Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Late field goal, lateral return send H-M-S to second district win
Mattis Octmann gives H-M-S the lead over Akron-Westfield with a 28-yard field goal with four seconds to play.
A late preseason addition to the roster paid big dividends for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its Class A District 1 game with Akron-Westfield on Sept. 20.
Exchange student Mattis Octmann kicked a 28-yard field goal with four seconds left to put H-M-S in front, 37-34. But the excitement was not quite over.
Following the ensuing kickoff, Akron-Westfield threw a short pass and attempted to lateral the ball. Slayton McCarter intercepted a lateral attempt and returned the ball 35 yards, sealing the Hawks’ 43-34 win.
Octmann has been a productive kicker, making all 10 of his PAT attempts this season as...
