"We'll find out Sunday [about playoffs] from CIF," Cooke said. "At this point I don't care. The way we're playing, I'm just tired of this. We're giving games away, now I don't even want to deal with it. It's ridiculous because they're not paying attention and we just miss free throws, crucial shots."
The Wildcats trailed by as many as four points inside the final three minutes, but pulled to within one with a three-pointer by Vince De Guzman (15 points) at the 1:34 mark and back to within 57-56 on two free throws by Troy Fontanilla with 42 seconds left.
Ribet's ensuing possession was drawn out by a Renaissance foul and gave the Frogs (13-9, 2-1) the ball out of bounds on the sideline with just over 10 seconds left on the game clock and five seconds on the shot clock. Ribet's Tyler Dorsey, who led all scorers with 25 points, let about three seconds tick off before hoisting up a three-pointer that missed badly.
Jessy Cantinol, who scored 15 points for Renaissance, grabbed the rebound and passed up the floor trying to push the ball up for a quick shot, but the clock ran out on the Wildcats.
Cooke said he liked the Wildcats' odds better in transition than in the halfcourt out of a timeout against Ribet's size advantage, led by the 6-foot-4 Dorsey and hulking 6-10 center Idrissa Diallo.
"We wanted to get [the Frogs] scrambling, get it back and get it up," Cooke said. "With their big guys set, it was going to be hard to score. I wanted to get a good look."
Renaissance held a three-point lead over the Frogs going into the fourth quarter and still led, 49-46, with six minutes left, but then missed a pair of free throws for a chance to stretch the lead.
