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.
