Video: Michigan's top receiver wins state title by catching Hail Mary throw

By Mitch Stephens Dec 1, 2015, 6:00am

Donnie Corley hauls in 40-yard pass from Armani Posey on last play of the game to give Detroit Martin Luther King stunning state title.

They're calling it a Hail Mary, but perhaps they should just say "Hail Corley."

Donnie Corley, King
Donnie Corley, King
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Donnie Corley
, the talented senior receiver from King (Detroit, Mich.), hauled in a beautiful 40-yard pass from senior quarterback Armani Posey on the last play of the game in the Division 2 Michigan state title game to give the Crusaders a 40-38 win over Lowell at Ford Field on Friday.

Lions' All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson would be proud.

Posey noticed 1-on-1 coverage against the physical and fleet 6-foot-2.5, 182-pound standout, who is ranked the No. 20 receiver in the country by 247Sports.



"I saw the corner trying to tell the safety ‘get over top of me,' " Corley told mlive.com. "He wasn't listening to him, so it was one-on-one. I knew Posey was going to make the right throw when he saw the coverage."

Said Posey: "I scanned the field, and it was one-on-one coverage with the best receiver in the state. I threw it up and gave my guy a chance to get the ball. He went up and made the play."

Perhaps they should say Hail Posey also. It was a pretty pass.