I love football, and I love crazy finishes, especially in high school football. Here are two doozies.
A couple weeks ago, there was a minor internet buzz about a crazy finish to a high school football game in Vermont, where one team was up by 2 with a couple seconds left and for some reason decided to put two deep back to retrieve a missed field goal. The field goal was indeed missed. A returner caught it and spiked it, thinking the game was over, and an alert player on the opposing team picked it up and ran it in for the winning touchdown.
Then, a week or so later, a similarly bone-headed/alert play happened in a high school game in Michigan. One team attempted what would have been a game-winning field goal, but it was blocked. The ball never crossed the line of scrimmage. While the team that blocked it celebrated, the kicking team ran the ball into the endzone for the winning score.
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I think the introduction from Deadspin put it perfectly:
"Remember when the most painful memories of your high school athletic days melted in the wisps of time? Not anymore. We've got two absolutely crushing—or miraculous, depending on your viewpoint—last second wins/defeats, now preserved forever on YouTube."
Enjoy reliving these moments for the rest of your lives kids.
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