Parkland rallies to beat Easton, 43-40

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Parkland was down by as much as 12 in the third quarter, but rallied back to beat Easton on a pair of Austin Beidelman 3-pointers in the final 1:50. The decisive trey gave Parkland a 42-40 lead with 20 seconds left. Beidelman also had a steal at the other end with 12 seconds remaining and made one of two at the line with 9.3 seconds left. Ezra Gaines missed a 3-pointer for Easton at the buzzer and Parkland held on for its eighth straight win since a season-opening loss to Freedom and improved to 4-0 in the Lehigh Valley. Easton meanwhile fell to 6-3 overall, 2-2 in the LVC. Here's the box: Easton 18-5-11-6 -- 40 Parkland 10-2-15-16 - 43 EASTON (40) Baptista 0-1 0-0 0, Best 1-1 1-2 4, Gaines 7-16 0-1 15, Jean-Baptiste 0-1 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-5 0-0 2, Kaiser 0-0 0-0 0, Maciejczyk 1-4 1-1 4, Oakley 3-10 1-2 7, Queen 4-6 0-2 8, Young 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-45 3-8 40. PARKLAND (43) Cross 0-2 0-0 0, Hahn 3-6 0-0 9, Beidelman 6-17 1-2 15, Hassler 0-1 0-0 0, Rindock 4-5 2-2 11, Case 0-0 0-0 0, Selvaggi 0-1 0-0 0, Zajko 3-10 2-2 8, Mitton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 5-8 43. Officials: Bob Huffstuttler, John Mitchell. JV Score: Parkland 48-36. 3-pointers: Easton (3-8) Best, Maciejczyk, Gaines. Parkland (6-17): Hahn 3, Beidelman 2, Rindock. Rebounds: Easton 31 (Gaines 10). Parkland 28 (Zajko 7). Assists: Easton 7 (Queen 6). Parkland 11 (Rindock, Case 3). Turnovers: Easton 14. Parkland 9.