Baylor Travis and Jesse Davis raise their hands in celebration in the background as Ryan Cothern scores the game-winning touchdown in overtime to capture the team’s second straight Class A state title. More photos appear on page 13.Tri-County wins in overtime to earn second straight Class A State Title

By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher

Making history isn’t easy.
It couldn’t have been much more difficult for Tri-County Academy Friday. The Rebels were down until the end, when Ryan Cothern scored a five-yard touchdown in overtime.
And with that touchdown, the Rebels made plenty of history with a 13-0 win over Wilkinson County Christian.  
TCA captured its second straight Class A state title, the fourth in school history, and finished the season undefeated at 14-0. The Rebels also extended the state’s longest active high school football winning streak to 27 games.
But all of those records were in doubt until the fourth quarter Friday as Wilkinson Christian did what no other team had been able to do all season -- keep Tri-County out of the endzone.
“We were getting whipped for two and a half quarters,” said TCA coach David Blount. “They were bigger than we realized, and much more aggressive than anything we had seen on film.”
Taylor Prevost punched in a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Prevost added his own extra point kick to give the Rams a 7-0 lead.