Suitland High School, Maryland trailed by three touchdowns one play into the second quarter. With less than seven minutes left, it was a two-touchdown margin and every time the Rams crept closer, it seemed a special teams miscue derailed them.
Somehow, though, Suitland found its way, completing the biggest comeback in Maryland championship game history. Quarterback Carlos Fields scored a game-tying touchdown on the final play of regulation and linebacker Travis McCain burst through the line of scrimmage to snuff out Sherwood's potential game-winning two-point conversion run in overtime as Suitland defeated Sherwood, 39-38, in the Maryland 4A title game Friday night at M&T Bank Stadium. in Baltimore.
"It's unbelievable," Rams Coach Nick Lynch said. "It's a miracle."
It was the second title in three years for Suitland (13-1), which lost its season opener before winning its final 13 games.
The Rams had watched the football-themed movie "Friday Night Lights" on the bus ride to the game, as Lynch tried to motivate his team. "You can make your own 'Friday Night Lights,' " he told them.
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