ARLINGTON, Texas — Four days of UIL state championship football and the best of the 12 games was saved for last.
In a battle of two undefeated heavyweights with potential national championship implications, it came down to Dematrius Davis Jr. heave as time expired that somehow found the upraised hands of Ajani Carter for a 45-yard touchdown to send North Shore (Houston, Texas) to an improbable 41-36 victory over crestfallen Duncanville in the Class 6A Division II title game Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.
"They call it a Hail Mary for a reason,'' said North Shore head coach Jon Kay. "We used our last timeout with three seconds left, I took off my headset and watched the last play like everybody else.''
Davis threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns on the way to game offensive MVP honors. ...
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