Scott brothers help Corona del Mar pull off a thrilling win

What an unforgettable Monday night for brothers Scott, Nolan and Maxwell. In a basketball game between perhaps the two best public school teams in Orange County, Corona del Mar and Los Alamitos went back and forth, with neither willing to budge.

Corona del Mar (17-1) got the ball back under the Los Alamitos basket with 11.2 seconds left and a point. Coach Jason Simco, who had never beaten Los Alamitos in five seasons, set up a final play designed to get the ball to the least likely person, Nolan Scott, the football team’s second-year linebacker. Brother Maxwell set a screen for him, Luke Mirhashemi found Nolan wide open under the basket and passed him the ball for an easy layup with 4.3 seconds left, delivering a 78-77 victory in a Sunset League game at the newly opened Los Alamitos gymnasium.

Maxwell Scott finished with 35 points. The brothers have been playing together since their flag football days in second grade. Maxwell played football as a freshman, then focused on basketball, but is set to return to football as a senior.

“He’s fun to play with,” Maxwell said.

What a game it was.

“Everyone was making shots,” Maxwell said.

Corona del Mar’s final successful shot earned a wonderful performance from Los Alamitos sophomore Isaiah Williamson, who finished with 26 points.

“I think he’s been amazing,” Simco said of Williamson. “He’s going to be something else.”

Los Alamitos fell to 8-7 and 0-1 in league play.

Oliver Nakra had 19 points for Corona del Mar.