Who would be the first to blink?

As the St. Francis and Prairie Ridge offenses went down the field Saturday, scoring touchdowns on nine straight possessions, it looked as though whoever had the ball last was going to win.

Having already allowed conversions of several fourth-down plays, Peyton Shipley and the St. Francis defense made its impact. Shipley made the biggest play of the Spartans’ season as he forced a fumble on another fourth-down play late in the third quarter as St. Francis recovered and seized control in a 41-38 victory to knock off the previously unbeaten and Class 5A top-seeded Wolves.

“Effort, honestly. That’s what it took from our entire defense and that’s what we’ve preached all week,” Shipley said. “[Prairie Ridge] gives you a lot of tempo and a lot of different

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