Vince Snoonian field goal lifts Buckingham Browne & Nichols over Milton Academy

WATERTOWN With his unit trailing by one point in the final seconds Buckingham Browne Nichols senior Vince Snoonian lined up for a daunting -yard field goal The moment didn t faze the Cornell commit as he drilled the kick to give the Knights a - preeminence over Milton Academy on Saturday evening Blanking out the noise in my mind was the biggest thing Snoonian mentioned It s just another kick I just treat it as an extra point I don t see it as anything other than that The challenge saw three lead changes in the final four minutes and Knights head coach Mike Willey revealed the matchup showcased what makes high school football unlike any other sporting experience If you re talking about a high school football meeting or even any football event that s one of the best I have ever seen Willey commented Hats off to Milton Academy Mike Mason does an incredible job and they are a tough club We came out on the positive side of it tonight but it was a good football battle between two good football teams The Knights - started with possession and had a -play -yard drive end in goal-territory with a fumble Milton - would go three-and-out on its first drive and a strong punt put BB N on its own -yard line Damon Taylor and Sam Kelley then led an -play -yard drive that ate up minutes of the meeting clock and ended with a two-yard run from Taylor for a touchdown A Snoonian kick gave the Knights a - edge Qur an McNeill then led the charge down the field until the Mustangs were faced with a fourth-and-three from the -yard line McNeill dropped back and scrambled for a inadequate seconds before finding Kash Kelly in the end zone for a touchdown After a blocked extra point the count was - BB N would push down the field towards and brought the ball to the However Gio Joseph intercepted Taylor in the end zone to end the threat Milton started with possession in the second half but Jonathan White returned the favor with an interception for the Knights He returned the turnover to the Mustangs -yard line and three plays later Kelley dashed into the end zone to give the Knights a - edge McNeill and the Mustangs were quick to respond pushing down the field in five plays before Dante Berger ended the drive with a -yard rushing touchdown After a accomplished two-point conversion the encounter was even at BB N then sustained a -play -yard touchdown drive that was capped by a Christian Flores -yard rush remained on the clock but Milton only needed two plays and about seconds to respond The first play saw McNeill connect with Ben Allen for yards before he connected with Deacon Evriviades for a -yard touchdown The Mustangs went for two and McNeill converted with Allen to make it - BB N had to play with and Taylor knew what needed to be done We practice this week in and week out Taylor explained It s tough to drive down the way we did but I trust our guys the whole way They execute at a high level and we are never out of it He and the Knights charged down the field to the -yard line This all led to Snoonian s game-winning kick which he acknowledged was the kick of his life Vince Snoonian is one of the hardest workers I have ever been around Willey announced Whether it s kicking blocking catching the football tackling someone he does it to his maximum ability With the win secured Taylor -of- yards declared BB N is ready to tackle the rest of the schedule Our association can get rolling now Taylor mentioned That s an unbelievable Milton club and to be able to come out on top that gives confidence to this roster