Edmonds helps Leo toss DLS for a loss

"Confident and comfortable" Deon Edmonds converted a free throwwith three seconds left to give Leo a 49-48 victory at De La SalleFriday night.

The victory kept the defending Catholic League champion (6-1,3-0) in a three-way tie for first place with Fenwick and St. Francisde Sales.

"That was the biggest free throw of my life," said Edmonds, a6-4 senior center. "The pressure brings out the ballplayer. I'm gladto know what kind of ballplayer I am now."

No. 4 De La Salle (6-1, 2-1) tied at 48 with 20 seconds left onTim Geers' three-point field goal. No. 9 Leo inbounded the ball,despite having a timeout left, and put up a hurried jumper with fiveseconds to …