OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma high school has lost its appeal to replay the final minute of a football playoff game it lost after a bad call.
Douglass High School appeared to score the winning touchdown in the state quarterfinal on a fourth-down play last Friday. The jubilation was short-lived, as the score was wiped out when officials improperly enforced a penalty. Tiny Locust Grove won 20-19, and Douglass felt robbed.
Douglass appealed to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to have the final 64 seconds replayed from the point of the touchdown that would have given it a 25-20 lead. The board voted 8-3 against Douglass Wednesday in a special meeting.