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Sycamore beat Antioch 32-28 after an inadvertent whistle wiped out a Hail Mary touchdown
Sycamore won at Antioch 32-28 in the Class 5A second round
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Sources: Shaw Local, Daily Herald
If you saw the Antioch Hail Mary, here's how it really ended. Sycamore beat Antioch 32-28 in a Class 5A second-round game Saturday. Antioch quarterback Ethan Patel's long pass in the final seconds was tipped, and receiver Chance Verden caught it and ran into the end zone. Officials ruled an inadvertent whistle, credited Verden with a catch but not the touchdown, and gave Antioch one untimed play from Sycamore's 13-yard line. Dylan Curtis intercepted it.
Sycamore had to earn it. The Spartans trailed 28-17 late in the third quarter, then sophomore quarterback Chaz Wright led an 89-yard drive and scrambled in from 3 yards out with 20 seconds left. His only three incompletions on the drive were spikes to stop the clock. "He's cool, calm and collected," said first-year coach Rob Stover.
- Seeds: Sycamore No. 9, Antioch No. 1
- Records: Sycamore 8-4, Antioch 10-1
- Antioch was seeking its first state quarterfinal since 2018
Sycamore marched 89 yards in the final minutes
- 89 yards
- covered by Sycamore on its winning drive
- 20 of 26
- passes Patel completed, for 291 yards
- 20 seconds
- left when Wright scored the go-ahead touchdown
Sources: Shaw Local, Daily Herald
