Darien Jackson looked into the paint and saw 6-foot-8 Parker Braun standing alone in front of the rim. A senior guard for the Blue Valley Northwest boys basketball team, Jackson zipped a pass to his big man with the man bun for an easy layup with 10 seconds to play in regulation Saturday.

The comeback was complete.

Blue Valley Northwest devoured Chaminade's 14-point fourth-quarter lead and made enough plays in a long night of high-intensity hoops to score an 87-83 double overtime victory over the Red Devils in the 810 Varsity Best of the Midwest Showcase at Blue Valley Northwest.

The top team in Kansas's largest classification, Blue Valley Northwest (13-3) now has victories over Missouri's defending Class 5 champion, Chaminade, and Class 4 champion, Vashon. The Huskies beat the Wolverines 60-56 at the Ozark Mountain Shootout on Dec. 10. 

“For us to beat a storied program like Chaminade and the players they've had there, we're just tickled to death,” Blue Valley Northwest coach Ed Fritz said. “For them to come to our place to play us, that says a lot about their coach and their program.”

Jackson scored 30 points and hauled in six rebounds and handed out four assists. He was the best player on the court in the second half and overtime as the Huskies mounted their rally. Braun proved to be a riddle the Red Devils couldn't solve. He protected the rim with poise. Braun tallied 13 points, five rebounds and six blocks. Two of his blocks came in the final minute of the second overtime to preserve the lead.

“Just continued playing our game, attacking the basket and playing hard defense,” Jackson said. “We had to stop the penetration and box out.”

The No. 2 large school in the STLhighschoolsports.com rankings, Chaminade (19-4) had its chances to either win the game or tie it late in regulation and overtime. Junior point guard Jadis White's late fadeaway rimmed out with two seconds to play in regulation. His desperation 3-pointer in the waning moments of the second overtime was blocked.

But the Red Devils are never in a position to be in the game if not for White's career night. The 6-foot-1 point guard scored 20 points and hit 10 of his 12 free throws. Chaminade played much of the night without junior swingman Jericole Hellems, who was in and out of foul trouble before fouling out with 5 minutes and 43 seconds to play in the fourth quarter. He scored five points, 18 short of his season average. Senior guard Reggie Crawford was saddled with fouls as well, especially in the first half. He scored nine points and had three rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block. But he didn't get to see the end of the game either.

With two of its biggest weapons ineffective or out of the game, Chaminade relied on White, junior swingman Karrington Davis, junior post Henry Gladson and sophomore guard Keyyaun Batchman.

When the Red Devils were at their best offensively, Davis was showing why he's among the most highly touted players in his class. The 6-foot-6 small forward scored 26 points and was dynamite in the second quarter.

Chaminade finished the first quarter with a 19-17 lead but Hellems had to sit. As he did Davis went to work as he attacked the basket and converted at the free throw line. Chaminade pushed its lead to 35-26 at halftime.

“He was confident in his ability and he wasn't hesitant,” Chaminade coach Frank Bennett said. “If he saw a driving lane he was attacking. If he had an open look he was shooting with confidence.”

The Red Devils went up 59-45 15 seconds into the fourth quarter when White scored an easy layup. From that point forward the Huskies ratcheted up their defensive pressure a notch and limited the Red Devils second chance points. Blue Valley Northwest outscored Chaminade 26-12, the final dagger coming when Jackson found Braun for layup at the rim with less than half a minute to play.

“He was wide open under the basket so I just threw it,” Jackson said.

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