Barnegat boys basketball head coach Mike Puorro did exactly what the situation allowed him on Jan. 24. With 2.7 seconds to go in overtime, he called a timeout after Pinelands Regional’s Darren Barreau missed the first of two foul shots with the Wildcats clinging to a one-point lead.
No doubt Puorro took the timeout to go over his team’s next play after Barreau either made the next shot or missed it, but the veteran coach probably wanted to let the Pinelands senior think about that next shot for…
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