Charles Grubb
October 13th, 2009, 4:44 PM
The play is never over until the whistle blows.
Neither is the game.
A Michigan high schol football team has learned a painful lesson.
The game had come down to a field goal attempt for a win.
If the kick was good, Team A wins.
If the kick was missed, Team B wins.
No football game ends until the official blows the whistle on the final play.
The real action begins at about 40 seconds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFWIzoxYQ4s&feature=player_embedded
Canton (Michigan) Plymouth High learned that the hard way earlier this month.
The school thought it had defeated Westland (Michigan) John Glenn when it blocked a last-second field goal attempt. But when its players ran off the field in celebration, none of the players realized that the ball hadn't crossed the line of scrimmage and was still in play.
No official had blown the ball dead.
So while Plymouth celebrated, John Glenn's Tony Wilton alertly picked up the ball and ran 33-yards for the winning score.
It's a play, Wilton will never forget. Here's how it went down.
John Glenn trailed Plymouth, 28-27, with eight seconds left when it lined up for a potential game-winning field goal.
Wilton, a senior, is also the holder for field goals.
As the play unfolded, two onrushing Plymouth defenders dove and blocked the Ryan Lopez kick, which would never cross the line of scrimmage.
The Plymouth team erupted in jubilation of the last-second heroics.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the play was not over.
Wilton alertly scooped up the ball and took off running and 33-yards later he had scored his first career touchdown and won the game, 33-28.
"I heard somebody say 'run.'" Wilton told The Observer & Eccentric following the game. "There were (Glenn) guys in front of me and they (Plymouth) all ran off the field. They thought the game was over.''
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1001233
Neither is the game.
A Michigan high schol football team has learned a painful lesson.
The game had come down to a field goal attempt for a win.
If the kick was good, Team A wins.
If the kick was missed, Team B wins.
No football game ends until the official blows the whistle on the final play.
The real action begins at about 40 seconds!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFWIzoxYQ4s&feature=player_embedded
Canton (Michigan) Plymouth High learned that the hard way earlier this month.
The school thought it had defeated Westland (Michigan) John Glenn when it blocked a last-second field goal attempt. But when its players ran off the field in celebration, none of the players realized that the ball hadn't crossed the line of scrimmage and was still in play.
No official had blown the ball dead.
So while Plymouth celebrated, John Glenn's Tony Wilton alertly picked up the ball and ran 33-yards for the winning score.
It's a play, Wilton will never forget. Here's how it went down.
John Glenn trailed Plymouth, 28-27, with eight seconds left when it lined up for a potential game-winning field goal.
Wilton, a senior, is also the holder for field goals.
As the play unfolded, two onrushing Plymouth defenders dove and blocked the Ryan Lopez kick, which would never cross the line of scrimmage.
The Plymouth team erupted in jubilation of the last-second heroics.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the play was not over.
Wilton alertly scooped up the ball and took off running and 33-yards later he had scored his first career touchdown and won the game, 33-28.
"I heard somebody say 'run.'" Wilton told The Observer & Eccentric following the game. "There were (Glenn) guys in front of me and they (Plymouth) all ran off the field. They thought the game was over.''
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1001233