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Outlaw's boot stuns Jackets
High school football: Mountain View 19, James Monroe 16
Date published: 8/29/2009
BY ADAM HIMMELSBACH Greg Outlaw was the kicker on Mountain View's junior varsity team last season, but that doesn't mean he was very busy. "We never kicked anything besides an extra point," the junior said. So imagine how Outlaw must have been feeling last night, when there were four seconds left and the game against James Monroe was tied and his coach turned and sent him in. But in a strange way, the moment did not faze Outlaw, because he had never been in such a moment before. Prior to this field goal attempt, he had never attempted a field goal in a game at any level of football. But when the 185-pounder trotted toward the ball and poked it into the air, there was never a doubt. The kick sailed high into the dark night, right down the middle, and it gave the Wildcats a stunning 19-16 victory against the Yellow Jackets, who are the defending Group AA, Division 3 state champions. "We knew JM was going to be good, and we hoped we could match up with their athletes," Mountain View coach Eric Cooke said. "We felt like if we played solid football we'd have a good chance." After Outlaw's kick, the Wildcats swarmed together and yelled and bobbed up and down. Outlaw was calm as his teammates patted his helmet and congratulated him. "I kind of zoned it all out and just let myself do my job," Outlaw said. "Once I hit it, it felt good. And after it went in I was numb. I just screamed, is all I did." That the game even reached that point was a testament to James Monroe and its championship mettle. The Yellow Jackets trailed 16-0 early in the fourth quarter before they responded. James Monroe pulled within 16-8 when Mike Latney ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 10 minutes, 54 seconds left, and Farkeem French found Greg Edwards for the ensuing two-point conversion. With 2:33 remaining, JM started a drive at its 6-yard line. Edwards caught passes of 17 and 23 yards, and on first down from the 36, Latney broke free for a touchdown at the 1:16 mark. Latney added the two-point conversion, and the game was tied. "Overall I'm happy," James Monroe coach Richard Serbay said. "You're never happy with a loss, but we saw some positive things in it."
Date published: 8/29/2009
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