The Jock Strap

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008- Wahlert at home trailing Iowa City West when Eric May's buzzer-beating 3-pointer wins it for the Golden Eagles in regulation.

Saturday, March 8th, 2008- May does it again, but this time it gives Wahlert a three-point win over Harlan in regulation in the 3A State Championship Game at Wells Fargo Arena. (Wahlert called timeout with 0:02 left on the 4th quarter clock after Harlan's steal and lay-in tied it at 67 all.) (Video courtesy IHSSN)

For a tighter angle of the play, click on this link:

http://youtube.com:80/watch?v=ohEWsvDTZAg

One of the best endings, if not THE best ending to a state championship game I've ever seen or heard of in U.S. history. I'm absolutely amazed that SportsCenter hasn't picked up on this yet. They should. And, what makes it even more amazing is that it's sort of a trend for Eric May, since as you see in the video from 01/22/08, he'd already done something very similar earlier in the year. Incredible stuff from a player and a team that seem to be able to perform the best and focus the most when it matters the most.

And, to cap it off, we tracked down Tim Lary, the Sports Director at KDTH, "The Voice of the Tri-States," in Dubuque. Tim had the play-by-play call of May's buzzer-beater during his coverage of the State Championship game as The Voice of Dubuque High School sports. Thanks very much for the audio, Tim. (See below for the audio link.)

Amazing stuff. Enjoy!