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It's been nearly 16 years since Leon Lett taught the world to not touch the ball after a missed field goal.

A high school football game ended tragically this weekend, when a potential game-winning field by Jericho Mount Mansfield High in Vermont fell very short and into the arms of a waiting Otter Valley High player. Otter Valley had just finished a remarkable comeback to take a 2-point lead with 16 seconds left and the missed desperation field goal as time expired seemed to seal the deal.

Except the Otter Valley player took the ball on the fly, ran out of the end zone with his arms raised in celebration, then spiked the ball on the ground. As the former Dallas Cowboy could tell you, the play was not yet dead. An alert Mount Mansfield player scooped up the ball and ran into the end zone. Touchdown. Game over.

Let's go to the tape:



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The new football week kicks off tonight with the ESPN matchup between Hawaii and Louisiana Tech. I saw Hawaii play at UNLV a couple weeks ago and they are an exciting team to watch.