The score is 9 to 15 with the Fort Osage boy’s basketball team down six. The clock winds down fast in the first quarter. The North Kansas City crowd screamed with excitement after the Hornets scored a three-pointer with five seconds left in the quarter. The clock keeps running as Senior Chase Stumfoll swiftly catches the ball after it comes out of the net. Stumfoll quickly runs to the baseline to inbound the ball passing it to Senior Christian Penamon. Then, Stumfoll eagerly calls for it back to get the final shot of the quarter.

Chase Stumfoll started at varsity point guard for the basketball team. He reminisces about his game winning buzzer beater against the Chrisman Bears his sophomore year. 

“My sophomore year I hit a walk-off three against Chrisman with like two seconds left,” Stumfoll said. “Out of my four years of playing that is probably the most exciting thing I’ve done.”

Stumfoll plans to attend State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO,  to play baseball and study computer networking. Sophomore Isaac Woodward enjoys Stumfoll’s witty banter before games and during practice. 

“He’s really sarcastic,” Woodward said. “He’ll get under some of our skins, but that’s what we love about Chase.”

Stumfoll completed 140 assists in the regular season to set the single season record. He also broke the career record for assists with 241. He averaged 5.38 assists per game. Freshman Jax Navarro believes Stumfoll is a pass first point guard. 

“Chase has a good playstyle,” Navarro said. “He passes the ball very well, always looking up the court.”

Stumfoll also plays baseball for the school. Stumfoll enjoys playing billiards, pool and disc golf and also plans to get into traditional golf. He fancies being around Head Boys Basketball Coach Josh Wilson. 

“In my Junior year I really liked being in Wilson’s class,” Stumfoll said. “Just being around coach for a whole hour and being able to build that bond that is different then someone your own age.”

There are three seconds left and Penamon drops the pass but quickly picks it back up launching it at Stumfoll with all his might. Now with one second left, Stumfoll receives the ball, with no hesitation he launches the ball with one arm toward the opposite net. The buzzer sounds as the ball is still airborne. Everyone goes silent watching as the ball soars through the sky floating toward the rim. The ball elegantly goes through the goal only touching the netting and making the familiar “swish” sound. The crowd erupts in the excitement of what they had just witnessed, as Chase Stumfoll looks towards the bench with a confused expression.