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The score was 98-97: 'I have never been a part of a game like that'

Sep 22, 2020, 1:18 PM

No. 4 Rankin survived a thriller on the road to then-No. 9 Leakey, 98-97, in one what has to be considered the game of the year so far in Texas high school football. In fact, the game was the first time in at least 30 years that a game was decided by a single point when two six-man teams both scored over 90 points.

The score was 98-97: 'I have never been a part of a game like that'

Have you heard the one about how I went to a six-man football game and a track meet broke out? Well, that really happened this past Friday when two of the best teams in the state met in Leakey.

In the end, No. 4 Rankin survived a thriller on the road to then-No. 9 Leakey, 98-97, in one what has to be considered the game of the year so far. In fact, the game was the first time in at least 30 years that a game was decided by a single point when two six-man teams both scored over 90 points.

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