By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PEDRO — The Rock Hill Redmen saved their best for last.

The Redmen took over in the fourth quarter to snap a tie and went on to beat the Portsmouth Notre Dame Titans 47-40 on Monday in a non-league game.

Rock Hill (4-4) held a scant 11-10 first quarter lead as Kelan Davidson scored 5 points including a 3-pointer.

Zion Boerger and Brady Davis each made a 3-pointer and scored 5 points for Notre Dame.

The Titans rallied to take a 25-22 halftime lead as Landon Barbarits and Aaryn Bradford scored 4 points each for the Titans (4-2).

Stephen Ison hit a trey and scored 5 points and Yaden Bailey scored 4 more points for the Redmen.

Rock Hill came back to tie the game at 31-all in the third quarter as Izaak Cox hit a trifecta and scored 5 points with Bailey getting 4 points.

Myles Phillips and Bradford scored 3 points each for the Titans’ total.

Next came the decisive fourth quarter as Rock Hill outscored the Titans 16-9.

Ison knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and scored 7 points as 5 different players scored.

Phillips scored 4 points for Notre Dame.

Ison scored 14 points to pace the Redmen with Bailey adding 10 and Cox 9.

Phillips had 10 points and Bradford 9 for the Titans.

Notre Dame    10 15 6 9 = 40

Rock Hill 11 11 9 16 = 47

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (4-2): Landon Barbarits 1 1 0-0 5, Aaryn Bradford 4 0 1-2 9, Garrett Barbarits 1 0 0-0 2, Myles Phillips 31 1-2 10, Kenady McGraw 0 0 0-0 0, Zion Boerger 1 1 2-4 7, Brady Davis 2 1 0-0 7. Totals: 12 4 4-8 40. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Bradford.

ROCK HILL (4-4): Drew Schug 2 0 0-1 4, Kelan Davidson 1 1 3-4 8, Rylan Barber 0 0 2-4 2, Stephen Ison 2 3 1-3 14, Yaden Bailey 4 0 2-3 10, Izaak Cox 3 1 0-0 9. Totals: 12 5 8-15 47. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.