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High school football game ends with three laterals, a fooled defense & the highest IQ play you’ll ever see
A South Dakota high school team won a playoff game with a walk-off touchdown after three laterals. The decisive player pretended the play had ended, then picked up the ball and ran past a defence that had stopped pursuing, securing a place in the state 9A title game.
The article says the ball had been thrown backwards, so play was still live, though defenders may have mistaken it for a forward pass from their angle. It stresses that players should continue until the referee’s whistle and notes the kicker made the extra point, which the writer says is no certainty in high school football.
In short
- Three laterals set up a last-second South Dakota touchdown.
- A defender was fooled when the runner acted as if play had stopped.
- The win secured a place in the state 9A title game.