By JIM NELSON
for the Daily Telegraph
HURRICANE — Freshman Trey Dawson drilled a three with 30 seconds left to give Hurricane a lead that it expanded upon at the foul line, beating Princeton 66-61 on Saturday night.
The Tigers got off to a quick start with three early three-pointers, including two by Darnell Palmer, and Princeton led 14-4, three minutes in. Hurricane rallied, and a Palmer three at the end of the quarter gave Princeton a 19-14 lead after one period.
Dawson entered the game in the second quarter and promptly hit a trey, tying the game at 19. The lead see-sawed back and forth and Princeton led 28-27 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Tigers stretched the lead to eight at 41-33 before Hurricane rallied. A three-point play by Kyle Caron helped Princeton to hold a five-point advantage, 48-43, entering the final period of play.
Princeton led 61-57 on a pair of Ryan Meadows foul shots with 1:20 remaining. Redskins guard Rasaan Harris converted a three-point play and after a Tiger turnover, Dawson’s three was the dagger to Princeton’s heart.
The freshman provided 18 points off the bench to help his club to the win.
Princeton, now 9-6, returns home to host Capital Wednesday night.

At Hurricane
PRINCETON (9-6)
Meadows 13, Southcott 2, Hopkins 6, Palmer 10, Brewster 8, Walters 7, Caron 15.
HURRICANE (10-6)
Sorsia 2, Tinsley 22, Harris 13, Dawson 18, Estep 2, Smith 9.
Princeton..............19 9 20 13 — 61
Hurricane..............14 13 16 23 — 66
Three-point goals: PSHS 6 (Palmer 3, Caron 2, Walters 1); HHS 4 (Dawson 3, Tinsley 1). JV: Hurricane 65-61.