Richfield game abandoned as player shatters backboard on alley-oop dunk

Originally posted on Bring Me The News | By Tony Liebert | Last updated Mar 4, 2026 10:02 PM ET

Richfield High School junior Gideon Horne shattered the backboard off an alley-oop dunk on Wednesday night to put his team up by 39 points against Westonka, and the game was called off.

Gideon Horne ends the Richfield vs Westonka game early pic.twitter.com/sXzSGOVR7b
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Richfield is the No. 1 seed in Section 6AAA, and Wednesday night was its first round game against nine-seed Westonka. There were just under 15 minutes remaining in the second half at the time of the play, so the decision to end the game made sense.

Richfield is now 24-2 this season, and it will face either Delano or Academy of Holy Angels on Saturday afternoon for a trip to the section final on the line. This is a developing story.

This article first appeared on Bring Me The News and was syndicated with permission.

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