With everything seemingly going against Kell, somehow the Longhorns found a way.
Kell’s offense continued to sputter on its next possession, a result of the Yellow Jackets’ stingy defense, ranked No. 6 in all of Class AAAAA, combined with penalties, blown assignments and dropped passes. Sprayberry appeared to be driving for another score to put the game on ice, but Andrew Pereira’s pass deep down the left sideline was intercepted by sophomore Shamaar Bennett at the Longhorn 8-yard line.
Kell’s offense finally got going and six plays into their possession, senior quarterback Cameron Rosendahl snapped a quick screen along the near sideline to senior Emmanuel Dennis, who split two Sprayberry defenders and sprinted 65 yards to cut the Yellow Jacket lead to 10-7.
Sprayberry standout Rakeem Myricks was injured returning the ensuing kickoff, and without him on offense, the Yellow Jackets went three-and-out at their 22-yard line. But Blankenship boomed his second 50-plus yard punt of the night and Kell took over on its 29-yard line with a little more than two minutes left in regulation.
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