Down two points with less than three seconds left in the football game, Hillcrest High School of Tuscaloosa on Friday night found themselves in a bind playing at Wetumpka.
While Hillcrest had possession of the ball, they were on their own 41-yard line, way outside of field goal range — and probably too far for even a Hail Mary attempt.
However, Hillcrest apparently still had hope.
The quarterback took the snap, before quickly slinging a pass to his running back in the left flat.
What happened next broke the internet — and Wetumpka’s hearts.
WATCH:
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (AL) was down 30-28 at their own 41-yard line with 2.9 seconds left.
Then THIS happened!??#game
(Via duncxnwalker/easye_03/Insta)@HHSPatsFootball pic.twitter.com/QDYMUFzATh
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) September 12, 2020
After about nine laterals and one fumble, a Hillcrest player went 45-yards untouched into the end zone, winning the game in epic fashion.
A video of the play has already been seen over 1.1 million times on Twitter alone.
You can see scores from the latest Alabama high school football games here.
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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