The ball somehow landed in the hands of a Gonzaga receiver for a touchdown, and everyone - the players, the fans and the announcers - went absolutely crazy. The final 45 seconds of the WCAC championship game between Gonzaga and DeMatha had three lead changes, several incredible catches and a phenomenal Hail Mary. Williams’ throw traveled 60 yards into the end zone, where a throng of white and purple players jumped in unison to receive it. With just four seconds left, Gonzaga’s sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams did what quarterbacks do when there’s no time but a lot of yards to cover: launch a Hail Mary into the sky and hope the ball finds a teammate. Gonzaga got the ball back and managed to stop the clock. ![]() The lead changed again (for the second time in 30 seconds), and DeMatha was back on top 43-40. On the kick return right after the Gonzaga touchdown, a DeMatha senior took the ball all the way back into the end zone for a touchdown. The touchdown gave Gonzaga a 40-36 lead with 29 seconds to play.īut DeMatha, which has won four WCAC titles in the last six years, wasn’t ready to go quietly. ![]() Gonzaga started the madness by driving the ball down most of the field for a touchdown, which included a fantastically accurate long pass and an acrobatic catch which was so acrobatic that the guy who caught it got pushed out of bounds while he was horizontal in midair.
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