CALHOUN, Ga. – It might just be the play that saved Calhoun’s football season.
With the Yellow Jackets clinging to a one-point lead with just more than 10 minutes to go in a GHSA Class AAA playoff game Friday night at Phil Reeve Stadium, visiting Lovett had the ball near midfield and all the momentum on its side.
That all changed when senior linebacker Eric McKnight practically took the ball away from Lovett’s quarterback as he blitzed up the middle, returning the interception 23 yards to set up Calhoun in the red zone.
Three plays later, Gavin Gray hit Luke Moseley for a touchdown, and the Jackets went on to win 21-6 in the second-round matchup. The 2017 state champions will host Jenkins in the quarterfinals next Friday.
“I just came in on a blitz, and it was perfect timing,” McKnight said. “I jumped up, it hit my hands and I caught it. It changed the whole game.”