Football Team’s Historic Streak Continues

For the first time in school history, the football team is 11-0. The latest win--a 28-24 second-round, home playoff game victory against Leesville Road on Friday night--may have been the most thrilling. The ball literally and figuratively bounced the way of the Falcons at the most crucial moment.

With Jordan trailing 24-21 with just 44 seconds left in the game, quarterback Landon Melton took off on a designed run play, scampering 23 yards until he got hit near midfield and fumbled. The ball sputtered out and was recovered by wide receiver Michael Young Jr., who dashed 42 yards for a scoop-and-score touchdown.

“God just put the ball right there for me and I picked it up,” Young Jr. said. “When I picked it up I looked at the end zone and thought this is my shot. A defender grabbed my leg at the 3 (yard line) and I jumped into the end zone. It was madness, total madness!”

Although the offense produced the dramatic score, Coach Antonio King singled out his defense for its steady play. When asked about how everything’s come together this season, King said, “I’ve got an outstanding cast. The guys like each other and like what we’re doing. This is the culmination of three good years of work.”

The Falcons travel to powerhouse Millbrook (Raleigh), also 11-0, for a Friday night showdown in the third round of the playoffs. The winner will advance to the state semifinals. Jordan reached this quarterfinal round three times in the last four years but has never appeared in a final four.