Video: Early candidate for high school football play of the year

By Lynden Ostrander Sep 2, 2017, 11:00am

Ohio freshman team uses multiple laterals to score an incredible 70-yard kickoff return touchdown.

Video: Play of the year candidate
Ohio team pulls off ridiculous 70-yard kickoff return TD that featured multiple laterals.

Xenia (Ohio) trailed Troy 44-36 with one final play remaining in a freshman football game Friday night. The Buccaneers were to receive the kickoff and seemingly had little hope.

Then it happened.

Xenia took the ball at its own 30-yard line, successfully executed five laterals and Markus Allen did the rest, weaving 45 yards through the kick cover team to cap an insane 70-yard touchdown.

In a cruel twist of fate, the Buccaneers failed to convert the two-point conversion and lost 44-42 but the memory of this effort will live on.