Wild Buzzer-Beater Sends Mesquite To 4A Title Game

St. Mary’s came back from a 15-point deficit to advance to the title game once again. Or at least that was the case until Mesquite point guard Nate Calmese had anything to say about it.

He tipped a pass with less than two seconds on the clock and launched the ball towards the hoop.

It went in.

Here’s the chaos after @NateCalmese sank THE shot of the Arizona high school hoops postseason 😳@mesquitehoops moving on to the title game in 4A @MesquiteAthDept @Sports360AZ pic.twitter.com/bRN6i4cnT9

— Jordan Spurgeon (@spurge_) February 23, 2022

Mesquite will play Salpointe Catholic on Monday February 28 for a chance at its first state championship.

So before the game, I was telling another reporter things I had heard about St. Mary's and that they could possibly slow down @NateCalmese …. I was waaaaayyyy wrong

Teammates heard it, & he used that as fuel. There's a reason he averages 30 PPG @mesquitehoops @Sports360AZ pic.twitter.com/gLOgubAksM

— Jordan Spurgeon (@spurge_) February 23, 2022