DJ Harris hit a shot off the glass as time expired in overtime to lift the Gainesville Leopards to a crucial 42-40 district win over the Whitesboro Bearcats Tuesday at the GHS gym.

Gainesville is now 18-7 overall and 3-1 in district play. The loss dropped the Bearcats to 3-1 in district as well.

Harris had not scored a point since the opening minute of the game, but came up big when it mattered most. The Leopards had the ball with 10 seconds left in overtime and held for the final shot. Harris' bank shot at the buzzer gave the home team the win.

Both teams started slowly as the game was tied 6-6 after the first period. Whitesboro came back and led by as many as four in the second period but had an 18-15 lead at halftime.

The Bearcats pushed their lead to eight early in the third quarter, but Gainesville went on a 12-0 run to go on top. The Leopards were up 30-28 going into the fourth quarter and quickly increased that lead to 33-28 after a David Moore steal and foul that he converted into a three-point play. But Whitesboro answered with six-straight points to grab the lead.

The Leopards had the chance to win the game down the stretch, but missed free throws came back to haunt the home team. Denzel Johnson did make one of two free throws in the final minute to tie things 36-36 and force overtime.

In the extra stanza, Gainesville took an early lead on a drive by Moore, but Whitesboro answered with a 3-pointer by Matt Hobbs. A layup by Jonathan Mendez put the Leopards back up 40-39, but Whitesboro hit a free throw with 45 seconds remaining to tie things up again. Gainesville held the ball for the final shot, calling a timeout with 10 seconds remaining to draw up the final play.

David Moore finished with 24 points for Gainesville, while Demetrius Franklin added 5, Denzel Johnson and Jonathan Mendez both added 4, DJ Harris scored 3 and Chance Sikes had 2.

The Gainesville JV lost to Whitesboro 52-26 Tuesday.

Scoring for Gainesville were:

Landon Bond - 11

Ashton Neu - 10

Devyn Janzen - 2

Lilton Moore - 2