Leading by just a field goal and with possession of the ball in the fourth quarter, Warren football faced a fourth and long. The special teams unit came out, and punter Isaiah Lemus prepared to kick it back to Nowalk.

Then, in an instant, he grabbed the snap, tucked it, and scrambled right, picking up 15 yards en route to a first down.

“Hats off to [Lemus], I wasn’t sure if he was going to take it. I was just as surprised, but I trusted his judgement and his preparation,” said Warren head coach Adam Leonard.

Warren quarterback Jordan Malikin and his offense came back to the field and quickly secured the win for the Bears. Malikin lobbed a 30-yard touchdown pass to receiver Julian Padin to secure the 17-7 win in the first round of the Division 9 playoffs.

“It was time. It was like, OK;

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