visiting East Central Community College to four overtimes before falling, 105-103, Tuesday afternoon in the final game of the Decari Markray Classic held at the Billy Montgomery Gym.

East Central (4-4) got out to a six-point lead, 104-98, with a little more than a minute left in the fourth overtime and held on for the win. it wasn’t able to keep a seven-point lead in the first overtime.

Braylan McNeal scored 18 of his 33 points in the four extra periods, two coming off an alley-oop inbounds pass with five seconds to go in the first overtime that tied the score 74-74 and sent the game into a second overtime.

McNeal was joined by John Awoke, who also scored 33 — 18 in regulation.

The only other double digit scorer for BPCC (4-5) was Jahlil Bethea with 17 points.

In the first game, Panola outlasted a pesky Delgado, 82-66, and in the final game, Doyline High School rolled past Plain Dealing, 64-35.