By David Goricki The Detroit News Published 5:38 PM EST Nov 10, 2018 Farmington Hills — Legendary head coach John Herrington felt his Farmington Hills Harrison team was going to pull out another dramatic win, either in the closing seconds or in overtime in its Division 4 regional championship game with Chelsea Saturday afternoon. Instead, Herrington’s worst fears were realized when Harrison (8-4) turned the ball over and Chelsea scored with Quinn Starkey finding Aaron McDaniels for a 22-yard touchdown pass with 32 seconds remaining for a 21-14 victory at Herrington Sports Complex, closing the books on Harrison’s storied program. Harrison — which owns 13 state championships — is closing its doors for good following the 2018-19 school year and was trying to win its final home game with semifinal games set to be played on neutral sites. After Starkey found Hunter Neff for an 11-yard TD pass to pull Chelsea (9-3) even at 14 with 2:07 left, Harrison had the ball at its own 20 with a chance to pull out the win in regulation. Keel Watson, who transferred to Harrison last month after Detroit Delta Prep closed its doors, found Rod Heard for 18 yards on a screen pass. Then tight end Max Martin made a diving catch at the Harrison 48 before hauling in another Watson pass for 15 yards to the Chelsea 42 with 1:06 remaining. Things turned bad for Harrison, ultimately ending its season and program, when the snap bounced to Watson who was in shotgun formation. Instead… [Read full story]
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