North Shore wins 6A Division I state title on last-second Hail Mary throw
As Galena Park North Shore coach Jon Kay tried to process what he had just experienced on the field at AT&T Stadium Saturday night, the fourth-year head coach had only one thing on his mind with pandemonium still breaking loose around him.
“Can we get the trophy?” Kay said, still seemingly in shock.
Just a few minutes prior, the Mustangs were in a near-impossible situation with just three seconds remaining in the Class 6A Division I state championship. North Shore had the ball on the Duncanville 45-yard line and trailed 36-35 with one final shot at history in the final game of the 2018 Texas high school football season.
The state's largest classification lived up to the massive anticipation
The hype surrounding the final game of the Texas high school football season between Duncanville and Galena Park North Shore centered around the matchup of two of the most athletic, physical and talent-laden programs in the state.
And immediately following an epic Longview-Beaumont West Brook clash did nothing to take away from the hype.
And as it turns out, the hype might’ve not been enough.
In the marquee game of the state championship weekend, the two teams threw haymaker after haymaker, and did so with more FBS-caliber talent than many coaches could dream of having, all culminating with a game-winning Hail Mary from North Shore quarterback Dematrius Davis to AJ Carter as time expired.
“This is the best game of my life. People gonna look back at this game – North Shore and Duncanville shootin’ guns, man,” Carter said. “That was a gunfight right there.”
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