No. 23
Olive Branch (Miss.) is the
Mississippi 6A football champion this year. It took a comeback, a gutsy 2-point conversion and a missed field goal in the last minute to set the 35-34 victory in stone.
QwiXcore from the game
FIle photo by Chris Evans
Todd Mays, Olive Branch
The Conquistadors secured the state title after a last-minute field goal attempt for
Petal (Miss.) missed from about 43 yards out. That came after Olive Branch took the lead for the first time since Jaylen Miller's touchdown with 8 minutes left in the first quarter, utilizing a
Todd Mays touchdown with 1:09 left. That touchdown made it 34-33 Petal, and instead of going for the tie with the extra point, Olive Branch went for 2 and converted with a run from Mays.
After going up 7-0 early on, Olive Branch allowed Petal to score 20 unanswered points and that 20-7 lead stood into the third quarter until Mays scored from 12 yards out.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Football Rankings Petal's
Anthony Alford connected with
Jamarcus Revies for an 82-yard scoring pass to get Petal back on the board, then Mays scored yet again, this time from 5 yards out, to make it 27-21 Petal entering the fourth quarter.
Mays scored from 1 yard out and the extra point didn't go through to make it 27-all with about 10 minutes left. With about 3 minutes left, Alford ran in from 7 yards out to put Petal back on top 34-27, setting the stage for the final minutes.
Mays scored four TDs and Alford passed for three and ran for two.