[ t o u r n e y t o w n . c o m -- 2005 Class 2A state tournament ]

Connell -- T. Hawkins 1-3 0-0 2, Knight 4-9 3-4 13, Hadley 1-4 0-1 2, J. Hawkins 3-7 1-2 7, Clyde 3-8 0-0 8, Heiman 0-0 0-0 0, Conrad 6-11 3-8 15, Wells 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 19-46 7-15 50.

Forks -- Justus 3-7 3-4 11, Holmes 0-2 2-2 2, Burr 1-4 2-2 4, Hurn 1-1 0-0 3, Daniels 6-8 1-1 13, Zellar 0-1 0-0 0, Huggins 6-13 2-2 14, Silcox 2-4 2-3 6, Echeita 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-40 12-14 53.

Connell

3-point goals--C 5-13 (Knight 2-3, Clyde 2-5, Wells 1-2, T. Hawkins 0-1, Hadley 0-2), F 3-6 (Justus 2-4, Hurn 1-1, Burr 0-1). Rebounds--C 24 (Conrad 6, Knight 6), F 24 (Justus 9). Assists--C 13 (T. Hawkins 4, Hadley 4), F 15 (Burr 6). Steals
--C 5 (T. Hawkins 2), F 5 (Daniels 3). Blocked shots--C 3 (Conrad 3), F 3. Fouled out --Silcox. Total fouls--C 14, F 14. Technical fouls--None. Turnovers--C 10, F 11.

David Hurn sank a 3-pointer as time expired, lifting Forks past Connell 53-50 in overtime Friday in the consolation bracket of the Class 2A boys state tournament.

The Spartans, who scored the final five points of the game and improved to 20-7, will play for fifth place Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Forks’ only prior state trophy was sixth place in 1969.

David Burr’s field goal with 1:40 to play knotted the score at 50 after Connell scored the first two points of the extra period.

Dallas Huggins led Forks with 14 points, while Dustin Daniels added 13 points and Jordan Justus 11 points and nine rebounds.

John Conrad led Connell (20-7) with 15 points and six rebounds, and Kris Knight had 13 points and six rebounds.

Knight sank a 3-pointer with 31 seconds to go in regulation, and Forks was unable to get off a final shot to force the overtime period.

Connell's loss signaled the end of head coach Jerry Groenig's long and storied coaching career that extends more than four decades.