SAN RAMON — Dougherty Valley has a way of making the last minute of a game feel inevitable. So even with Amador Valley up 13 in the second half and still ahead by four with under 60 seconds left on Tuesday night, the Wildcats never looked panicked. They were just patient and collected, waiting for the game to tighten. And when it did, Dougherty Valley did what it has done all season: It turned defense into chaos, made its gym into a pressure cooker and pulled another close-game escape out of its back pocket in a 76-67 overtime win in the East Bay Athletic League boys basketball semifinals. Amador Valley’s Biruk Menna (24) and Dougherty Valley’s Rashod Cotton Jr. (3) battle for a loose ball...
