The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Morton survives 4A boys semifinal overtime against Kosciusko

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Game summary by ChatGPT

Morton High School survived a Kosciusko last-second shot in regulation to tie the game, then won it in the last seconds of overtime, 51-47, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Morton carried a 20-14 halftime lead, but Kosciusko kept chipping away and eventually flipped the edge late, winning the fourth quarter 18-11 to force extra time after a 44-44 tie at the end of regulation. In the overtime session, Morton’s defense and timely scoring made the difference as it held Kosciusko to three points and finished the game on top.

Xavier Mcdonald led Morton with 12 points, with Tay Reese scoring 11. Kosciusko got a big night from Joshua Cole (20) and Cory Guyton Jr. (17), but Morton’s 7-3 overtime was enough to swing it.

The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament was held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Box Score

Morton High School vs Kosciusko High School — Boys — Final 03/03/26

Team	1	2	3	4	OT 1	Final
Morton High School	6	14	13	11	7	51
Kosciusko High School	8	6	12	18	3	47

Team Totals

Team	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	MIN	+-	TO	EFF	NET
Morton High School	51	19	41	5	11	8	18	11	24	10	14	5	1	11	0.0	0	14	48	0
Kosciusko High School	47	20	39	2	11	5	11	6	28	9	19	9	1	15	0.0	0	16	52	0

Morton High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Desmand Jenkins #1	8	2	3	2	2	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	5
Dolph Mcdonald #5	8	4	7	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	2	1	1	5	1	11
Jaylin Stowers #3	4	2	7	0	2	0	0	1	8	2	6	0	0	0	2	7
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tay Reese #2	11	3	9	0	0	5	8	1	6	3	3	0	0	1	4	5
Tristen Hobson #10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1
Tristian Ealy #4	8	3	6	2	5	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	2	7
Xavier Mcdonald #12	12	5	9	1	2	1	2	2	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	14

Kosciusko High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Amarion Riley #1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	5
Caiden Wade #10	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	-2
Cory Guyton Jr.	17	6	11	1	5	4	7	2	4	1	3	2	1	3	4	15
Jamarien Nash #3	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	2	-3
Jaybre Pierce #2	6	3	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	4	0	0	3	3	9
Jeremiah Wynter #32	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Jontavious Roundtree #4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Joshua Cole #13	20	9	12	1	3	1	2	0	7	1	6	5	0	3	4	25
Russ Tillman #11	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	3

Notes

Overtime: OT 1.