AKRON — Luke Wolf hit one of the crucial dramatic pictures in Perry High School basketball historical past Thursday night time, because the Panthers proceed their Cinderella journey by the Ohio Excessive College Athletic Affiliation boys basketball event.
Together with his workforce down two, Wolf hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the precise wing Thursday, lifting the Panthers to a 52-51 win over Warren Harding in a Division II regional semifinal on the College of Akron.
Wolf hit two 3-pointers within the closing 31.3 seconds to complete with a game-high 29 factors.
Perry went 9-13 in the course of the common season and entered the postseason as a 15 seed. Harding was the No. 2 seed.
Perry will play for a regional title Saturday because it seeks its second journey to a state event. The Panthers final made it this far in 1991 after they gained a regional in Division I on their approach to a loss within the state semifinals.