Piper wins close game with Bonner, 84-81

Photos by Brian Turrel

Bonner High School junior Jamison Jackson (22) battled for a rebound with Piper High School sophomore Brandon Jackson (35) in the first quarter of the boys’ basketball game played on Jan. 12 at Piper. Piper won the game 84 to 81. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper senior Jalen Taylor (11) threw down a dunk in the first quarter. The score was tied at 15 at the end of the first quarter.(Photo by Brian Turrel)

The Piper cheerleading squad encouraged the large crowd. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Jamison Jackson contested a shot by Jalen Taylor in the second quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper senior J.J. Letcher (3) drove the ball in the second quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper senior Eli Johnson (00) went for a layup, defended by Bonner junior Joshua Williams (21), in the second quarter. The score was tied at 35 at halftime. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Participants in the Piper Dance Clinic performed at halftime. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Participants in the Piper Dance Clinic performed at halftime. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper senior Terrell Hall (2) went for a layup in the third quarter. Piper led the game 65 to 59 at the end of the third quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

J.J. Letcher knocked the ball away from Bonner senior Isaiah Singleton (10) on Singleton’s shot attempt in the fourth quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

In an intense scramble on the floor for a loose ball in the fourth quarter, Coleton Oakes managed to flip the ball to a teammate to keep possession. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Bonner sophomore Keyon Thomas (23) ran into traffic as he attempted to drive to the basket in the fourth quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper junior Daviance Covington attempted a short-range jumper in the fourth quarter, defended by Coleton Oakes and Bonner junior Jackson Poe (11). (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Brandon Jackson attempted a shot over Jackson Poe in the fourth quarter. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Late in the fourth quarter, the referee explained to Bonner head coach Dan Streit the reason a technical foul was assessed on a player on the Bonner bench. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Bonner’s pressure on a Piper inbounds pass resulted in a 5-second turnover. The resulting play narrowed Piper’s margin to two points with less than a minute to play. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Coleton Oakes made two free throws with 8.9 seconds to play to make the score Piper 82, Bonner 81. (Photo by Brian Turrel)

Piper cheerleaders reacted to the final buzzer, signalling their team’s win in the hard-fought game. (Photo by Brian Turrel)