Virginia high school football team routs opponent 104-0 in state playoffs
The Phoebus Phantoms scored a final second touchdown despite leading 98-0
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A high school football team in Virginia left it all on the field last week after defeating another local school 104-0 in the opening game of the VHSL Class 4 state playoffs on Friday night.
The brutal beatdown helped the Phoebus Phantoms improve to 11-0 on the season, and marked their sixth shutout in seven games, USA Today reported.
View from a closeup of a goal post on a high schools' football field. (iStock)
By comparison, their opponents, the Jamestown Eagles, ended the season 1-10.
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The win was marred by controversy over the Phantoms’ decision to score a touchdown in the final seconds of the game, despite already leading 98-0.
"I was hot,’’ Jamestown head coach Scott Lambin told USA Today, adding that he did not say anything to Phoebus coach James Blunt after the game because "I didn’t feel that I had to ya know?’’
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Phantoms were already leading 98-0 before scoring a final second touchdown. (iStock)
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Blunt responded, saying that he regretted the decision, but added that at the time the players were "begging me.’’
"I’ll be honest with you, man, I told the boys at the end when I broke them down, I’m happy for them and I did it for them, but that it’s not one of my better moments,’’ he said. "I haven’t smiled about it. I haven’t accepted a congratulations about it. I just don’t feel good about it."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A football on the sidelines before the start of the game. (Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
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The Phantoms will next play Hampton Crabbers (7-4) on Friday night.
According to the schools’ athletics website, Phoebus has won seven VHSL State Division 5 Championships in 11 years.