In two seasons as head coach Jonathan Elliott has guided the Irvin High School football program back into the Texas UIL playoffs.

On Friday night, the Rockets scored with 2:12 left in the game on a Dallas Medina 6-yard run to defeat Clint, 20-15, and earn a trip to the Class 4A, Division 1 playoffs.

Irvin finished district play 5-3 and is 5-5 overall . The Rockets started the season 0-3. Clint finishes 3-7 overall and 3-5 in district and its last two district losses were by a total of six points.

Last year Clint defeated Irvin in the regular season finale to earn a playoff nod.

How Irvin earned the victory

The Rockets trailed 8-7 at halftime and 15-14 in the fourth quarter but came up with big plays at key times. They forced four Clint turnovers and in addition to Medina's scoring ru

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