Kennedy Manning took the snap and ran straight for the end zone.

Needing a one-point conversion in the fourth overtime period to clinch a pivotal Fox Valley Conference game against McHenry , Cary-Grove put the ball in its senior quarterback’s hands. With her team’s undefeated conference record on the line, Manning delivered in the game’s biggest moment, winning a race to the pylon and sealing a 21-20 victory.

“It was really scary and nerve-racking,” Manning said. “I knew we needed to complete the play there because I don’t know how many times we could’ve kept going. Our defense was getting exhausted, but I trusted that my teammates would block and we got the job done.”

The play capped off a stellar effort from Manning, who ran 26 times for 145 yards and a touchdown while completing

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