Hoover (AL) stuns Western (FL) 17-14 with game-winning field goal

The famed Hoover high school football program travels to Florida to challenge Western in the Broward County National Football Showcase

The Hoover Buccaneers, one of the most famous high school football programs in the nation, will be in South Florida Saturday night to face the Western Wildcats as part of the Broward County National Football Showcase. / Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Hoover	0	7	0	10	17
Western	8	0	0	6	14

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PREGAME

- Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm ET

- Both teams are out on the field and we're about ready to get going.

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1ST QUARTER

- Hoover fumbles it away at their own 33-yard line. That's going to give Western great field position.

- Touchdown Western: The Wildcats strike first with a 24-yard touchdown pass, and convert the two-point conversion to take an 8-0 lead with 7:25 left in the first quarter.

- Hoover gets the ball back with a couple of minutes left in the first quarter. The Bucs don't have a first down at the moment, but here's another chance.

- End of the 1st quarter: Western 8, Hoover 0

2ND QUARTER

- It's a punt-a-thon in this second quarter. We're at the 6:11 mark and neither team can get anything going against the opposing defenses

- Touchdown Hoover: The Bucs are on the board after putting together a solid drive. Tailback Keilan Jefferson was the feature back, but it was JR Mosely who got into the end zone from the goal line. It's 8-7 Western with 1:25 left in the first half.

- Nothing going right offensively for Western here in the second quarter, but they'll take an 8-7 lead into the half.

3RD QUARTER

- Hoover looked like it had something going on the opening drive of the second half, but a big sack says otherwise. Bucs will have to punt.

- We're back to a punting contest: seven minutes left in the third quarter and neither team has sniffed the end zone.

- We've hit the end of a scoreless third quarter. It's still Western 8, Hoover 7.

4TH QUARTER

- Touchdown Western: The Wildcats took advantage of great field position after a big punt return down to the Hoover 30-yard line, and punch it in a couple plays later on a short run. Hoover's JJ Moultrie blocked the extra point, so it's 14-7 Western with 9:45 to go.

- Touchdown Hoover: Moultrie isn't done just yet — the kick return specialist just housed the ensuing kickoff return, and the extra point is good to tie the game at 14-14 with 9:38 to go.

- Hoover field goal: Matthew Daibes drilled a 38-yard field goal with 18 seconds left to give Hoover the 17-14 lead!

It’s over: Western’s final hail mary is intercepted and that’ll do it. Hoover trailed the entire game, but pulled it out on Daibes’ field goal.