[Van Hagar]

Two big keys in this one. North could never come up with the big turnover, Harlan Co. put in on the ground four times, recovered all of them, the biggest on a kickoff in second quarter after North had gone up 14-0. North recovers and scores there, game is probably over. Then a head scratching decision to me by North late in the third quarter that backfired. Jags had just scored to go up 21-14, tried to surprise HC with an onside kick. Didn’t work, gave Bears a short field, they scored to tie it up. Not the time for that call.

Jose Rodriguez, one of North’s two really good backs, went out with an injury after getting off to a big start, and it made North too predictable, you knew Matt Sizemore was gonna get all the important touches, and HC’s defense stopped him a yard short from inside the Bears 10 on a fourth down with less than a minute to go to seal the win. But it was the Jags inability to stop HC’s quarterback (Colby Cornett?) from scrambling out of the pocket that was the difference, he was great with his legs all night. Overall, really good high school game, HC deserved the hard-fought win. North will now be in rebuild mode for a few seasons now, could see a few lean years. Best of luck to a gutty Black Bear team going forward.