Watch: Thompson stuns Auburn in wildest Alabama high school football state championship game in history

By Staff Report Dec 2, 2020, 9:36pm

Warriors trailed 28-19 with less than 30 seconds to go Wednesday night in the 7A title game – and won.

Home to college football's No. 1-ranked team, Bryant-Denny Stadium played host to an instant classic Wednesday night in Alabama's Class 7A state championship high school football game. Nationally-ranked Thompson (Alabaster) rallied for a 29-28 win over Auburn after trailing by nine points with less than 30 seconds remaining.

No. 6 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25, Thompson's miracle secured a perfect season (14-0) and a second consecutive 7A title. Under head coach Mark Freeman, the Warriors are 49-4 over the past four years.

As detailed by Josh Bean for AHSAA.com and seen in the video above, a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown by Ahmari Bolden combined with a Trevor Hardy field goal in the final seconds of the game gave Thompson a miracle win after trailing 28-19.

The finish made waves well beyond Alabama, leading ESPN's SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday night.



After getting knocked out in the semifinals a year ago, Auburn (11-2) looked to be on the verge of a major upset – aided at least in part by an injury to Thompson quarterback Conner Harrell, who entered the contest with over 3,400 yards passing and 40 TDs.