Indian Creek edges Marquette on missed final shot to win 1A sectional

In the compressed geography of a gymnasium in Amboy, two programs met Friday night to settle a season's worth of rivalry, and the outcome rested finally on a single shot that climbed toward the rim and fell away. Indian Creek claimed the Class 1A Sectional championship 46-44, surviving a last-second three-point attempt by Marquette's Alec Novotney to advance toward a deeper postseason. The margin between triumph and heartbreak was, as it so often is in sport, the width of a basketball rolling off iron — a reminder that seasons of effort can hinge on moments no one can fully control.