October 12, 2012
What Coach Hanks has to say about the football team.
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The Polar Bear football team gets ready to take the field against the Hoover Huskies during the Homecoming game, a 22-21 victory. NHS plays at Johnston this Friday, Oct. 12. Photo by Casi Larsen.
“Fourth and Forever” Everyone remembers the dramatic victory over Hoover the Friday of Homecming on Sept. 7. Here is a blow-by-blow analysis of the final few plays. Trailing by seven points with just minutes to go, junior Terrence Bush threw a deep ball to the middle of the field, KJ (junior Kajuan Davenport) made a juggling catch to keep the drive going. Next, senior K.P. Hanks caught the ball on a “62 out route”; then a deep ball to Brain Heard was caught for the touchdown to make the score 20-21. Hoover was up by one point.
The team decided to go for two instead of kicking an extra point. The original play call was “Tandem Right Run, Pass, Option” but was ultimately supposed to be a pass. Bush was forced to run the ball due to the pass coverage. Bush managed to score to put the Polar Bears up, 22-21. After a defensive stand late in the game, the Polar Bears beat the Huskies, 22-21. Coach Hanks said, “I don’t like to spotlight anyone, it’s a team effort that gets things done.” “I was happy and it felt good to get my first win as a varsity starter,” said Bush.
Sophomores Andrea Guerrero and Lexie Armstrong guard the Polar Bear statue. Photo by Casi Larsen.