Stone-cold finish: Rashod Cotton Jr.’s go-ahead 3-pointer lifts Dougherty Valley past Amador Valley

PLEASANTON  — Rashod Cotton Jr. bent the game to his will. 

From a first-quarter eruption that stunned a packed Amador Valley gym to a cold-blooded go-ahead 3-pointer to win the game, Cotton authored every important chapter as Dougherty Valley slipped past Amador Valley 59-56 in a marquee East Bay Athletic League showdown. 

Cotton finished Friday’s game with 26 points, setting the tone early by pouring in 16 by himself in the opening quarter as Dougherty Valley built a lead that it carried most of the night.