Dressed in her black and gold varsity basketball jersey, sophomore Peepers Gray was determined to win the game. It was overtime in the District semi-final tournament and the opposing Lee’s Summit High School had possession of the ball. The score was tied 59-59. It looked like the game was about to enter double overtime.

That is, until a Lee’s Summit post player missed a crucial shot and Peepers recovered the ball with seven seconds remaining on the clock. She grabbed the basketball, and after just three dribbles, “chucked” it into the air right before the half-court circle.

Now, all she could do was hope for a miracle.

The clock counted down, 4… 3… 2…

Swoosh.

The scoreboard read 62-59.

Peepers had just scored the game winning shot, advancing the varsity Stars to the Class 5 District 13 finals.

As her team charged the court, Peepers found herself laying in shock at the bottom of the Stars’ dog pile, which included senior sister, Caroline.

STA head coach Diana Krull ran onto the court and hugged Peepers, and sitting in the stands, her mom was in tears.

Peepers’ “crazy” swoosh didn’t just spark a reaction among STA fans in the Hickman Mills Junior High gym—Lee’s Summit fans had nothing but “pure shock” on their faces.

The shot even got media attention: Metro Sports aired the shot, prompting viewers to “think back when we were kids, we all did that driveway basketball dream shot, the half court shot to win a game at the buzzer. It rarely ever comes true. But for Peepers Gray of St. Teresa’s Academy, it did.”

Peepers said she is “kind of embarrassed” by the video, which now has slightly over 1,000 hits on YouTube.

Whether or not Peepers enjoyed the attention from her notorious shot, one thing is for sure: this was one moment that she won’t soon forget.