"It was the quickest six points I've ever witnessed in my life. Off the basket, Norwich took the ball out with two timeouts in the chamber. Smid smothered her matchup on the inbound pass, eventually coming up with a steal and a short bank shot to tie the game. Norwich took the ball out again -- and once again, Smid collected another steal."
"I was just trying to defend her, and I somehow got the ball and scored every time. Probably the craziest three seconds of my life. Though the game has concluded, Smid is still living in the moment. I don't even feel like we're going to the state championship right now. I feel like I'm still like in the game, mentally."
During the Iowa Class 4A state championship tournament semifinal, Dallas Center-Grimes faced elimination while trailing Norwalk 42-38 with 35.9 seconds remaining. Ava Smid orchestrated a remarkable comeback sequence, first scoring an easy layup to cut the deficit to two points. After forcing a steal on Norwalk's inbound pass, Smid made a bank shot to tie the game at 42-42. On the next possession, she forced another steal and converted a layup through contact to give Dallas Center-Grimes a 44-42 lead. The team ultimately won 47-42 to advance to the state championship. Smid finished with 16 points, six steals, and five rebounds, with her coach describing the sequence as the quickest six points he had ever witnessed.
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