High school football game ends with incredible 72-yard trick play TD for the win

High school football is back, and the country is rejoicing. College football’s Week 0 happens next Saturday, too. We’re entering into the best time of the year.

Friday night started off with a bang for one team. The Westerville Central Warhawks (Ohio) had a thrilling 23-20 win over the Westerville North Warriors (Ohio), and as far as excitement goes, it’ll be all downhill for the rest of the season for Central.

Down 20-17, Central had the ball at their own 28-yard line with just 5.1 seconds remaining, and it needed a miracle. And that’s exactly what it got. The Warhawks quarterback took the snap in the shotgun formation, and he hit the wide receiver over the middle. Well, the defense never saw the hook-and-ladder coming, and once the second Warriors player took the pitch, it was all over.

Check this out:

Here it is @espn @SportsCenter …the #1 play of the week! Westerville Central over Westerville North 23-20 8-19-2022 @WCHS_Football pic.twitter.com/skz6vmWbyn

— WunKoolKat (@WunKoolKat) August 20, 2022

For Central, this is an incredible way to start the season. For North, this is the kind of play that haunts teams the entire year.

Nonetheless, football is back!

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.