With three minutes left in the game it was SW 12 and Washburn 6. Football is a matter of inches and minutes. Southwest took the lead early and led by 6-0. Washburn came back to tie - now 6-6.
Drive and punt for SW. Dive, fumble and punt for Washburn. SW lead the stats in rushing and passing. The Defense held strong and caused two fumbles. SW was ahead on the score sheets but there are no form points in football.
Washburn got the ball and drove and scored with 32 second left on the clock. The extra point failed and it was 12-12 at the end of regulation play.
In high school ties, the ball is placed on the 10 yard line and each team has one opportunity to score. Washburn chose to take the ball and with four plays scores. Going to two points, Washburn was successful and the score was now 12-20 with SW yet to play out the tie.
The Lakers moved the ball and scored! It came down to one play and a history full of wins and losses. A pass over the right side and it was incomplete. The final score was 18-20.
To come so close. To find a moment when the seemingly impossible was to be reversed, the moment when all those years would be erased. But this was not the year.
The Southwest Laker football won the stats sheet and came very close to being the breaking news on Sports Central. What a heart break! But it was close, oh, so close. In the next 12 months there were be memories and discussions. There will be replays from a wide variety of vantage points. But what will linger is -- oh, so close. The football team of 2009 showed the way. The 2009 Lakers put the mark one peg higher. So maybe next year............
A great game. Thank you guys.
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