Double Overtime 6A Regional Title Game 2017: Charlotte Tarpons vs Ft Myers Green Wave at Sam Sirianni Field (Edison Stadium).
Two programs that started playing in 1926, whose head coaches played head up on each other at their respective schools and have a great deal of respect for each other. Ft Myers News Press called this the most important game ever in the series' history, a history that Ft Myers dominated for the first 60 years. Charlotte has been evening it out the last 30.
Ft Myers with Lee County's Best running back, scores twice in 8 minutes in the 1st quarter. Kind of a slug fest after that until Charlotte's D'Vonte Price catches a 53-yd TD pass to finally put the Tarpons on the board in the 3rd. Price had broken his collarbone at Ft Myers during the regular season game and didn't return until the playoffs six weeks later.
Then as the game is winding down, with the score 14-7, D'Vonte Price simply took it over and he only needed three touches.
The first a 9-yard TD run to tie the score 14-14, that sent it to Overtime.
1st OT: Tarpons get the ball first. First down from the 10, D'Vonte Price scores on the sweep. Ft Myers ties it. Teams switch ends of field and possessions.
2nd OT Tarpon D stuffs Ft Myers and they settle for the Field Goal. First down from the 10, D'Vonte Price lines up in the Wildcat on first down, takes the snap and with the entire FM Defense knowing he was;t giving the ball up, scores to cap the comeback - one of the best single efforts in a game I've ever seen, and that's saying a lot .