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After dominant semifinal win, Hartville is one win away from completing perfect season

With less than 10 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Hartville senior Braden Branstetter knew his team needed a spark.

The Eagles weren't having their best offensive quarter even though their overwhelming defense was doing what it did best. They were up 12-4.

After a Lift for Life inbounds pass following an Eagles bucket, Branstetter decided to apply pressure when the Hawks didn't expect it. He knocked the ball out of his opponent's hand to where the ball was about to go out of bounds. Branstetter dove and somehow was able to knock the ball off a Hawks' leg with 0.