GREEN COVE SPRINGS - A 66 yard third quarter first play from quarterback Teaghan Moses to 6'-4" wide receiver Charlotte Andrus highlighted a 7-6 flag football district championship win for Clay High against a tough Ridgeview High Thursday night at Clay High School.
"I just made the catch and saw green grass," said Andrus, who also had a first period interception. Clay quarterback Teaghan Moses ran in the PAT point for an explosive 7-0 lead.
For the game, with both teams scoring a combined 79 points the night before in their semifinal games, the one score night was indicative of solid defensive play on both sides as both teams battled to a 0-0 halftime score.
"It comes down to extra points," said Clay coach Jared Moses, now 12-0. "We had that play with Charlotte, but haven't used it much."
Ridgeview had plenty of opportunity to steal the game with quarterback Emma Rayes creating plays throughout the night including a two final throws to Nacoya Blocton; one a 15 yarder to the Clay 13 yard line with less than 20 seconds in the game and one in the end zone that Blocton could not quite get a hold off with her feet still in bounds.
"To come in and do the job she did with just two games playing quarterback, Emma ended her career with a solid finish," said Ridgeview coach Trentin Davis. "Comes down to extra points which has been something we've not had good luck with all season."
Rayes scored her touchdown in the third period with 1:44 to go in the quarter to set up a possible 7-7 game, but the PAT pass to Blocton fell to the ground.
In the final seconds of the game, with Ridgeview getting their final drive with a minute left in the game, Clay linebacker Tatum Waugh stole a jump ball with Blocton for an interception that put the Blue Devils offense back on the field in a precarious situation at their own two yard line. A motion flag pushed Clay even closer to the end zone with a safety possibility, but Moses installed Cora Parker in the backfield to catch the snap and run forward for the final seconds of the game.