Could say "travelling" but that makes too close to roundball.
Article on the game and the comment we all knew would be made..."But we have always done it like this before..."
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/high-school/post/_/id/3227/unusual-rule-seals-victory-for-rowlettIllegal blocking call seals victory for Rowlett
November, 13, 2010 By Travis L. BrownDALLAS -- An illegal blocking call sealed a 35-28 victory for the Rowlett Eagles and negated a chance for Dallas Jesuit to attempt a one-minute comeback Saturday in the first round of the Class 5A Division II playoffs.
Jesuit head coach Bob Wunderlick said the officials explained that his team began blocking Rowlett before the ball traveled 10 yards on an onside kick attempt.
The onside try was kicked straight and slow. Jesuit kicker Jake Oliver proceeded to box out the Rowlett defender. Once the ball passed the necessary 10 yards, he dove on the ball, assuming he had recovered the try for the Rangers.
“We’ve been doing that for 14 years with a great deal of success and nobody has every called us on it,” Wunderlick said. “Maybe it’s a rule. I don’t know about that rule. We didn’t do anything differently. I guess it’s a judgment call and we were pretty fired up and had a few trick plays to try and run at them. That was the call and I’m sure it’s a rule, and so be it.”
Both teams put on an offensive show, with each racking up over 400 yards of offense.
Treyvon Green led Rowlett, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Logan Brown added 198 yards on 12 catches with two touchdowns. Eagles quarterback Colton Kalmus threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns, completing 80 percent of his passes.
Jesuit moved the ball effectively on its first drive, scoring on a 30-yard run by Christian Franz. Rowlett’s Green countered on the next drive, scoring on a 32-yard run, maneuvering past several defenders to make his way into the end zone.
“The safeties were keying on our hitches and short passes and it was easy to get our run game going,” Green said.
The Eagles took the lead just a few minutes later on a 31-yard pass to Brown on a fade route. Kalmus placed the ball right into Brown’s arms past a diving Jesuit defender.
The Rangers came back at the end of the first on a 3-yard touchdown catch by David Kaplin after missing two field goals on the two previous drives.
Brown caught his second touchdown of the game right before the half on a 15-yard pass giving the Eagles the 21-14 lead.
Rowlett would score two more touchdowns in the third, one on a jump ball that was pulled in by Chris Osborn off a 25-yard pass, extending their lead to 35-14.
Jesuit scored twice more in the fourth, the final with just a minute left off a 12-yard pass to Jake Oliver, but it would not be enough as Rowlett recovered the Rangers second onside try and sealed the bi-district championship for the Eagles.
Rowlett advances to play Mesquite Horn next week in the second round.
“[Advancing to the second round is] huge,” Rowlett head coach Kiff Hardin said. “It’s our third time to do this and our guys just kept on coming tonight and I’m really proud of them. We’ll go to that next round and see what happens.”
