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Look: Huntington hits improbable buzzer-beater in Texas high school girls basketball state championship

Huntington's Harleigh Havard banks in deep 3 as time expired to force OT in Class 3A title; Shallowater pulls away in OT

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

The Texas (UIL) Class 3A high school girls basketball championship got a dose of big-play theatrics on Saturday morning at the Alamodome. 

Down three with four seconds left in regulation, Shallowater appeared poised to win its third UIL title in program history in four quarters. 

Until Huntington's final look, when senior Harleigh Havard received a sideline inbound and hoisted a deep 3-pointer that crashed in off the glass as the buzzer sounded to force overtime. 

The shot added a dramatic twist to a back-and-forth game. Shallowater pulled away and won in overtime, 54-49.

Watch the final sequence for yourself:

Keelie Williams' two 3-pointers off the bench helped Shallowater pull ahead in overtime and the Fillies pulled away.

It turned out, Havard had the Midas touch from deep with the clock winding down on Saturday.

She finished with six points (plus eight boards), and her only other 3 came as the first half clock expired to send Huntington into half up three — it's only lead of the game.

Stay with SBLive for in-depth UIL girls state basketball championship coverage live and in the moment:

Texas (UIL) high school girls basketball: Live scores, updates of 1A/2A/3A state championships (3/2/2024)

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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