Makiko Kasahara had only three baskets in Rowland Hall's thrilling 37-36 win over fourth-ranked Intermountain Christian School Tuesday night.

But baskets don't come any bigger than the senior guard's last shot of the game.

Down by two points, with just two seconds to go, Kasahara hit a three-point shot for a one-point lead. It was the third time the lead had changed in the last 10 seconds.

The Winged Lions were down by eight points going into the fourth quarter. They'd trailed the entire game.

"It was a poorly played game (by Rowland Hall) until the fourth quarter," said coach Teresa Totorica.

It was in the fourth quarter that Megan Andrews turned on the offense, scoring eight of her 14 points for Rowland Hall.

"She really brought us back into it," Totorica said. And then there was the last-second shot by Kasahara for the win.

"It was exciting," she said. "That's a strong team (ICS)."

The game was ICS' first loss this season.

In other basketball action:

DUCHENSE 62, ALTAMONT 43: Freshman Jolynn Ivie was perfect from the field (5-for-5) and perfect from the line (2-for-2) for 15 points as the Eagles won for the first time this year. Amber Gilbert led Altamont with 12 points.

CANYON VIEW 47, MANTI 24: Krista Smith scored a game-high 11 points, and Naomi Pete added nine more as the Falcons downed the Templars.

GRANITE 49, WATERFORD 46: Granger's Silva Aguila nailed the game-winning three pointer with 25 seconds left in the game for the victory. She finished with 14 points, while teammate Tracy Tymer led all scorers with 17. In a losing cause Liz King had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Tricia Holmes had six steals to go along with her five points.

GUNNISON 51, NORTH SUMMIT 40: Melissa Frandsen led the Bulldogs with 15 points in their win over North Summit.

GRAND 44, EAST CARBON 35: Ashley Keogh led Grand with 12 points, while East Carbon was led by Alaena Preston with 14 points. The game was decided at the foul line as East Carbon committed 31 fouls to Grand's 18.

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LAYTON CHRISTIAN 62, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 32: Megan Jones had seven steals and five assists, as well as leading her team in scoring with 18 points. Teammate Shantee Releford had eight rebounds and 12 points in the win over Christian Heritage.

HURRICANE 58, MOAPA VALLEY 18: Sheila Robertson led Hurricane with 23 points in their victory over their opponents from Nevada.

BEAVER 70, SOUTH SEVIER 41: Nicole Gillins led the Beavers with 16 points in their win over the Rams.

TINTIC 50, MOUNT VERNON 33: Emily Carter led the Miners with 19 points against the Patriots.

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