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WATCH: Georgia 3A state championship game ends with insane controversy
By Cody McClure
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A controversial play call in Georgia’s Class 3A state championship game is receiving a lot of attention — mainly because of how bad the call appeared to be and the implications that it had.
Peach County High School, which was trailing Calhoun High School 10-6 late in the fourth quarter, seemingly scored a touchdown on 4th-and-9. That should have put Peach County ahead 12-10.
However, the touchdown was called back after officials ruled the play as an incomplete pass instead. Calhoun went on to win the game 10-6.
A Peach County wide receiver appeared to clearly make a “football move” after catching the pass, and then extended the ball across the goal line. But the refs didn’t see it that way.
Peach County principal Ken Hartley formally submitted a letter to the Georgia High School Association on Monday to request a meeting over the call, according to a report from Macon CBS affiliate WMAZ.
See the play below, courtesy of a video posted on Twitter by user @CodeMan10x:
Down 10-6, Peach County scored a TD on 4th & 9 w/ 3 minutes left. REFS CALLED IT INCOMPLETE. Game winning touchdown w/ 3 minutes left is called INCOMPLETE by the refs.
THE REF JUST BLEW THE 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. Worst call I’ve ever seen on THIS STAGE #GHSA #Peach #Calhoun pic.twitter.com/YNt0Q9OgV0
— Cody (@CodeMan10x) December 8, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
