Watch video on YouTubeFort White (Fla.) played a spirited game against heavily favored
Florida State University (Tallahassee) in a first-round 4A Florida state playoff game Friday.
Playing on the road against the higher seed, the Indians overcame a 14-0 deficit to tie the game in the fourth quarter.
Ronnie Harrison, FSU High School
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But they made one unforgettable — perhaps unforgivable — mistake on the final play of the game. The punted the ball to
Ronnie Harrison.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback and safety is committed to the University of Alabama for a reason.
He makes plays.
He made one of the plays of the year on Friday by fielding a punt at his own 20 and then, looking very much like a man among boys, scooted 80 yards for a touchdown to give the Seminoles the 20-14 victory.
See Florida State 4A football playoff bracketHarrison, the sixth-ranked senior safety in the nation (No. 125 player overall)
according to 247Sports, glided left down his own sideline, sidestepped four Fort White defenders, stiff armed another, then cut back to the middle of the field.
Two more Indians whiffed and Harrison eventually cut all the way toward the right pylon. His teammates, coaching staff and Seminole faithful all followed.
Another chapter in the prep legend of Harrison was written.
Though he'll definitely be a safety in college, Harrison has done it all offensively for Florida State (8-3). Through 10 games in the regular season, he threw for 1,740 yards and 11 touchdowns and ran for 800 yards on just 69 carries (11.6 per carry — that's including sacks) and 11 more scores.
On defense, where he plays sparingly, he's been in on 26 pass deflections and recovered two fumbles, while causing one.
Harrison and Florida State play top seed
Madison County (Madison) Friday in quarterfinal play.
