Thompson HS wins State Championship after being down 9 with 28 seconds left, a breakdown

Dec 4, 2020 2.0M views 5:30
MLB 2020

What Happened

Jomboy broke down the Alabama Class 7A state championship between undefeated Thompson and Auburn, played in late 2020. Thompson, missing its starting quarterback for much of the game, trailed by nine with 28 seconds left and looked finished after an Auburn interception. Instead, Thompson scored, blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown, then drew back-to-back pass interference penalties on a deep heave to set up a game-winning field goal. The comeback turned a hugging-on-the-sideline farewell into a title in the span of about half a minute.

Why This Matters

This is the kind of finish coaches use as a teaching clip for the rest of their careers: never assume a game is over, never stop chasing the ball, and never give back free yards. Auburn's late decisions get the magnifying glass here, kneeling with more clock than they could run out instead of trying for a first down, then leaving almost nobody deep on Thompson's final desperation throws. Two pass interference flags on those heaves did the heavy lifting, since untimed or extended drives off penalties are exactly how impossible deficits get erased. The missed two-point try earlier also reshaped the math in Thompson's favor. For a high school team that lost its starter and stayed perfect, the title capped an undefeated season in the most chaotic way imaginable.

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we're going to the alabama class 7a

state championship thompson versus

auburn thompson

undefeated season 13 wins 13 points in

the current game