Shields' Buzzer-Beating 3-pointer Lifts Berthoud

By Michael Hicks Berthoud Recorder GREELEY -- Jeff Shields hit a 3-pointer with 1 second left in overtime as Berthoud’s boys’ basketball team opened the 2008-09 season with a 51-49 victory over host Greeley Central on Tuesday night. The win marked the first time since Feb. 28, 2003 -- a stretch of eight games -- that the Spartans have beaten Greeley Central. It also matched Berthoud’s win total from a season ago when the Spartans went 1-22. “It’s a huge win. We already tied as ... Full Story