In a renewal of their crosstown rivalry, Keys and Sequoyah played a classic that came down to the final seconds.

After a furious comeback in which they scored two touchdowns in the final three and a half minutes of the game, Keys failed on a two-point conversion, giving the Sequoyah Indians a 28-27 victory in Friday night’s football game at SHS.

The game featured one of the most prolific attacks in the state, with Keys quarterback Ryan Nolan coming into the game with over 1,000 yards passing on the season. Nolan did not disappoint, throwing for 342 yards on the game.

Sequoyah countered with its rushing attack. One of the best running teams in the state, the Indians ran for 243 yards in the game and held the ball for over 26 minutes.

Keys started the offensive onslaught early, taking the opening kickoff and moving quickly down the field. Nolan completed six of his first eight passes on the drive, including three in a row to receiver Lane Trammel. But after reaching the Sequoyah 4-yard line, a penalty and a sack moved the ball back to the 23. On the next play, Nolan was intercepted by freshman cornerback Tyler O'Field.

After an exchange of punts, Sequoyah got its own offense going late in the first quarter. Facing a fourth and one at their own 35, the Indians decided to fake the punt, and running back GaryDon Weaver broke several tackles to make the first down. Four plays later, running back Ryan Mouse raced 48 yards to the Keys 1. Zack Gann ran in for the touchdown on the next play and Sequoyah had a 6-0 lead.

Keys responded with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Nolan scoring from 2 yards out. The extra point gave Keys a 7-6 lead.

Sequoyah wasted no time responding as Gann returned the ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Sequoyah's attempt at a two-point conversion failed, leaving the score 12-7.

Keys responded with another touchdown drive, this one covering 65 yards and taking almost all of the final seven minutes of the first half. Nolan continued to pepper the Indians' defense with short passes, primarily to Trammel, who finished the game with 16 catches for 155 yards. The drive ended with another short run by Nolan, who out-ran two Sequoyah defenders to the corner of the end zone to give Keys a 14-12 halftime lead.

Keys outgained Sequoyah 209-102 in the first half and held the Indians to five first downs.

"We had 14 plays in the first half" Sequoyah head coach Brent Scott said. "That made it hard to get a read on their defense."

At the beginning of the second half Sequoyah went on one of their patented run-heavy, time-consuming drives. Mixing runs by Salazar, Gann and Weaver, the Indians kept the ball for seven and a half minutes. Salazar ran it in from ten yards out to give Sequoyah the lead. After a Keys offsides penalty, Salazar then ran the two-point conversion in to make the score 20-14.

The Indians' pass rush kept Nolan and Cougar passing attack off-balance throughout the third quarter. However, the Keys' defense hung tough as well, keeping Sequoyah stymied as well. After an exchange of punts, Sequoyah took over the ball at their own 30 with 9:04 left in the game. A series of runs moved the ball to the Keys 35. From there, Zack Gann appeared to race to his third touchdown of the game, only to have his run called back by a holding penalty. However, three plays later Salazar scored his second touchdown of the game from 23 yards out. Quarterback Garrett Drapeau threw the ball to Keanu Poe for the two-point conversion to give Sequoyah a 28-14 lead with 5:29 left in the game.

But Keys refused to quit, scoring quickly on an 8-play drive that took only 2:29 off the clock. The drive ended with Nolan finding Trammel for an 8-yard touchdown pass. The extra point made the score 28-21.

After recovering the onside kick, Sequoyah only needed a few first downs to end the game. However, the Keys defense stepped up yet again, forcing a three-and-out and giving Keys the ball at its own 20 with 1:55 left.