Hillcrest High School (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) pulled off the miracle of the 2020 high school football season on Friday night.
The visiting Patriots trailed Wetumpka 30-28 with two seconds left in regulation and the ball near their 40-yard line. Because a field goal was out of the question, Hillcrest coach Sam Adams called "Bronco" — a play inspired by Boise State.
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Nine laterals and nearly one minute later, Hillcrest pulled off the incredible 34-30 victory after quarterback Ethan Crawford picked up a fumbled ball and ran 46 yards for the game-winning touchdown — breaking the hearts of Wetumpka faithful in the stands in the process.
Check out the miraculous play (from multiple angles) here:
Ending to Wetumpka - Hillcrest Tuscaloosa game. Multiple laterals for Hillcrest win. https://t.co/NuZ4P3mO6s
— Eric Norrell (@enorrell) September 12, 2020
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (AL) was down 30-28 at their own 41-yard line with 2.9 seconds left.
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) September 12, 2020
Then THIS happened!😳🚨#game
(Via duncxnwalker/easye_03/Insta)@HHSPatsFootball pic.twitter.com/QDYMUFzATh
"We practice something that kind of looked like that every Thursday," Adams told AL.com. "If it’s a fumble and the other team picks it up, we’re behind anyway so it doesn’t matter."
It’s a high school version of "The Play" — which Sporting News voted as the greatest play in college football history last season.
