Boyd-Buchanan’s football loss was painful Friday. It appears Friendship Christian’s victory was, too.
Any time a high school team gets bumped from the state playoffs it’s a difficult situation to handle, but maybe no more so when the loss is by the scantest of margins, in this case 21-20 in a Class 2A game at Boyd-Buchanan, and in overtime.
On top of that, Hunter Anderson’s winning extra point came after a controversial touchdown call on a fourth-down play that could’ve ended the Commanders’ season. Quarterback Brennan Swindoll was awarded a touchdown on a 6-yard scramble but injured the thumb on his left throwing hand in the process.
He’ll have X-rays, but at this point he is questionable for Friendship Christian (10-3) as it prepares for next Friday’s semifinal at Oliver Springs.
Boyd-Buchanan (10-2) scored on the second play of overtime when quarterback Jim Cardwell rolled left, then tucked the ball and cut through the middle of Friendship’s defense for a 10-yard touchdown. However, Chase Reed, who had a big night with 16 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns to go with two kickoff returns totaling 100 yards, had his extra point blocked.