Whiteford won just its second Regional game in school history Monday, defeating Napoleon 51-49 in overtime.

Josh DuPree, for the second time in two games, hit the game winner — this time with 4.6 seconds left.

The Bobcats won the District title Friday when DuPree hit a buzzer beater over Madison.

The Bobcats came from behind for the third time in four games.

Whiteford trailed 27-16 at halftime before mounting a comeback.It was 30-23 at the end of the third quarter.

Dave Gust scored four points and Greg Keeling hit two free throws to cut the lead to 36-29 with 5:30 to play when Whiteford called a timeout.

A Keeling jumper and Dave Gust basked cut it to 3 points with 4:35 left. After fine Napoleon guard Marshawn Norris hit a jumper, Josh DuPree hit a three-pointer and a free throw, Joel Bunge hit a driving shot in the lane to give Whiteford its first lead of the game at 39-38 with 2:43 left. Whiteford was up 41-38 and got the ball back on a Pirate turnover with 2:12 to play. It took more than a minute off the clock before heading to the free throw line.

After a miss, Norris tied the game with an incredible, off-balance triple with :46 seconds left. The Bobcats missed a shot at the buzzer to end regulation.

Norris came out and nailed two straight baskets and the Pirates had a 45-41 lead with 2:45 left. Then came another Bobcat comeback.

Jake DuPree hit a 3-pointer with 2:28 left. Gust then hit two straight baskets and turned the four point deficit into a three-point Bobcat lead — its biggest lead of the game. After David French cut the lead to two, Bunge made it a two point game with :39 left with a free throw. When Norris tied it again with 22 seconds left, the game appeared to be headed into overtime when Josh DuPree got the ball and the rest of the Bobcats cleared out. He took the ball right to the hole and scored over top of three Pirate defenders.

Napoleon got off a shot at the buzzer but it missed and the 21-3 Pirates’ season was over.

Gust scored 20 points and Josh DuPree 15 to lead Whiteford.

The Bobcats will play Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in the Regional final at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Adrian Madison.

Whiteford’s only other Regional win came in 1986 when it defeated Camden Frontier in the Class D Regional semifinals.

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