Alabama NewsCenter: Thompson Warriors Make SportsCenter With Wild Championship Finish

Alabama News Center | December 4, 2020 @ 10:00 am

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By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

For one morning news cycle, Alabaster’s Thompson High School football team was nearly on par with the Pittsburgh Steelers and kicker Trevor Hardy was just a notch or two below LeBron James.

That’s what happens when a made-for-the-movies finish nets the Warriors an improbable, come-from-behind victory in the Class 7A championship game of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Super 7.

Alabaster awoke Thursday with the eyes of the nation looking its way. With a “Fantastic Finishes” graphic, ESPN featured the Thompson gridiron squad on its morning SportsCenter broadcast after the Warriors scored 10 points in the final 18 seconds to edge Auburn High School 29-28 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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