Him again. Only this time Chris Klimchock had to go only half as far to become the hero.

For the second time in the past four days, Klimchock scored the winning basket in a PIAA playoff game. Last night, Klimchock took an inbounds pass at half court, drove to the basket and scored a layup with 20 seconds left to give Greensburg Salem a 66-65 victory against Farrell in a PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal at Slippery Rock University.

Three nights earlier, Klimchock drove the length of the court and made a shot at the buzzer to beat Chartiers Valley. Two games and two rides off the court on the shoulders of Greensburg Salem fans. It was suggested to Greensburg Salem coach Paul Sapotichne that the latest winning shot wasn't as dramatic as the Chartiers Valley game.

"I don't know. I think it's pretty dramatic," Sapotichne said.

In a noisy locker room after the game, Klimchock sat in a swivel office chair. While Sapotichne addressed a raucous team, Klimchock spun twice in the chair, shaking his head. As Sapotichne talked some more, Klimchock kept shaking his head.

"This is just ... Words cannot describe what just happened," Klimchock said.

So Klimchock got a once-in-a-lifetime thrill twice in a week. He is only 5 feet 8, but these days he is bigger than anyone in Greensburg.

"This is just crazy," Klimchock said, shaking his head more.

Greensburg Salem (22-5) came back from a 10-point deficit with five minutes left. The Lions trailed by four with a little more than one minute remaining.

"We kept our composure really well," Klimchock said. "We learned the last game that we can come back."

After Klimchock's basket, Farrell hurried up the court and star senior guard Marsell Holden dribbled around, trying to find an opening. He had made five 3-pointers in the second quarter. But his 16-footer bounced off the rim and the best season in Greensburg Salem was extended.

The Lions had won one PIAA game before this season. Now, they are in the semifinals Tuesday against Hampton, which defeated Holy Ghost Prep, 55-45, in another quarterfinal. Farrell finished 23-5.

Klimchock finished with 21 points. He had 30 in the game against Chartiers Valley. But Greensburg Salem also got big games from junior guard Jake Matthews and senior forward Jerry Cooley. Matthews had 22 points and four 3-pointers. Cooley had 14 points.

Holden, a senior guard who became Farrell's all-time leading scorer in the second round, was terrific in the first half with 20 points and five 3-pointers. But he scored only four in the second half to finish with 24. Forward Traphael Stubbs added 19.

Holden's second basket of the second half gave Farrell a 64-54 lead with 6:01 left. But Greensburg Salem didn't fold. Farrell, meanwhile, had some costly turnovers and also was 3 of 10 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

With Farrell ahead, 65-61, the Steelers committed a turnover with 1:23 left. Matthews hit a 3-pointer off a screen in the right corner with 1:11 left to pull the Lions within 65-64.

On its next possession, Farrell missed a shot, but Preston Jefferson rebounded and was fouled. He missed both free throws with 35.6 seconds left. Greensburg Salem called a timeout with 24.4 seconds left. Sapotichne didn't necessarily want to hold for the last shot.

"What I told them was, 'Let's not hold for one. Let's take the best shot we can,' " Sapotichne said. "They were switching all screens, and it was hard for us to run an offense. Anyway, having Chris taking a driving layup is better than any play I can devise."

After the timeout, Klimchock knifed toward the ball and took a pass on the run near the right sideline. He immediately took off toward the basket.

"I saw the clock and I knew there was still a lot of time left. But I thought I might not get a better chance than that, so I shot it," he said.

Greensburg Salem led the entire first half, jumping to leads of 11-3 in the first quarter and 33-25 in the second. Farrell sliced the deficit to 39-34 at halftime, thanks largely to Holden.

Farrell used 11 third-quarter points from Stubbs to open up a five-point lead. Farrell led, 56-53, after three quarters.