Langhorne lightning strikes Dayton twice

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MIDDLETOWN — Most everyone imagines themselves hitting that last-second shot to win the game, but few ever get the chance to do it in a real game.

Fenwick’s Brent Langhorne has done it twice.

Less than a year after defeating Chaminade Julienne with a buzzer beating 50-foot shot with two defenders in his face, Langhorne did it again.

But on Saturday, he was wide open. As a result, another Dayton-area team — Stivers — became the victim.

Trailing 59-58 with 0.7 seconds left in the game, Langhorne lofted a shot from the right side, just beyond halfcourt. With the ball still in the air, the buzzer sounded.

Swish!

Langhorne lightning had struck the Dayton area again, and Fenwick had won 61-59.

Senior forward Patrick Crane inbounded the ball.

“My initial idea was to throw it long and hope that someone down there could tip it in. But Brent wanted the ball, so I got it to him,” Crane said. “It was shocking. I really didn’t expect it to go in.”

Crane said the Stivers students may have earned an assist as well. The students rushed the court after Brooklyn Bradley hit two free throws to give the Tigers the lead.

“We didn’t have any timeouts left, so we didn’t have anything setup,” Langhorne explained. “I noticed that Stivers was playing back. I didn’t think they wanted us to make any long passes, so I got the ball at about the volleyball line (roughly 10 feet behind the halfcourt line). I knew I had 0.7 seconds to work with, so I just got it, turned and chucked it up there. It was a team effort to get that win, not just me.”

Langhorne still sounded surprised the ball went in, even Monday after practice.

“Most kids don’t even get the opportunity to even shoot one of those shots in their lifetime. Brent Langhorne gets the opportunity twice and he makes both of them,” Fenwick coach Pat Kreke said. “That’s a lot of things on that play that have to go right, and he did a fine job.”

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