Mayfield vs. Maple Heights boys basketball: Austin goes for 40, late run seals Wildcats’ 84-69 victory

Mayfield vs. Maple Heights boys basketball: Austin goes for 40, late run seals Wildcats’ 84-69 victory

With 2:22 left in the game, and Mayfield trying to put the game away against visiting Maple Heights on Dec. 16, Wildcats 6-foot-4 senior Izzy Austin felt like it was time to make a statement. Taking a pass from a teammate, Austin drove the baseline facing his team’s bench, rose up and threw down an authoritative slam dunk that electrified the crowd — on both sides of the gym. After the Mustangs had cut a 17-point deficit all the way down to 66-6…