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Week 4 Recap: Chaos. (That's It. Just Chaos.)

They're probably going to finish counting the votes before we know who our 2nd HS finalist is. (We think, anyway.) While we can't resist the perfunctory Nevada voting joke (it is our home, after all), it's safe to say the HS race is still wide open after some fairly unexpected results at the top of the standings today. The Clark Chargers still hold the inside track to the 2nd Finals spot, but it's a much more tenuous grip now thanks to the Sagebrush Scorpions pulling multiple upsets today against both Clark and Faith Lutheran A.
As we near the regular season finale on December 3rd, both Meadows A and Sagebrush sit at 7-0. Their match will likely decide who wins the Clausura. For Sagebrush, they likely have to win out to make Finals. If Meadows A wins the Clausura, then the overall best record of the remaining teams is Clark, currently sitting one game better than the Scorpions with 4 left to play. The Chargers also hold the PPTH tiebreaker. Simply put, Sagebrush needs a bundle of Clark losses (which is unlikely to happen), so they'll have to pull off a 3rd monster upset to get in. It's a tall order, but that's what we all thought about the Scorpions when they went up against the Chargers and Crusaders earlier today. Speaking of today...

HS Match of the Day: Scorpions Sting Chargers On Final Two Cycles For Comeback Win

When halftime arrived in this one, you could tell something wasn't quite the same as when these teams met the first time. Trailing only by 10 at 140-130, Sagebrush had a shot at pulling off a massive win for their finals hopes. Those hopes ultimately became reality after a late comeback on cycles 23 and 24, helping the Scorpions secure the 290-270 win and send the top of the standings into a maelstrom of clinching possibilities on December 3rd.

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Despite scoring one more tossup than the Chargers during the final 12 cycles, Sagebrush trailed Clark by 45 points with two cycles to go, 270-225. The Scorpions called timeout and did the math to figure out what needed to happen. That's when they knew they'd need to get both tossups and at least 3 bonus parts to win.

On tossups 23, rookie Xander Laurence powered for his biggest correct answer of the year. However, as had been the case for most of the match, the Scorpions could only manage 10 on the bonus. No problem, though. They trailed by only 20 going into T24, a question they knew they had to answer anyway just to have a shot.

And that's where the balance of Sagebrush paid off mightily. Patricia Miller came through with the biggest 10 of her season, narrowing the score to 270-260. Now came the most important bonus of the season. A 10 guaranteed a tie. Two or three parts would give them the win. After deliberating carefully over the first part and taking their full time to answer, they notched the tie.

Then they took the second.

Then they took the third.

As the final score was read, the Scorpions quickly realized that they had arrived. Then they had to regroup and play Faith Lutheran A two rounds later. If they felt any pressure, they didn't show it, dispatching the Crusaders 360-235 and scoring a 2nd bombshell win on the day.

​While they still need some help and/or another monster upset to make finals, they have positioned themselves nicely to make a run at the conference and state tournaments during the postseason. With their wins today, it is patently clear that the top of the standings features 4 outstanding teams--Meadows A, Clark, Faith Lutheran, and party newcomers Sagebrush.

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