Glenbard South junior Cooper Langreder said that he had “never made a bigger shot” in his life.

Raiders coach Jason Mead said that as good as Langreder was on offense in the final seconds, his defensive effort the entire game was even better.

Either way you look at it, the junior was the man of the hour Friday night against visiting South Elgin. His layup with seven seconds remaining in overtime gave Glenbard South a wild 56-54 Upstate Eight crossover win over the Storm.

“I was excited,” said Langreder of his game-winning hoop, “but at that point I knew I had to keep my cool and get back on defense and get a final stop.”

Glenbard South improved to 2-3 on the season, and Langreder said the victory might have been a turning point for the Raiders.

“We hope to turn around our season now,

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