Covington junior Derrick Dunbar didn’t want to go to overtime.

The Lions led since the opening drive against Franklinton, but the Demons had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds.

Senior quarterback Jacob Crain had just scored on a 1-yard run, and the Demons lined up for a 2-point conversion attempt with nine seconds left. A successful try would mean free football at Jack Salter Stadium.

Dunbar made sure that didn’t happen as he tracked down Crain as he rolled out for a sack to preserve a 28-26 nondistrict victory on Sept. 12.

“We knew we had to come up with a stop,” Dunbar said. “I told my team, my D-linemen, that it was our moment to make a play. It was just get to the quarterback at that point. I saw blockers in the way, and I knew they couldn’t stop me. I didn’t want to go

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