Quote Originally Posted by jordyn31:
Take the knee
When Chris Rainey played for Lakeland HS a few years back they were playing for the Florida Championship. Lakeland had a very long winning streak and were ahead by 14 with about 3 minutes to go and Rainey ran 68 tards to go up 21.
The other team scored, recovered 2 onside kicks and scored 21 to send the game into OT. Lakeland won, but if Rainey takes a knee at the ine and they just eat up a few minutes the game is over
Westbrook did this for the Phila Eagles a few tears back. took a knee at the 1 and they took a few knees and WON the game
Take the knee
Wow. Thanks for posting that. I realize the critics will say it wasnt the NFL, and I agree it is not to further this debate - but this story is quite amazing.
Greatest High School Game Ever Played.....
Rainey made sure no one gave that a second thought on the very next possession, as he broke the will once again and broke to the outside, raced 55-yards for the score giving the Dreadnaughts a 35-14 lead with just 2:25 seconds left in the game. Rainey would lead all rushers tonight with 287 yards, and three touchdowns.
In the next series, the Raiders just used sideline passes to keep the clock stopped, but the drive seemed harmless as the clock continued to be an enemy for St. Thomas Aquinas all evening long. Even when QB Wes Carroll scored on an eight yard touchdown run it looked to be more of a formality about how bad the Raiders losing, instead it was the turning point for St. Thomas.
After that touchdown, the Raiders were forced to hope for a little luck as kicker Wes Byrum went for the onside kick. Surprisingly, the gamble worked for St. Thomas, but come on their was still only 1:35 seconds left in the game. They couldn't possibly think, well you know. Shortly after recovering the onside kick, the Raiders pulled even closer when Harden scored his second touchdown of the night on a 4-yard scamper and the lead was now at one possession as the Raider crowd was going wild.
"We weren't about to give up. Our team has come too far to just pack everything in," said Carroll. "We just felt with a couple more breaks anything can happen."
Boy did it ever. With 44 seconds left on the clock, the Raiders went back to the onside kick and this time it appeared the Dreadnaughts had the ball recovered, but upon recovering the ball, Lakeland CB Ahmad Black was hit as he started to pull in the loose ball. The ball then popped free and the Raiders gobbled up the fumble as the fans that have left early were crawling, scratching, and begging to get back into Dolphin Stadium as history was in the making. Could Lakeland actually blow a 21-point lead in just two minutes of play?
That question was quickly answered by St. Thomas Aquinas WR Leonard Hankerson two plays later, when he hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass from Carroll and the unthinkable had happened as the Lakeland players and crowd remained stunned with just 38 seconds left in the game, and all tied up at 35.
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