LAKE STEVENS — Almost all the air left Tom Tri’s body.

Watching the Lake Stevens offense drive down the field at home against Sumner on Friday, the Vikings coach called the final timeout with 32.3 seconds left, facing fourth-and-one just inside the red zone, trailing 28-24.

With no more stoppages and the game on the line, Lake Stevens’ run-pass option (RPO) offense had just one option: a pass. So when quarterback Blake Moser handed the ball off to junior Jayvian Ferrell-Gilley up the middle for a short gain, Tri couldn’t believe it.

“Oh, can’t do that!” Tri said, recalling that he had to take a deep breath. “Because we gotta call a play.”

The clock ticked down as the Vikings scrambled to get back into position. 25 seconds rolled off the clock by the time Moser snapped the ball again. T

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