Three weeks later, and at home this time, Garrity finished the Sailors once more. He knocked down a shot near the free-throw line with five seconds left, giving the Chargers the go-ahead basket and a 60-58 overtime win at home.
Torribio was in no mood to talk afterward. He wanted a minute to cool off. He really couldn't believe what just happened.
His Sailors had this game. They led by one, after Robbie Rettig converted a three-point play with 15.5 seconds to go.
The lead didn't last, thanks to Garrity, who came off the bench and finished with 11 points. No. 1 for Edison wasn't even the team's first option at the end. When the Chargers quickly ran their offense, Garrity became the go-to guy.
They put him in position to win the game and he pulled it off.
"He made a play there at the end, threw the ball over [our] 7-footer, [Kevin Rakestraw], tough shot," Torribio said. "I'm sure … everybody's real happy on the Edison side."
The Chargers improved to 4-2 in league and moved within one game of first place, as Fountain Valley dropped its first league contest. Edison shares second place with defending league champion Los Alamitos and Huntington Beach.
The Chargers had another player come off the bench and contribute in a major way. Nick Rubio finished with a game-high 19 points and five three-pointers. The junior made three threes in the third quarter, allowing the Chargers to cut a 16-point deficit to two.
"We kept telling the guys they were going to heat up," said Torribio, whose team dominated from the start, only to see Edison roar back and trail, 42-40, going into the fourth quarter.
With four league games left, the Sailors are nowhere near the top of the standings.
They are in fifth place at 1-5. If the two close games against Edison had gone the Sailors' way, they're in contention. Torribio gave the reasons why Newport Harbor isn't in the race for first.
