Keller Central Knocks Off Allen on Final Play of DI State 7-on-7 Championship

COLLEGE STATION -- Gavin Smith thought it was over.

Keller Central was driving down 21-20, five yards away from a Division I State 7-on-7 Championship. Then the air horn blew. Smith saw it all in slow motion from his wide receiver spot. The Allen players rushing the field in triumph. His head coach, Eric Vance, signaling from the stands that there should be more time on the clock. He’d started his own running clock on his iPhone, and it showed about 30 seconds left. The gravity of the situation began to seep in: how Keller Central, a 5-5 team that had never won a playoff game in school history, had come so close to beating TXHSFB dynasty Allen.