Almost every single football movie sucks.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a few reasons for that: one, it\u2019s really difficult to film a realistic football scene, with 22 actors on a field all needing to look like football players, and not like actors. Two, most football movies feature a completely unbelievable scene where the ball hangs in the air as the clock hits zero, or a diving defender hauls a receiver down inches from the goal line.<\/p>\n
Those who watch football know: it\u2019s usually much more boring than those Hollywood endings.<\/p>\n
Unless, of course, you\u2019re talking about the St. Anthony football team. The Saints will play for a league championship this Friday thanks to one of the most ridiculous, Hollywood endings a game could ever have.<\/p>\n
St. Anthony, undefeated in Del Rey League play with just two games to go, was on the road playing against league power St. Genevieve, last Friday. The game was in overtime, and St. Genevieve had a running back headed for the goal line, ready to break the plane and hand the Saints their first loss in four weeks.<\/p>\n
Then, out of nowhere, St. Anthony defender Victor Gomez dove into frame to tackle the ball-carrier, and successfully knocked the ball loose, where it was scooped up in the end zone by the Saints. The ball came out close enough to the goal line that the home crowd was actually celebrating what appeared to be the game-winning score for St. Genevieve while the officials deliberated and ultimately awarded possession to the Long Beach kids.<\/p>\n
A few plays later, St. Anthony went from looming defeat to euphoric victory as running back Sone Aupiu scored the game-winning touchdown for the Saints.<\/p>\n
\nSaint Genevieve fumbles are the goal line on 4th down, and the Saints take over on offense here in overtime! pic.twitter.com\/5MFC9QGhkC<\/a><\/p>\n
— St. Anthony Saints Athletics (@SAHS20Athletics) October 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n