In a Class 6A Division I state semifinal in front of a boisterous sold-out crowd at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, North Crowley senior guard Tyler Hastings, fresh off the bench due to an injury, stepped up to the free-throw line with 17 seconds left.
His team, on the verge of elimination, trailed Duncanville by two points. He missed the first shot. At that point, North Crowley needed some late-game heroics.
Hastings intentionally missed the second shot, according to teammate Trey Hall, and North Crowley rebounded. Hastings broke to the corner and pulled up with confidence, hitting a clutch go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left, sending the crowd into a frenzy…