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What was the Martin's Moment of the 2014-15 Season?

by WSIL Sports Extra

In a Facebook poll of 2,929 respondents, 38.4% chose “Hamilton County's Hail Mary Game Winner”. How we count

Hamilton County's Hail Mary Game Winner
38.4%
Hunter Johnson's (West Frankfort) State Championship Leap
37.9%
Cobden Baseball Makes History
8%
Dakota Young's (Fairfield) Comeback
6.5%
Ross Owens (SVWW) One-Handed Catch
4.3%
Noah Fuller's (AJ) Near Full-Court Buzzer Beater
3.5%
Colt Wilkey (Carterville) Saves the Day
1.1%
Mackenzie McFeron's (Nashville) Mad Dash To Win State Title
0.1%
Karly Stanowski's (Nashville) Marathon Sectional Winning Hit
0.1%
Sam Sikon (Carbondale) Dominates at State
0.1%
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Three different answers held the lead this week, and the finish line delivered the tightest possible ending: Hamilton County's Hail Mary Game Winner edged Hunter Johnson's State Championship Leap by just five votes out of 2,929 cast — 38.4% to 37.9%. Half a percentage point separated first from second when the polling closed.

Hunter Johnson looked like the story after riding a day-6 surge past Cobden Baseball into the lead, pulling ahead 33% to Hamilton County's share. But day 7 alone flipped it back, with Hamilton County piling on enough late votes to overtake him before time ran out — the closest possible margin, decided on the last day available.

  • Final margin · 38.4% to 37.9% — five votes apart out of 2,929
  • Three leaders · Ross Owens, Cobden Baseball, and Hunter Johnson each held first
  • Day 7 flip · Hamilton County overtook Hunter Johnson on the final day