High School Quarterback's 'Play of His Life' Negated Due to Celebration (http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2011/12/06/high-school-quarterbacks-play-his-life-negated-due-to-celebration/)
By Joshua Rhett Miller
Published December 06, 2011 | FoxNews.com
Matthew Owens, a senior quarterback for Boston's Cathedral High School, had the state championship in his sights as he raced across the 20-yard line toward the end zone for a would-be go-ahead score.
But Owens -- on his 18th birthday, no less -- saw the "play of his life" negated during Saturday's Division 4A Super Bowl for briefly raising his left arm for two strides, prompting a referee to enforce a sportsmanship rule that bans players from celebratory behavior during scoring plays.
Owens, who was rattled by the call according to the school's athletic director, threw an interception on the very next play following the nullified touchdown. Cathedral went on to lose the game to Blue Hills Regional Technical School 16-14.
Jimmy Lynch, athletic director of Cathedral High School, said the "misinterpreted" call cost his team the state title, but noted how proud he was of his football team's sportsmanship following the controversial call.
"If there's a lesson to be learned, it's that our kids are unbelievable kids, and that we haven't been unsportsmanlike," Lynch told FoxNews.com. "What people don't realize is that no matter what, our kids tried hard for the rest of the game."
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Yeah; I REALLY hate useless busy-bodies who have to take the enjoyment out of every - effin' - thing. Yeah; that's you ref. :banghead: