MIDLAND — Between them, the Stephenville and Canyon West Plains football teams amassed more than 750 yards of total offense Friday at Astound Broadband Stadium. In the end, though, the Region I-4A Division I championship came down to the one yard that wasn’t gained.
With his team down by a touchdown with just over a minute remaining and facing a fourth-and-goal situation from the West Plains 1-yard line, SHS’ Ryan Gafford was ruled down just short of the goal line on a quarterback sneak, leaving the Yellow Jackets on the short end of a 42-35 thriller.
That failed conversion all but sealed a matchup between two red hot teams that went back and forth for four quarters and needed all 48 minutes to be decided.