Nebraska football commit TJ Lateef gets tricky on fake-sneak TD pass

Orange Lutheran has upset on its mind after fourth-down touchdown extends lead on St. John Bosco

Orange Lutheran quarterback TJ Lateef fooled the St. John Bosco defense Friday night on impressive fake sneak. / Photo: Dennis Lee

To beat the top high school football teams in the nation, sometimes you have to get creative.

Orange Lutheran (California) senior quarterback TJ Lateef, a Nebraska Cornhuskers commit, did just that on fourth-and-short Friday night against St. John Bosco, the No. 2-ranked team in the nation.

He made it look like he was diving forward for the QB sneak, then stepped back and fired a perfect pass off his back foot to 6-foot-6 Arizona State commit AJ Ia.

Ia took the short pass and cruised into the end zone to extend Orange Lutheran's lead to 10-0 in the second quarter.

Here's the play, where Lateef started in the shotgun, rushed under center to make it look like a sneak, then pulled off some magic:

FAKE QB SNEAK for Orange Lutheran! 🤣 @OLuFootball up 10-0 over St. John Bosco in the 2nd half.@TJ_Lateef9 | @CIFSS pic.twitter.com/X5QgT2i1f3

— NFHS Network (@NFHSNetwork) October 5, 2024

The second half turned in St. John Bosco's favor, as the Braves scored on the opening second-half possession to make it 10-7 and went on to win 28-24.

Check out SBLive/SI's live updates recap of St. John Bosco vs. Orange Lutheran

Lateef started hot for Orange Lutheran this season and has kept his momentum going playing one of the toughest schedules in the country.

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