Jonesboro 50 Gilmer Union Hill 46/FINAL

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Class 1A, Division I State Semifinal from Porcupine Stadium in Springtown

The winner of this game will face the Happy/Borden winner

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UH 8 Jonesboro 0

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16-0 UH

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Thank you.........keep those updates coming please.........

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Well I'm at Gilmer game. Do best I can but it's 24-0

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Lol.......

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UH leads 30-22

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It's 4th quarter 

UH leads 36-30

I don't know how much time

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7minutes 36-36

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Final Jonesboro wins 50-46. Scored with 27seconds left to take lead

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The final was actually 50-48, with Jonesboro running the final 9 seconds off the clock on 4th down back into the endzone for a safety.

Jonesboro got 4 timeouts in the second half, and on the final drive got called for an intentional grounding (the correct call) by the back judge.  The ball went through the JB QB's hands for about a 25 yd loss, he was still in the pocket fixing to be sacked, picked the ball up and heaved it out of bounds nowhere near the LOS and no receivers within at least 20 yards.  The side judge comes over and overrules the grounding, saying there was a receiver in the area..., giving Jonesboro another chance.  Instead of 4th and 35 or so, they had 4th and 11.  If not for the extra time out, Jonesboro wouldn't have been able to stop the clock on their final drive and regroup on 3rd down and about 11.  Bonehead mistakes by a playoff officiating crew.

FWIW, Union Hill didn't make the plays when they counted.  One 4th down conversion away from sealing the game on offense, or one stop on 4th down and 11 would've won it.  The Bulldogs had their chances.  I'm just disappointed, and a little heartsick for the kids that officiating had put them behind the 8-ball to begin with.