All hope seemed lost for Stanhope as the Eufaula Tigers picked off the ball, up by a field goal with two minutes remaining in the game.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore takes the field in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Kaleb Bristow celebrates a tackle in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's defense gets set in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Jacob Bryant catches the snap in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Antonio Trone fights through a tackle in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore quarterback Jacob Bryant avoids a sack in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Jackson Thomas catches a pass in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers A Stanhope Elmore lineman overpowers a defender in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Antonio Trone stiff-arms a defender in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Celeb Foster eyes the ball carrier in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
PHOTOS: Stanhope Elmore Wins Homecoming Game Against Eufaula
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Jake Arthur/ Tallapoosa Publishers Stanhope Elmore's Antonio Trone rushes through a hole in the defense in a game against Eufaula on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
Fans had already begun to file out of the stadium when quarterback Jacob Bryant connected with Jackson Thomas in the middle of the field on a slant route. 26 seconds are all that showed on the scoreboard as Thomas cut back to the outside of the hash and left the two nearby Eufaula defenders in the dust as he raced to the endzone. Stanhope took the lead back 24-20 in one of the most flip-flopped endings possible in a football game. Euphoria and screams of celebration poured in from Stanhope fans and players alike as the once dread-filled bleachers filled up with sounds of glee.
