After Lakeland's 12-0 run to end the third, the buzzer sounded, the Clarkston Wolves regrouped in the break, and within the first 32 seconds of the fourth, were back on top again, this time for good, outscoring Lakeland 17-3 over the final eight minutes to win, 39-27, and move on, advancing to the regional championship game.
It had been so long since Lakeland came out victorious against South Lyon East in girls basketball something that wasn’t singular to them among Lakes Valley Conference teams in recent years that nobody could quite remember the last precedent for Tuesday’s 36-31 road win by the Eagles. Turns out there wasn’t one. The last time was never.