QB Jones' last-minute heroics push Glenville to opening victory
Nat Newell, Special to The Plain Dealer, August 28, 2010 11:38 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- On fourth-and-17 with 53 seconds left in a one-point game, Glenville High School quarterback Cardale Jones converted with a 31-yard pass.
On third-and-10 from the 15, Jones delivered another first-down throw.
On second-and-goal from the 2 with 11.9 seconds left, the 6-5, 225-pound Jones rolled around left end and bulled into the end zone to give the Tarblooders, ranked first by The Plain Dealer in Northeast Ohio and 22nd in the nation by USA Today, a 28-21 victory over No. 23 Indianapolis Warren Central on Saturday night.
"It was pressure, but it's a privilege to be pressured," said Jones, who completed 20 of 36 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns. "My coach put the game in my hands and that's what I want."