By Dustin Guffey
UCA sportswriting
The Conway Wampus Cats were down by four points with just seconds left on the clock. They were 52 yards away from the end zone and would need a miracle to upset the Fayetteville Bulldogs.
Conway quarterback Xavier Acklin delivered that miracle as he threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Tristan Eddings to give the Wampus Cats an improbable win in the first round of the Class 7A state playoffs.
It looked as if Fayetteville was primed to run away with the game after the first quarter as the Bulldogs led 21-7 going into the second. After that, it looked like whoever had the ball last would probably win, which is exactly what happened Friday night at
Harmon Field.
Bulldog quarterback Brandon Allen threw for 470 yards in the loss while Acklin had 215 yards passing and 123 yards rushing, accounting for 338 yards of the Wampus Cats' total offense.
Conway held the lead for much of the second half before Fayetteville rallied from 17 points down to take a 42-38 lead with 1:34 remaining before Conway made its improbable last-second play to steal the victory.
Fayetteville is now done for the season, finishing with a 5-5-1 record while Conway is now 5-6 and looking to make noise in the playoffs. The Wampus will face the Cabot Panthers in the quarterfinals next Friday.
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