Boyd Buchanan junior guard Asa Fortune showcased Tuesday night in Jett Gymnasium exactly why college Division I basketball programs are seeking his talents.
Fortune began his takeover midway through the second quarter as he answered a successful a 3-point play by Silverdale Baptist star guard Judah Richardson with a powerful one-handed dunk down the right side of the paint to tie the game at 19-all.
Fortune’s jam jump-started a career-best night as he scored 32 of his 34 points from the 4:21 mark in the second quarter on in a 84-63 Division II-A East district home victory for the fifth-ranked Buccaneers, who improved to 17-10 overall and 8-1 in league play.
The 6-foot-5 Fortune was presented a plaque for scoring his 1,000th-point before the game by head coach Matt Hoppe. who has not coached the team after suffering a heart attack a day before his team’s 53-48 overtime road loss to Silverdale on January 23.
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