From Deseret News archives:
High school football: Lancers down Knights in overtime
He was given the first shot to break the tie in overtime of his team's Region 1 showdown with Northridge on Friday night. The Lancers moved the ball from the 25-yard line to the 7, and then they gave Walker the chance to be the hero.
At first, he failed by hooking a 24-yard field-goal attempt wide left. Northridge, however, jumped offsides on his miss. Walker, a little frazzled, and yes, afraid, after missing his first attempt, then booted a 21-yard field goal through the uprights, giving the Lancers a dramatic 17-14 win over the Knights.
"I'm just so happy my team had faith in me," Walker said. "Without them, it never could have happened. I was just feeling good. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Layton senior quarterback Camren Applegate said he told Walker in the fourth quarter that the game might come down to his leg.
"He's a sophomore, but he's out here on Thursday nights kicking long kicks," Applegate said. "I told him we had all the confidence in the world in him and we do."
It was a curious decision by Northridge to attempt the field goal, considering the Knights passed up two chances in the fourth quarter to try field goals in the red zone. They went for it on a fourth-and-5 at Layton's 10 early in the fourth, rather than trying a field goal, and they were stopped. And then with nine seconds left in regulation, they tried a pass play at Layton's 2-yard line rather than attempting a chip-shot field goal.
Northridge used its last timeout with nine seconds remaining and lined up for a field goal. Layton then called two consecutive timeouts to ice Knights kicker Ryan Reed. After the Lancers' second timeout, Northridge sent its offense back on the field and attempted to score a touchdown. Knights quarterback Junior Cole couldn't find an open receiver on the play and was sacked for a short loss.
The Knights opened the game on fire, racing to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Layton was flat and didn't appear to be in the same class as Northridge. But the Lancers took the game's momentum by making their first stop of the game early in the second quarter.
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