WATCH: Local high school boy’s basketball buzzer-beater gets national attention

A local high school boys’ basketball game buzzer-beater is getting national attention.

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Wayne High School men’s basketball wrote in a social media post that senior Alphonso Ward pulled from beyond half court and buried the game-winning shot at the buzzer on Tuesday night.

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The Warriors beat Springboro, 55-52, at Wayne High School.

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Ward’s buzzer-beater made it to No. 1 on ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.

Kaden Post led the Warriors with 29 points.

Wayne High School is 8-1 overall and 5-1 in the Greater Western Ohio Conference.

The Warriors’ next game will be Friday night at Northmont High School.

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