It probably figures that the longest offensive gain in a game controlled by defense was forced rather than called.
Part-time Wayzata quarterback Nick Martin was instructed to look for a receiver running a drag route against Mounds View and given the option to run if the play did not come open.With Mustangs blanketing his receiver, Martin ran 62 yards to Mounds View's 11-yard line.
It was the big play the Trojans needed to set up a touchdown and go ahead 21-9 in the fourth quarter of Saturday's Class 5A state tournament semifinal at the Metrodome.
Unbowed to the end, Mounds View answered with a touchdown and was not out of the game until a pass attempt fell short on 4-and-6 from Wayzata's 39-yard line.
With the 21-16 victory, Wayzata advances to play Rosemount on Friday in the Prep Bowl championship game. Wayzata previously won Class 5A titles in 2005 and 2008. Rosemount won in 1981.
"We knew we'd have to earn this one," Wayzata coach Brad Anderson said.
