The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

The Wahkiakum Mules came up just short last Thursday night against the Toutle Lake Ducks in Castle Rock, suffering a 50-49 defeat.

The last second finish didn’t come without much controversy though, as an apparent blown call on an offensive rebound by Brett Chaput left those who saw the play in complete shock, myself included.

With only 2.6 seconds remaining and the Mules trailing by two, Wyatt Parker pulled in a rebound on the defensive end and was fouled in the process. Parker stepped up to the free throw line to shoot a one-and-one with the game on the line. The first free throw caught more iron than hoped for but somehow rolled in. After a quick timeout, Parker toed the line to shoot the potential game-tying free throw, but it unfortunately rimmed out.

However, the Mules caught a break when the Ducks failed to block out Chaput who grabbed the rebound and was in prime position to win the game for the Mules, that is, until Chaput was knocked to the ground from behind. Needless to say the game ended with a no-call and Chaput lying on the ground on top of the ball, sparking the controversy.

Parker had a stellar game with a team-high 20 points with Chaput adding eight. Jon Chambers, Ryan Helms, and Lars Blix added seven apiece for the Mules, who faced a loser-out match with the Mossyrock Vikings last night (Wednesday) night in Rochester.