Local middle schooler Ethan Gorny makes ESPN’s Sportscenter Top-10

For most young athletes, going to sleep means dreaming of a day they might appear on Sportscenter’s Top-10. 

But for local middle school basketball player Ethan Gorny, on Monday night that dream became a reality. 

With the clock ticking down near the end of The Oaks Academy’s middle school basketball game against Orchard, Gorny drove to his right. However, he lost his handle deep on the right wing, and with a defender in his face, tossed a desperate heave to beat the buzzer. 

He nailed it — a perfect swish. 

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Gorny didn’t seem to believe it himself, turning to the crowd with a shocked look on his face and then shrugging before jogging back down the court while the fans erupted in cheers.