Central Valley High alum makes game winning shot for St. John’s
Although there are no more teams from Washington in the Big Dance, one player from Eastern Washington is making a name for himself. Dylan Darling, a Spokane Valley native, hit a game-winning buzzer-beater against Kansas to send St. John’s to the Sweet 16 to play the number one overall seed Duke for a chance at the Elite 8.
Darling played high school basketball Central Valley High School. His college career started at Idaho State, transferred to Washington State before joining the St. John’s led by Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino.
The win ensures St. John’s remains in the tournament as one of the final 16 teams. TJ Milless, the head coach at Central Valley High School, described the scene at his home when the game-winning shot occurred.
“And we start, oh my god! Like kids are out in the yard and come running in. What’s going on?
What’s going on? Something happen with Dylan? And I was like yeah, he literally just hit the game-winning shot!