In a rivalry game against East Ascension, St. Amant senior QB Cooper Babin drove his side down the field and, with two ticks left on the clock, called his own number and dived into the end zone to make the score 49-48 Spartans.

The Gators went for two for the win. Babin handed it off to Jourden Hickerson, who then pitched it to receiver Riley Rizzuto. He lobbed a pass to an open Babin, but the pass soared just inches over his outstretched hands and fell to the turf as the Spartans survived with a one-point win on Friday.

“This is the greatest I’ve ever felt in a while,” Spartans senior tight end Brysten Martinez said. “This is the greatest team win of the season.”

East Ascension (5-2, 3-1) won 49-48 behind four touchdowns by junior receiver Jeremyah Merriweather. He caught six passes fo

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