Manual scores TD as time expired to get the win. St. X pass defense was not good and what lost the game for St. X. St. X also had too costly penalties. Congrats to the Crimsons!

 

 

Congrats Crimsons!

What a game by both teams!  What a win for the Crimsons!

Third time in 30 years.  Wow!

Wow huge win for Manual!

Stunned….

Another thing that I think ended up hurting St. X was on kickoff with around 30 seconds left instead of kicking it away they squibbed it to prevent a return but gave Manual good field position.

Yes @Tigerpride94, why not pin them deep. I never understood that. I know they are afraid of a run back but come on…. 

I saw the video of that fumble they didn't call against Manual.  Official staring right at it and blows the call.  X was robbed.  I'd like to see better video than what was on the KSR Twitter page of the PI that set up the final touchdown as well.  The angle they have, didn't look like much there either. I always question it a bit when it doesn't even seem like the players got upset and looked for a flag, especially on a play so critical.

 

Not embedding for some reason, but that's a slow-mo of the "not fumble".  Brutally bad call.

Edited October 7, 20232 yr by Colonels_Wear_Blue

2 hours ago, DragonFire said:

 

The official who made that call was blocked from seeing the ball because he was behind the ball carrier.

Still that looks like a fumble to me.

Manual rebounds after losing to CAL.  Sounds like it was a great game.

 X made mistakes that should have prevented the loss but this was the most one sided poorly officiated game I have ever seen.

How from any angle in the stadium could that fumble be ruled as down? The running back was standing up all by himself.   

The same official who made the just plain awful call on the fumble made one sided bad calls all night or odd errors that effected the game to Manual's favor. He  had an inadvertent whistle that stopped play right as  X snapped the ball on a 4th and 9 ( X converted anyway after the play was reset).  And called the excessive celebration call when X scored with 33 seconds left giving Manual 15 on the penalty.  ( High school kids shouldn't get excited about touchdowns in the ;last minute should they) And the same official delayed play  several times for reasons no one could understand when Manual happened to need a time out. It didn't appear to be "mistakes".

The fumble  wasn't even a close call. If the KHSAA doesn't want people to question official's integrity or competence that guy needs to be retired. 

Stevie Wonder could tell that was a fumble. Not even close!

Despite the refs, St. X had plenty of chances to win but didn't get it done. Given up over 30 points 4 straight games so if defense doesn't improve going to be a quick exit from playoffs and with losing this game probably have a 2nd round matchup with Trinity who looks to be playing great and improving.