
Vernon answered back on its next drive, eating up more than seven minutes with Moskovitz barreling over from the 1 with 15 seconds left and a 28-27 edge. Jefferson took a 27-21 lead when Moran and wide receiver Jeff Evans hooked up for the second time. So many twists and turns defined the third quarter. Vernon had taken a one-point lead when running back Gage Moskovitz scored his third TD and quarterback Derek Lazier connected with Franco Luna for a two-point conversion, his second of the night. But Moran engineered a five-play, 75-yard drive with Osterhout hauling in a dart and weaving through the Vernon defense for the decisive score. Leading 36-35 with 1:15 left, it appeared Vernon was headed to its first victory over Jefferson since 2016. The game was tied at 21 by halftime, then the second-half fireworks lit up the evening sky. The Vikings went up 13-0 in first quarter but Jefferson rallied in the second for a 21-13 lead. View Gallery: Jefferson tops Vernon in high school football shootout I just can’t believe he ran it in.”Ĭheck out the photo gallery, then continue reading. I saw two linebackers blitz and I knew he was going to be there. “We worked on the game-winning play all week at practice. I haven’t felt this way in a while,” said Moran, who was playing in his third game as a starter. I knew we would have to do something like this to win. It was the sixth straight win for the Falcons (2-1) against their Sussex County rivals. Quarterback Ryan Moran found Travis Osterhout on a 14-yard slant for the game-winning touchdown with eight seconds left to cap a wild fourth quarter in Jefferson’s 43-36 comeback win over Vernon Friday in a Super Football Conference American White showdown. But the Falcons needed a last-ditch effort in a game that featured three lead changes in the fourth quarter, including two in the final 75 seconds. Jefferson would have no part of a game of bluff. JEFFERSON – What started out as a potential blowout victory became a matter of who would blink last.


Watch Video: Jefferson's Ryan Moran finds Travis Osterhout for game-winning TD
