High drama ends Pattonville’s championship dream

COLUMBIA, MO – With just under a minute left in Saturday night’s Missouri’s Class 5A football championship in Columbia, Pattonville scored a touchdown to go up 35 to 28 against Staley.  But with just 2 seconds left in the game, Staley scored and converted a two-point conversion to crush Pattonville’s championship dream 36 – 35. Pattonville quarterback Kaleb Eleby threw five touchdown passes in the title game. Teammate Charles Shelton IV caught three of those TD passes. Pattonville’s season ends with a 9-4 record.

Fox 2 Sports reporter Zac Choate was in Columbia, MO for both the Class 5 Championship game won by Staley 36-35 over Pattonville and the Class 1 Title game, won by Morton City 12-7 over Valle Catholic.

After scoring with 9 sec left, here’s the 2-pt conversion for Staley to win Class 5 title... 36-35 over Pattonville @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/KOvFBRPMEm

— Zac Choate (@ZacChoate) November 26, 2017

Staley wins Class 5A Championship after converting 2pt coversion. Final 36-35 over Pattonville. pic.twitter.com/bP4cFMdXEi

— Jeff Bernthal (@JeffBernthal) November 26, 2017

Pattonville scores with less than a minute left. Up 35-28 over Staley with :44 left. pic.twitter.com/tp0saG7YoU

— Jeff Bernthal (@JeffBernthal) November 26, 2017