For the WIN

Miracle finishes always bear watching, but one in California on Friday night took even more precedence when it lifted Encino (Calif.) Crespi High past Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Notre Dame, the very team it knocked off, 34-28, with a remarkable final play. As reported in both the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times, the two teams faced a do-or-die game for a playoff berth, where Crespi found itself tied 28-28 with just enough time for a final snap some 68 yards from the Notre Dame end zone. As you can see below, quarterback Kenny Stenhouse took the snap and dropped off a short pass to the Celitcs’ diminutive playmaker, Michael Davison, who used a variety of elusive moves to get the ball upfield before he appeared to be wrapped up by a Notre Dame defender. That’s when he pitched the ball back to fellow receiver Terrence Williams, who traveled the remaining 50 yards, dragging past and leaping beyond a defender for the final 5 yards to playoff pay dirt. Amazingly, the Knights were more than halfway there, holding a 28-7 edge at halftime. That’s when Crespi slowly worked its way back into the game, eventually tying things up early in the fourth quarter.