Things looked bleak for Salmen.

The Spartans trailed District 7-5A rival Chalmette by 10 points with less than five minutes to play as the district title was on the line.

Salmen junior quarterback Da'John Howard scored twice in the final 64 seconds as the Spartans rallied for a 28-24 home victory on Nov. 7.

"It's always what we preach to our kids about Spartan magic," said Salmen coach Eric Chuter. "There is a mojo about this place and about how we need to keep fighting until it's zero on the clock. We were dead in the water behind by 10 points late in the fourth quarter. But we kept fighting and fighting and got the onside kick. Miraculously, I held on to my three timeouts to the end, and they paid off."

With the win, the Spartans (6-4, 3-1) captured a share of the District 7-5A crown

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