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     FORT WORTH, Texas - Junior Ben Hunt's three pointer with six seconds left and junior Brad Schilder's block at the buzzer sealed an 88-86 victory over Jarvis Christian Monday evening in Red River Athletic Conference action.

     After Schilder was stripped of the ball by Jarvis' James Woodson, Hunt picked up the loose ball and calmly knocked down the trifecta to give the Rams their third straight victory.

     "At the end of the game we had five shooters on the court and we were just hoping one of them sprang loose," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "We were fortunate to win the game."

     In the first half senior Tommy Johnson connected on his first five attempts from the field, with all of them coming from behind the arc. The Oklahoma City native's hot shooting led the Rams (14-7, 10-3 RRAC) to a 32-21 lead at the 8:23 mark of the first half.

     Jarvis Christian (4-17, 4-9 RRAC) was led by Demarion Crite who scored eight first-half points, but the Rams used their advantage on the boards 21-16, which included nine offensive rebounds, to take a 48-39 lead into the break. Johnson finished the first half with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He was also 5-of-7 from the charity stripe in the first period.

     In the second half, Schilder canned a three-pointer at the 16:16 mark to increase the Ram lead to 55-43.

     The Bulldogs then made a miraculous comeback attempt, outscoring the Rams, 38-25 over the next 13 minutes to cut the lead to 81-80 with 3:07 remaining in the game. Jumperby juniors Scott Reasoner and Khayri Mckinney put Texas Wesleyan back up five, with 2:06 remaining.

     Jarvis Christian then received two clutch three-pointers from Brandon Martin to take a one-point lead with 47 seconds remaining.

     After Hunt turned the ball over, the Rams were forced to commit a foul. The Bulldog's Patrick Daniels stepped to the line with 23 seconds remaining and missed the front end of a one-and-one. Reasoner battled two Jarvis players to gain the rebound and call a time out. That set the stage for Hunt's heroics.

     "The difference in the game was that we got a stop when we needed to," Waldrop said. "We had several hustle plays that we can attribute to the victory."

     Johnson led all scorers with 22 points, while pulling down nine rebounds. Hunt finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds to garner his fourth double-double of the season. Both McKinney and Reasoner tallied 13 points each, while senior Vince Williams chipped in with 10 points off the bench.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 50 percent (32-64) from the floor and 75 percent (9-12) from the charity stripe. The Rams also shot 47 percent (15-32) from the three-point line.

     Jarvis Christian shot 51 percent (34-67) from the field and 62 percent (8-13) from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs also shot 40 percent (10-25) from behind the arc.

    Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Saturday when they travel to take on first place Langston. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Langston, Okla.. The Rams defeated Langston, 77-73 on Dec. 11th in Fort Worth.