Basha Outlasts Hamilton 45-44 in a Double-Overtime Classic
Arizona — October 2023
Some regular-season games feel like championship games, and Basha's 45-44 double-overtime win over Hamilton in October 2023 was exactly that kind of night. Two of the Valley's premier programs traded blows for four quarters and into two extra periods before Basha finally came out on top.
The game came down to the final possession. With the score knotted at 44 in the second overtime, Hamilton had a chance to force a third extra session on a two-point conversion attempt — but quarterback Beckham Pellant's pass was tipped at the line and fell incomplete in the end zone, sealing the win for Basha.
The 89 combined points and two overtime periods made for one of the most memorable regular-season games of the 2023 Arizona high school football season, the kind of instant classic that fans still bring up years later. For Basha, it was a signature win against one of the toughest programs on the schedule. For Hamilton, it was a heartbreaker decided by inches on a tipped pass rather than anything resembling a blowout.
Games like this are exactly why Basha and Hamilton have become two of the most anticipated names on any Arizona high school football schedule — every time they meet, it's a genuine coin flip, and more often than not, it comes down to the final play.