Cicero, N.Y. — Tie game, one second left. It’s a nerve-wracking moment.

So in whose hands do you want the ball?

With so many talented boys basketball players in Section III, it feels like there really is no wrong answer.

At syracuse.com’s winter sports media day, we asked Section III boys basketball coaches who they would trust in that moment.

Here’s what they said:

Johntae Smith , Auburn

“Without a doubt. He made foul shots down the stretch last year against Corcoran, who had beaten us twice in the regular season, to beat them at Corcoran. And if Johntae doesn’t go for his foul shots in the fourth quarter, we don’t win that game.” — Jim Marsh

Jahzar Greene , Bishop Ludden-Grimes

“I just think that he, you know, you have it or you don’t, but he’s never run from the ball. He runs

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