Special to the News-Leader
Kickapoo linebacker Boone Shevey had just mishandled an onside kick at the end of the game. He had bobbled two kicks already.
But an officiating error negated the play, and he had the chance to try again.
This time he took the ball 51 yards for a touchdown to seal Kickapoo’s 39-20 win over Hillcrest.
“I had been kicked the ball three times before that, and I had dropped just about every single one,” Shevey said. “Having dropped that first onside and looking like an idiot — I didn’t want to go back out on the field for another one.