CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bluefield wasn’t short on excitement or momentum.

But Frankfort hadn’t won 27 straight games by mistake ahead of Saturday’s Class AA state championship between the top seed Falcons and No. 2 Beavers.

Only 14 seconds after Bluefield got even at 42 courtesy of a touchdown pass and the subsequent 2-point conversion, the Falcons pulled off what will go down as the most important play in program history.

Running back Braydn Tyler took a shotgun snap with quarterback Blake Jacobs beside him, and after moving to his right and closer to his team’s sideline, Tyler found Keiton Nester behind the Beavers’ secondary for what served as the winning 43-yard touchdown pass with 3 seconds remaining. On a play designed to show run, Nester acted as though he would serve as a blocker fo

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