Matt Hilborn has the ball in his sights, but a BC defender arrives at the same time. (John Fisken photos)
The ball is jarred skyward.
Fly…
Fly…
Fly away.
But wait…
The man…
The myth…
The legend…
Cameron Toomey-Stout is here to save the day.
“And I’m outta here.” A broken play, a huge bounce, an alert player and a 67-yard reception.
It was the play of the year.
Seen here for the first time in all its flip-book glory, thanks to John Fisken, is a wild series of events that somehow, against all odds, worked 100% in favor of the Coupeville High School football squad.
Playing on the road against Bellevue Christian in an extremely tight game, with a 100-year storm supposedly on its way (spoiler: it wasn’t), the Wolves needed a miracle.
And they got it.
With quarterback Hunter Downes sent to the bench for a play by an over-zealous ref, Hunter Smith took the snap and fired a pass to Matt Hilborn.
The BC defender and the ball arrived at the same time, causing the football to kick upwards, seemingly a lost opportunity for the Wolves.
Except … Cameron Toomey-Stout, tracking the play the whole way, appeared out of nowhere to snatch the ball in mid-air, then turned it into a 67-yard dash to daylight that dropped jaws throughout the stadium.
In a season that saw records broken and The Bucket come back to Cow Town after Coupeville mashed arch-rival South Whidbey, the Smith-to-Hilborn-to-Toomey–Stout miracle stands tall.
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