Caravel (Bear, Del.) poured across 11 points in 12 seconds to shock Delmar (Del.), during the first round of the
Division II state football playoffs, 21-18.
The unbeaten Buccaneers trailed 18-10 and were faced with a fourth-and-3 situation when
Derrick Groomes lofted a short pass to junior running back
Pierce Ripanti, who eluded a tackle at the Delmar 40-yard line and broke free for a 50-yard touchdown with 30 seconds left in the game.
Chris Wickes ran for a 2-point conversion to tie the score at 18.
Following the kickoff, Delmar lost the ball on a fumble at its 16-yard line. One play later - with just 18 seconds left -
Lance Berry kicked the game-winning field goal from 34 yards. The game ended with Delmar's desperation pass falling incomplete.
Caravel coach Bill Martin told News Journal sportswriter Brad Myers, "It just says a lot about the heart of this team. They never gave up. I can't say enough about them. This is a special team and this is a special season here at Caravel."
* Senior quarterback
Chad Chalich passed for 410 yards and accounted for five touchdowns to spark
Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) to 49-28 victory over Eagle (Idaho) for its second consecutive
Class 5A state football title. Chalich played the entire game with a hairline fracture in his right foot. Eagle quarterback
Tanner Mangum, a Brigham Young recruit, completed 37 of 53 passes for 455 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw four interceptions - three picked off by
Joe Roletto.
* Known in the past as a basketball school,
Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) captured its first
Utah Class 5A state football title with a 41-21 victory over Fremont (Plain City, Utah). University of Utah recruit
Chase Hansen engineered the victory by passing for 242 yards and three touchdowns and running for 233 yards and two touchdowns.
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Amory (Miss.) defeated Cleveland (Miss.), 56-21, during the
Mississippi Class 4A state quarterfinals behind the passing of senior quarterback
Forest Williams, who completed 26 of 33 passes for 409 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass.
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Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, Texas) defeated St. Pius (Houston), 53-38, during the TAPPS Division I state quarterfinals. Junior quarterback
Kohl Stewart, who has committed to Texas A&M, passed for 458 yards and six touchdowns for St. Pius.
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St. Paul (Shiner, Texas) outlasted Garland Christian (Texas), 72-63, during the
TAPPS Division IV state quarterfinals, despite the heroics of
Hayden Burnett, who passed for 483 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 265 yards and four touchdowns.
* Senior running back
L.J. Upshire carried 25 times for 406 yards and seven touchdowns as
Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento, Calif.) defeated Ripon (Calif.), 61-40, in the
Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI semifinals. Entering the game, Upshire had rushed for 888 yards and 14 touchdowns in 10 games.
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Fremont-Mills (Tabor, Iowa) routed Murray (Iowa), 81-0, to win the 8-man state championship. The 13-0 Knights, who averaged 68.5 points with a winning margin of 52 points, could be Iowa's best team during the 12 years that 8-man football has been played.
* After
Kelvin Taylor broke
Emmitt Smith's Florida career rushing record, Smith autographed a football for him and had his father, Fred Taylor, make the presentation at halftime of a football game. It was a classy gesture by the Hall of Fame running back.
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Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, Ind.) senior running back
Kyle Bramble has made a commitment to Dartmouth University, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder led the state of Indiana in rushing (2,875 yards) and yards per carry (8.33) and also scored 47 touchdowns.
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