ARTESIA — Clovis High’s boys fell behind early Friday — big — but they didn’t let it get to them. The Wildcats mounted a 9-0 run late in the half to cut into what had been a 16-point deficit, then got a defensive rebound and fullcourt drive for the winning basket with just under two seconds left from 6-foot-6 junior Jaye Crockett to edge Denver Lincoln 66-64 on Friday in the championship semifinals of Artesia’s City of Champions Classic. The defending tournament champion, Clovis (3-0) will take Carlsbad, which edged host Artesia 54-53 in Friday's late semifinal, in today’s 7:30 p.m. championship game. Crockett and senior guard Jaden Isler scored 18 points each and senior guard Bryce Hill added 16 for the Cats, who are a week removed from the Class 5A state football finals. Coach J.D. Isler said the Cats are finding ways to win and are in anything but midseason form at the moment. “Right now, we’re just kind of scrapping around to try to find some ways to win,” he said. “We need some practice time to work on some of our weaknesses.” Andre Calloway, a 6-3 guard, scored 29 points for the defending Colorado Class 4A champion Lancers (4-1), including three consecutive 3-pointers and 13 points to spark Lincoln to a 25-12 lead by the end of the opening stanza. After holding Calloway to five points over the middle two periods, he came alive when the Cats had to go zone in the final period to protect players in foul trouble. “He really hurt us with penetration, especially late in the game,” coach Isler said. “We had tried to deny him the ball (after his fast start). But he penetrated the zone, and we had a hard time challenging him because of the foul situation.” The Cats went on a 6-0 run starting late in the third period to open a 50-44 lead early in the final stanza. The Lancers responded with eight consecutive points to retake the lead, and the game seesawed the rest of the way. Jaden Isler’s two free throws tied it in the final minute. Calloway missed in the closing seconds and Crockett controlled the loose rebound, taking it down in a 3-on-2 situation with Isler and Hill on the wings. When the Lancers didn’t challenge him, he took it to the basket. Coach Isler noted Lincoln had a 6-9 player and two 6-5s. He said the Lancers left a 7-footer at home due to injury. “Layne Strebeck and Jaye had real good rebounding games,” Isler said. “That’s a heck of a team. If they played in New Mexico, they’d be a top-five team.” Lincoln is scheduled to move up to Class 5A next season, Isler said. “That’s a heck of a team,” the coach said. “If they played, in New Mexico, they’d be a top-five team.”