Sometimes you just have to step up.
Eighth grade student Jack Hlavin did exactly that as the clock ticked down during an Illinois middle school championship-deciding basketball game last Saturday.
Videos posted online show him launching the ball from three quarters of the court away.
The buzzer begins to sound as the ball arcs through the air. It then swooshes through the hoop, just as the siren ends. The crowd erupts in a cheering frenzy.
The game between Western Springs' St. John of the Cross School, where Hlavin attends, and La Grange's St. Cletus was tied before his astonishing shot.
Hlavin's insane effort -- filmed and posted online by multiple people -- not only meant his team won the game, but it also topped the Suburban Parish League championship, according to Chicagoist.
"Congratulations to our 8th grade boy's basketball team on defeating St. Cletus in the championship game," Hlavin's school posted on Facebook.
"Score was tied with 1.8 seconds left when Jack Hlavin made this amazing shot. Great season, boys! We are proud of all of you."
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