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After the members of the ROTC program turned their swords to the sky as the Homecoming court walked onto the field, the varsity football team turned the Homecoming game around in the second half. They notched a last-minute 20-19 victory and defeated Lyman in comeback fashion.

The game began poorly for the Lions, as sophomore Keonte Coffie fumbled the opening kickoff. This set the tone for the remainder of the first half. The Lions’ offense failed to score on a possession that started deep in Lyman territory. Lyman lead 13-0 going into halftime.

Then the Lions flipped a switch, as junior quarterback Morgan Mitchell found junior tight end Britton Daniel with a beautifully-thrown ball for a touchdown. Later, senior Antoine Ferguson blocked a punt, which junior Colin Soler recovered in the end zone for a touchdown, to tie the game at 13.

A controversial call occurred with three minutes to play in the fourth quarter, as a referee blew his whistle just before a Lions’ defensive player caused a fumble, which was recovered by Oviedo. Lyman kept possession, however, and senior quarterback Tarik Mckinzie rushed for a long touchdown, to put Lyman ahead 19-13 with just over a minute remaining.

Just when the game seemed to be over for Oviedo, Coffie caught a short pass and broke it off for a large gain that put the Lions in the red zone. Coffie scored a rushing touchdown with seconds left to play to knot up the game at 19, and then junior kicker TJ Woodard knocked through the extra point to give Oviedo the Homecoming win.