Alec Blair’s fourth-quarter takeover leads De La Salle past Branson, secures Spartans’ spot in NCS Open Division final

Alec Blair’s fourth-quarter takeover leads De La Salle past Branson, secures Spartans’ spot in NCS Open Division final

CONCORD — With the game in the balance heading into the fourth quarter, De La Salle forward Alec Blair knew exactly what he had to do to take over the game. “When I saw the game was close I said ‘It’s time to take over like Patrick Mahomes,’ ” Blair said. Just like what the Super Bowl winning quarterback did to the San Francisco 49ers 10 days ago, Blair did the same to visiting No. 3 seed Branson in Wednesday’s North Coast Section Open Division …