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Arrowhead Stuns Bay Port With Last-Minute Kickoff Return to Win WIAA D1 Title

A decisive turnover edge set up the closing sequence, ending a 10-year title drought.

Overview

  • Arrowhead defeated defending champion Bay Port 18-15 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
  • After Bay Port took a 15-12 lead with 46 seconds left, Ryan Heiman returned the ensuing squibbed kickoff 76 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.
  • With one second remaining at the 11-yard line, Bay Port passed instead of attempting a tying field goal and the throw fell incomplete.
  • Arrowhead recovered three of Bay Port’s four fumbles, won the turnover margin 4-1, and turned takeaways into 12 points.
  • Nolan Hanson threw for 88 yards and a touchdown as the Warhawks secured their seventh state championship and first in a decade.