Chase Kingsbury stood at the free throw line with 4 seconds left in the game. The Winner junior made both shots to give the Winner boys basketball team an exciting 74-71 victory over Red Cloud in the semifinals of the Region 7A tournament Thursday night.
The victory propelled the Winner Warriors into the Region 7A championship game which was played March 8 in Rapid City. The Warriors faced Little Wound in the championship.
The Warriors took the first lead of the game at 65-64 in the fourth quarter and then Red Cloud came back to retake the lead. The game was tied at 67-67 when coach Gardner called a time out.
The Warriors take a 17-5 record into the regional championship game.