North Woods looked anything but inexperienced.

Grizzlies sophomore guard Cade Goggleye banked home a three-pointer from just beyond midcourt as the buzzer sounded Thursday, giving the school located in Cook a 54-51 upset over No. 3-ranked Central Minnesota Christian in the Class 1A quarterfinals at Williams Arena.

“It’s something you always dream of making when you’re young,” said Goggleye, who finished with 12 points, seven assists with no turnovers and four steals while directing the Grizzlies offense. “It’s an amazing feeling.”

Central Minnesota Christian (25-4) tied it at 51-all four seconds earlier when Austin Marcus scored on a layup on a perfectly executed out-of-bounds play. It was his only basket of the game.

Both teams were out of timeouts, and the Grizzlies (30-1) attacked quickly.

“I was glad we got the ball in Cade’s hands after their basket,” North Woods coach Will Kleppe said. “He’s the guy we want to have with the ball in that situation.”

Goggleye’s game-winner helped him atone for missing the front end of a 1-and-1 with the Grizzlies holding a 51-49 lead with 15 seconds left.

“I had to make up for it somehow,” Goggleye said with a rare smile.

The northeastern Minnesota school, a merger of Orr and Cook, was founded in 2011. Central Minnesota Christian, of Prinsburg, is in western Minnesota.

The Grizzlies overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 12 minutes, led by junior guard Tate Olson’s 14 points, including four three-pointers. He finished with a team-high 16 points.

“I started off pretty cold,” said Olson, who finished with a team-high 16 points. “They just started going in.”

The Bluejays were coming off back-to-back third-place finishes in the state tournament. They started five seniors while North Woods only has one senior on its roster.

“They looked like the more experienced team,” Bluejays coach Ted Taatjes said. Matthew Van Eps (17) and Ethan Brouwer (16) combined for 33 points for the Bluejays. “They were playing pretty loose, and were the more aggressive team. They hit some deep shots, too.”

None deeper than Goggleye’s at the buzzer.

North Woods looked anything but inexperienced.

Sophomore guard Cade Goggleye banked home a three-pointer from just beyond midcourt as the buzzer sounded, giving the school located in Cook a 54-51 upset over No. 3-ranked Central Minnesota Christian in the Class 1A quarterfinals Thursday at Williams Arena.

North Woods, a northeastern Minnesota school created by the merger of Orr and Cook, was founded in 2011.

Central Minnesota Christian tied it at 51-all three seconds earlier when Austin Marcus scored on a layup on a perfectly executed out-of-bounds play.

The Grizzlies overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 12 minutes. Junior guard Tate Olson led the comeback, scoring 14 points thanks to four three-pointers. He finished with a team-high 16 points.

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