Midland Trail’s Cody Harrell emblazoned the path 61 yards to the end zone with under two minutes remaining juking several Cougars defenders, but East Hardy’s Christian Dove pounced back up dashing to make a touchdown saving strip fumble tackle with teammate Dawson Price recovering the ball in the end zone to seal a 12-7 victory in the first round of the Class A state football playoffs on Saturday afternoon in Baker.
“This is awesome. Not exactly how we drew it up, but you can never argue with a win. We came out slow and I think the boys were comparing scores with those guys coming into the game. We were in their ears that you can’t do that, they are a good football team and one of the most physical teams we’ve faced this year besides Moorefield. Two physical teams smashing heads all day, you are bound to create fumbles. Our boys underestimated them and came out flat. We won the East Hardy way. The last play was all about heart and hustle,” East Hardy coach Devon Orndorff remarked.
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