The District 95 Championship lived up to its hype and was capped off by Cass City's Carter Patrick hitting a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Red Hawks to a 51-48 victory over Harbor Beach on Friday, March 01, 2024.

Cass City avenged their only blemish on their record this season in a game that saw six lead changes, four ties and massive swings of momentum in both teams' favors throughout the entirety of the game. The Red Hawks led at the end of the first quarter by five points, 16-11 and by eight at the half, 29-21. Harbor Beach started the third quarter by turning up the defensive pressure, forcing four Cass City turnovers and converting them into instant points. As a result, the Pirates outscored the Red Hawks in the third quarter 16-5 to lead by one point 36-35 entering the final quarter.

Harbor Beach led for the majority of the fourth quarter, extending their lead to six points just 34 seconds into the final quarter. Cass City would crawl back and take the lead with 2:22 left, 46-45 on two free throws from Carter Patrick but it was answered by a Pirate three-point play from Benson Harper 39 seconds later to make it Harbor Beach 48, Cass City 46. Junior Red Hawk Mason Gniewek hit a jump shot with 1:18 on the clock to tie the game at 48-a-piece, with Harbor Beach holding the ball at midcourt to go for the last shot. With 18 seconds remaining, Cass City's Cohen Sherman popped the ball loose from Harper, setting up the Red Hawks for the win. Sherman eventually got the ball to Patrick with less than two seconds remaining, when Patrick elevated and sunk a three-pointer as time expired.

With the 51-48 victory, Cass City secures the school's first back-to-back district championships in 43 years, dating back to the 1980-1981 seasons. Cass City was paced by Patrick's 22 points. Sherman finished the game with nine points while Carson Anthes added seven. Harbor Beach's offense was anchored by Benson Harper with 28 points. Skiler Kruse added 11 points, including going 7-7 from the free throw line.

Cass City now advances to the Region 24 semi-finals hosted by Bad Axe to take on Brown City. The Green Devils defeated Capac 38-33 on Friday in Sandusky, MI. Harbor Beach finishes the season with a 20-4 record, their most wins in a season since 2013.