ST CHARLES, Mo. — Do you know what's better than one buzzer-beater? Three.
Orchard Farm basketball knows what that feels like, after a gameday on the road against St. Charles West for the ages on Tuesday.
First, it was the JV boys' turn.
Orchard Farm was down by three points with seven seconds left. That's when Max Bextermueller got open in the corner.
"I hit the shot (for three) to tie the game and then they (opponent St. Charles West) just threw it into me. I was so surprised. I just shot it and it went in. It was awesome," Bextermueller said.
It was six points in seven seconds for the sophomore. And a game-winner to remember forever.
"It was just super loud. Everybody was shocked I made that I bet. And my teammates were the best part. They were jumping all over the place," Bextermueller said.
The play took on a viral life of its own, even ending up as the No. 2 play of the day on ESPN's Sportscenter later that night.
"It was crazy. My dad showed me and I was so surprised," Bextermueller said.
But that was just the start of the craziness.
It was the Orchard Farm girls varsity team's turn next. And with the game tied and just a few seconds left, senior Faith Mitchell drilled a deep three-point buzzer-beater of her own for the win.
"I was just thinking how I wanted to do it for my team and just not have to go into overtime... I really didn't think it was gonna go in because I released it so fast," Mitchell said. "It was cool to do it for our program and our team, and to beat West especially."
"Faith is actually my cousin, so that was awesome," Bextermueller said.
However, the dramatics weren't finished there.
The boys varsity team played to a tie with St. Charles West until Max Dietrich completed the buzzer-beater threepeat.
Dietrich nailed a 2-point jumper to give the Orchard Farm another win as time expired. They did put a second back on the clock after the shot, but the buzzer-beating thrill remained.
"We work really good together. We're 9-4. We make sure to find the open guys," Dietrich said of his team. "It was amazing. I got the chills."
Three buzzer-beaters for one school in one night. Something not many have seen before, or ever will again.
"People see us as like a small school surrounded by cornfields and then now, all three of us are everywhere... and Max is on ESPN so that was cool to see," Mitchell said.
"I would never expect to see Orchard Farm on ESPN and Sportscenter," Dietrich said.
"I would say it's once in a lifetime. Probably will never happen again," Bextermueller said.