CALDWELL — With 17.2 seconds left in the game, and down by two, the Watersprings Warriors went to the well from which they have drunk so often over the past four years.
Senior Korban Nelson attacked the paint and created a great shot. But his game-tying attempt rolled halfway down before popping out. Nelson and the Warriors were left with their arms out and palms to the sky, having seen yet another shot seem to almost get rejected by an invisible force below the net.
The Garden Valley Wolverines removed all doubt when Maxon Yearsley hit both free throws on the other end, sinking Watersprings to claim a 60-56 semifinal victory and a spot in the 1A state championship game…