Zach Williamson’s fadeaway jump shot went through the net as time expired, lifting the Wolverines to victory over the Thunderbirds for the State Championship.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After losing the Cook Inlet Conference Championship to Bettye Davis East High School just a week earlier on a buzzer-beater, the South Anchorage Wolverines returned the favor on Saturday night as Zach Williamson’s fadeaway jump shot went through the net as time expired, lifting the Wolverines to a 37-35 victory over the Thunderbirds for the State Championship.
With the game tied at 35 and just 3.2 seconds remaining, Akuvaaq Childress passed the ball in bounds from underneath his own basket with a lob pass over the shoulder of Williamson, who then took one dribble and leaped away from the T-bird defenders, sinking a jumper that will go down in Alaska high school basketball history.
It has been 14 years since the basketball state championship trophy belonged to South Anchorage High School, and they had to put forth a gritty performance to get it. Not a single player on either team had more than 14 points. The high scorer of the game was Christopher Fuller. In an age where the 3-pointer means everything, both teams combined to make only three shots from beyond the arc, with the Wolverines converting just one 3-pointer.
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