AN INSTANT CLASSIC ENDS WITH A TIGER UPSET
YOUNGSTOWN OH- If you weren’t at Valley Christian on Friday night, you missed an instant classic. Springfield, playing the role of the underdog, never blinked. The Tigers took everything Valley threw at them and answered right back.
Carson Cunningham drilled a buzzer-beater to force overtime, and from there, it was chaos. Three extra frames later, Springfield pulled off a gutsy 61-60 upset.
Cunningham put the Tigers on his back, dropping a ridiculous 37 points. Aiden Appel added 13, and Isaac LaMorticella chipped in 9. And while Dante Gentile only put up 2 points, they were the biggest ones of the night—knocking down the game-winning free throws in triple OT.
Valley had a balanced attack with Deion Miller (18), Jordan Tutwiler (14), and Jaylen Robinson (12), but in the end, Springfield just wouldn’t go away.
With the win, the Tigers move on to the district semifinals, where they’ll hit the road again, this time heading to LaBrae for a 7:00 showdown on Tuesday.