Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

CHESAPEAKE — The Chesapeake Panthers saved their best for last and Casey McComas saved his best for the last second.
The Panthers erased as much as a 14-point deficit with 26 points in the fourth quarter and McComas hit a 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds to play that gave Chesapeake a 55-52 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Rock Hill Redmen on Tuesday.
McComas hit three 3-pointers for the game and scored 15 points to lead the Panthers (4-9, 3-7). Tanner Harr scored 12 points and Eric Harr added 11.
Mason Darby had a game-high 29 points for the Redmen (2-14, 0-10).
Darby scored six points in the first quarter as Rock Hill took a 12-9 lead. Eric Harr had five for the Panthers.
The lead went to 28-17 at the half as Darby scored 10 points and Tyler Damron added four more in the second quarter.
Rock Hill went up 42-29 after three quarters as Darby scored seven points and Isaac Floyd hit a 3-pointer. Eric Harr had four points while McComas and Tanner Harr each made 3-pointers for the Panthers in the quarter.
Darby scored six points in the fourth quarter but the Redmen were held to just 10 as a team.
Chesapeake rallied as Cole Mills scored all seven of his points including a pair of trifectas, McComas had eight points including two 3-pointers and six different players scored for the Panthers in the quarter.
On Friday, Rock Hill hosts Ironton and Chesapeake visits Portsmouth.
Rock Hill    12    16    14    10    =    52
Chesapeake    9    8    12    26    =    55
ROCK HILL (2-14, 0-10): Tyler Damron 3 0 2-2 8, Jake Blagg 0 0 0-0 0, Loran Reed 0 0 0-0 0, Timmy Adkins 0 0 4-4 4, Isaac Floyd 0 1 0-0 3, Nate Malone 3 0 0-0 6, Mason Darby 12 0 5-5 29, Jaret Bacorn 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 19 1 11-11 52. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.
CHESAPEAKE (4-9, 3-7): Casey McComas 3 3 0-0 15, Cole Mills 0 2 1-2 7, Austin Jackson 2 0 0-0 4, David Dotson 1 0 0-0 2, Tanner Harr 2 2 2-2 12, Eric Harr 4 1 0-0 11, Zach Wright 2 0 0-0 4. Totals: 14 8 3-4 55. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.