High school football: Southmoore's Tyler Painter suffers broken ribs in practice but delivers on game night

Friday night, though, the SaberCats' defense came through in a big way, after Southmoore received an overtime reprieve.

In the end, Southmoore came out with a 33-27 double overtime win over Westmoore in the Southwest Showdown at Moore Stadium.

Westmoore was an extra-point away from winning the game in the first overtime after Southmoore missed its point-after-touchdown to start the period.

But the snap on the kick was slightly off, giving Southmoore's Tyler Painter an opening to disrupt the kick and send it wide.

“I don't know if he got a piece of it or not, but he's a kid that runs straight and doesn't care what gets in his way,” SaberCats coach Jeff Brickman said.

Painter suffered broken ribs earlier in the week in practice, making his feat even more impressive.

Then the Southmoore defense, which helped the SaberCats build a two-touchdown lead going into the fourth quarter, came up big once again.

With the help of a pair of Westmoore penalties, Southmoore held the Jaguars off the board and on the third play of Southmoore's double-overtime possession, Jaelon Walker carried it in for a 4-yard touchdown to end the game.

Southmoore called a sweep to Walker, but it moved tight end Jackson Stallings to the opposite side to draw attention.

“It's a great feeling knowing that they'd trust me with the ball in that situation,” Walker, a junior, said.