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Michigan H.S. basketball team rallies from 8 down in last 15 seconds

Trailing by eight with 15 seconds left, most high school teams would look dejected. The Dansville (Mich.) boys varsity team instead rose to the occasion in Saturday's district final.

Brian Calloway of the Lansing State Journal recapped the astounding comeback:

Carter Frantz and Ben Lober each hit 3s during the late push for Dansville. The Aggies (9-13) then received a technical for knocking the ball out of bounds. Galesburg-Augusta didn’t convert the technical free throws with around 4.6 seconds remaining, but split free throws after another quick foul to go ahead two. That’s when Frantz received a full-court pass and hit a layup to send the contest to overtime.

Dansville went on to win 46-38 in overtime. It's the team's first district title since 2000.

“Here we are in the district championship with it sort of slipping away from us and we dug deep and refused to lose and that’s a real credit to them and something we can definitely build on going forward," the coach told Calloway.

The win pushed Dansville into Monday's regional semifinal, where the team played another tight game before eventually falling 43-42 to Addison (Mich.) High School.