January 9, 2025
North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne (22) takes a baseline jump shot during a postseason home game last season. The senior scored in the final seconds of the matchup against Fairbanks sealing the win for the Wildcats. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Wildcats top undefeated Panthers with buzzer beating score, 57-54
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette
In three of the four quarters played Friday, Dec. 27, at Fairbanks High School, North Union connected on buzzer-beating three-point field goals.
The first two played a hand in the final outcome but it was the final one that sent the Wildcats home with an upset victory over the previously unbeaten Panthers.
Starting from the baseline under the Fairbanks basket with 4.7 seconds left in regulation, North Union’s Tyler Krebehenne took a pass in the backcourt and then weaved his way to just outside the three-point line.
The senior guard then got off a twisting shot that found the bottom of the net as the final buzzer sounded to give the Wildcats (…
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