Virginia middle schooler makes game-winning half-court shot at the buzzer

7th grader scores game-winning shot past half-court

A seventh-grader at St. Ambrose Catholic School in Annandale, Virginia helped his team advance in the Arlington Diocese CYO Basketball playoffs by banking in an improbable shot from beyond half-court.

ARLINGTON, Va. - March Madness is here, and the college athletes aren't the only ones getting in on the fun.

On Sunday, St. Ambrose took on St. Mark at the St. James Catholic School gym in Falls Church.

Virginia middle schooler makes buzzer beater half court shot

A Virginia middle schooler made the game-winning, buzzer-beater shot at a playoff game.

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At the end of the fourth quarter – down by 2 points – St. Ambrose seventh-grader William Muhanyi catches the inbound pass and almost immediately hurls up a shot from the other end of the court.

Miraculously, it bounces off the backboard and into the bucket – inspiring pandemonium from the parents inside the private school gym. St Ambrose defeated St. Mark 27-26 and will move on to the next round of the playoffs.