Missed extra point spells the difference for Harris County, Smiths Station
Cal’Von Harris scored a touchdown to give Harris County the lead for good, and the Tiugers held on for a 17-16 win over Smiths Station on Friday night.
Smiths Station climbed to within a point with a late touchdown, but the Panthers couldn’t convert the PAT after a bad snap..
Key play: After driving 63 yards in the fourth to score a touchdown, Smiths Station just needed the extra point to tie the game in the final minute. However, the snap was bad and the last ditch effort failed allowing Harris County to escape with the win.
Key players: Cal’von Harris, Harris County, running back, 98 rushing yards, 16 receiving yards, TD; Tank Adams, Harris County, running back, 33 rushing yards, TD.; Joe Lewis, Smiths Station, running back, 133 rushing yards; Stevie Pringle Smiths Station, running back, 73 yards, TD.
Key individual stats: Harris County – Jordan Griffin, quarterback, 6-11-0, 52 yards. Queito Leonard, wide receiver, 2 catches, 27 yards. Jay Crawl, defensive back, fumble recovery. Smiths Station – Jay Robert, quarterback, 7-21-0, 50 yards, 47 rushing yards. Tyson Tolliver, wide receiver, 2 catches, 25 yards
Coaches quotes: “My heart stopped for about a minute and a half, even though it was just about 10 seconds,” Harris County coach Zac Howard said about the last minute extra point.
“We played hard and good enough to win. We thought we would win the game in overtime,” said Smiths Station coach Adam Fossett
Player quote: “We worked hard as a family and needed each other for the victory,” said Harris on the win.
Friday at Panther Stadium
Harris County | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Smiths Station | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
First Quarter
H: Tank Adams 19-yard run (Jacob Crumbley kick), 1:49
Second Quarter
S: Stevie Pringle 8-yard run (Bradley Harris kick), 10:43
Third Quarter
H: Cal’von Harris 3-yard run (Crumbley kick), 10:21
S: Harris 34-yard field goal, 5:48
H: Crumbley 34-yard field goal, 1:11
Fourth Quarter
S: Jay Roberts 1-yard run (pass no good); 0:53
Records: Harris County, 1-0; Smiths Station 0-1. Next: Harris County, Friday home, vs. Hardaway, 7:30 p.m.; Smiths Station, Friday, home vs Dothan, 8 p.m.
This story was originally published August 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Missed extra point spells the difference for Harris County, Smiths Station."