Strategy question for ALL coaches.

All right, since nobody seems interested in this, let me just explain what happened. It is unlike anything that I have ever seen.

Team A (Lynden Christian) decided not to risk a punt b/c of the possibility of a punt block or return for a TD. They also did not want Team B (Elma) to have time for 1 play and the possibility of a hail mary.

They called a time out and told the QB, (who was the fastest player on either team) to sprint back to his own end zone and take a safety. This would run the clock out, or leave 1 or 2 seconds with which they would free kick and not have to worry about a block. They could squib it to run out the clock.

What happened was unbelievable. The QB sprinted to the end zone, but when he crossed the line, he threw his hands up in celebration, seeing that the clock had already hit 0:00. Unfortunately, he dropped the ball, (intentionally) while celebrating. He did NOT run through the back of the end zone or take a knee, therefore the ball was still live. The officialls immediately called a safety. However, there was an alert defender that picked up the ball and went to the official saying that it should be a TD. The refs conferred and called it a TD.

Elma won 20-19. It was the saddest loss that I have ever seen!!! (They showed it on Sports Center last night).