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We've seen plenty of miraculous eleventh-hour comebacks at every level over the years, but last week's furious final reel in a Minnesota high school game ranks pretty high on the list.

Jordan Larson, a senior wide receiver at St. Paul Central High, hauled in two touchdowns in the last five seconds of regulation to help the Minutemen force overtime against rival St. Paul Johnson, where they'd lock down a 25-18 victory and at least a share of the school's first St. Paul City Conference title in 20 years.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune reporter Michael Rand caught up with Larson on Monday.

What do you think? Have you ever seen a more impressive comeback with less time remaining in a game?

October 10, 2008  02:37 PM ET

Seeing as I live in Minneapolis and come from Saint Cloud (70 miles NW), I'm inclined to say yes. However, I've seen the Plano comeback from 1994 and I'd have to say that that is better than this one.

October 10, 2008  03:16 PM ET

The Plano comeback is still much better, even though they lost. As cool as this was, the level of talent doesn't seem to be incredible. There was really no defense on the last play, and how can you have no defenders on the last play of the game?! Plus, they could have won the game in regulation if their kicker was competent (it's really not that hard to make a 25-yarder).

October 10, 2008  03:27 PM ET

0x wrote about this:

http://sportsnoise.com/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&own erID=16&post_id=8

October 10, 2008  03:28 PM ET
QUOTE(#3):

0x wrote about this:http://sportsnoise.com/blogs.php?action=show_member_post&am p;own erID=16&post_id=8

Easier link:

http://tinyurl.com/0xstory

October 10, 2008  04:21 PM ET

definitely a heckuva comeback. The greatest one I've seen, but I'm not familiar with Plano. One thing that stood out about these plays was that the QB seems to have great arm strength--really didn't get much of his lower body into those throws but they were still nice.

October 10, 2008  04:31 PM ET

High School Football? Probably.

High School Sports in general? No.

October 10, 2008  05:06 PM ET

Absolutely NO DEFENSE easy said now but the opposing coach should have called TIMEOUT to give his team time to RE-COUP luckily the COACH is in H.S. and NOT college or NFL he would have been FIRED on the SPOT!!!!!!

October 10, 2008  06:07 PM ET

I-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e

October 10, 2008  07:46 PM ET

1) high school football doesnt count
2) the fact that they MISSED THE EXTRA POINT takes away considerably.
3) the comeback sent it to overtime. the comeback did not win the game.

the obvious answer is no.

4) play some f'ing defense.

October 10, 2008  07:54 PM ET

That was insane. Absolutely not the greatest comeback ever, but that shouldn't detract from the insanity of the finish.

October 10, 2008  10:28 PM ET
QUOTE(#7):

"Absolutely NO DEFENSE easy said now but the opposing coach should have called TIMEOUT to give his team time to RE-COUP luckily the COACH is in H.S. and NOT college or NFL he would have been FIRED on the SPOT!!!!!!"


*How do you figure? NFL coaches do moronic things in just about every NFL game there is. Rarely does an NFL coach get fired for one stupid decision or action. It usually takes a good year or three of idiocy or inept teamplay for nfl coaches to get let go. I'de venture to say there are many highschool coaches just as capable as some of the joke nfl coaches runnin around.

*How do you figure? NFL coaches do moronic things in just about every NFL game there is. Rarely does an NFL coach get fired for one stupid decision or action. It usually takes a good year or three of idiocy or inept teamplay for nfl coaches to get let go. I'de venture to say there are many highschool coaches just as capable as some of the joke nfl coaches runnin around.

October 10, 2008  10:30 PM ET

highschoolers in Minnesota get to watch the Vikings allow last second and 4th quarter comebacks and blowouts by opponents weekly. It figures some might try to emulate them.

October 10, 2008  11:48 PM ET

LOL wow it looked like MEN amongst BOYS in that game. The QB and WR were huge compared to the opposition.

October 11, 2008  02:15 AM ET

I assume there were about 10 seconds on the clock before that first TD, so it's not "2 TDs in 5 seconds" but still pretty exciting.

October 11, 2008  05:40 AM ET
QUOTE(#9):

1) high school football doesnt count2) the fact that they MISSED THE EXTRA POINT takes away considerably.3) the comeback sent it to overtime. the comeback did not win the game.the obvious answer is no.4) play some f'ing defense.

give them a break, there 16-18 years old.

 
October 11, 2008  09:57 AM ET

QUOTE(#9):
Originally posted 07:46 PM ET 10.10 by benebenebnebbe

"1) high school football doesnt"

........ youve obviously never been to Texas... in Texas God is #1, Football is #2

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