Sidney D1-12 boys’ Subdistrict

Not much was going Potter-Dix’s way offensively in the late stages of Monday night’s Sidney D1-12 Subdistrict opener, so the Coyotes turned to defense in an effort to change their fate.

Trailing MAC rival Creek Valley by eight points with four minutes remaining, P-D turned up the heat, forced turnovers and used Luke Johnson’s three-point play to snag a pulsating 43-42 victory against the Storm at Cabela’s Athletic Facility.

“In the third quarter, we were missing short jumpers,” Coyotes coach Chad Miller said. “We had to do something else, so we started pressuring a little bit more.”

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