Watch: Birmingham beats Del Norte on final play, sends Patriots to CIF State title game

With no time remaining, a tipped pass turns into a 52-yard touchdown to win the game

"Scoot on over, the immaculate reception ... the immaculate Devyn Jackson!"

That's what the play-by-play announcer Jonah Malkin boomed into the microphone via the NFHSNetwork airwaves Friday night as an unfathomable play unfolded.

Birmingham's Kingston Tisdell unleashed a tight spiral from his own 48-yard line to Peyton Waters with no time remaining trailing 28-24. The ball tipped of the fingers of a Del Norte defender as Peyton leapt to receive the ball, but the ball fell in the hands of Devyn Jackson who ran the remaining 12 yards to score the game-winning touchdown in one of the most dramatic finishes you'll ever see in a high school football game.

Birmingham won the game 30-28 thanks to the walk-off touchdown and lifted the CIF State Division 3-AA regional title at Del Norte High in San Deigo.

The four-time defending City champs will take on Acalanes of Lafayette in the state final next weekend at a time and location to be determined.

Tisdell threw for 242 yards and four touchdowns in the game and will head into the CIF State title game with no interceptions thrown this season - a remarkable stat of efficiency.

Running back Dredon Fowles rushed for 125 yards on 26 carries, filling in the gap for the missing Ronnell Hewitt (injured).

Birmingham trailed the entire game until the final play.

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Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.