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Week #6 Highland vs. Jerseyville
9/30/2000
Joey Kallal-September 16th, 2005
Mircle Drive Keeps Streak Alive
Perhaps the most exciting prep football game ever played in
Jerseyville, saw the home team score a game winning TD with just 2
seconds remaining to come from behind and defeat the Highland Bulldogs
28-27.
QB Joey Kallal hit Brent Hawkins on a 10 yard TD pass to
win this thriller. The Panthers started the last drive on their own 29
yard line, with 49 seconds on the clock. Kallal marched his offense down
(8 plays on 71 yards) while working the clock like a master. A 37 yard
pass from Kallal to Hawkins brought the ball down to the Bulldog 5 yard
line with just 2 seconds left. After a motion penalty against
Jerseyville, Kallal rolled to his right and found Brent Hawkins at the
goal line flag for the winning score.
Joey Kallal-Senior/2001
A lot of people came to see Highland QB Brendon Delaney play, but it
was Panther QB Joey Kallal that stole the show. He was 16/24 for 214
yards and 4 TD's. Besides Hawkins, Kallal also connected to Greg Madson
in the first half to tie the score at 7-7.
In the second half his targets were to Nathan Smay and to Todd
Ringhausen. Kallal also completed another pass to Greg Madson for the 2
point conversion that gave the Panthers a 22-21 lead late in the game.
Highland however recovered a Jerseyville fumble and was able to score on
the Panther mistake to take a 27-22 lead. The Panthers were able to bat
away a Delany pass on a 2 point conversion. That set up what was to be
the most exciting 49 seconds of the Jerseyville season.
Jerseyville's Kallal play was incredible. He managed to maintain his
composure under intense pressure. The Panthers improve their record to
6-0 and their 23rd straight regular season victory. They have not
lost an MVC game or a regular season home game in 5 years.
Mike McInerney
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