BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- UNA's Rod Woodson dropped Miles College running back Jordan Lewis one foot from the goal line on a two-point conversion with just 15 seconds remaining Sunday night to halt a dramatic Miles comeback and give his team a 31-30 win in the Labor Day Golden Classic at Legion Field.
It was a triumphant return to North Alabama for head coach Bobby Wallace, but it was a victory that in the second half may have had him pondering if he should have stayed retired. A game that had been a 24-7 yawner at halftime indeed turned into a classic.
Miles had battled back to tie the game 24-24 with 3:09 remaining when Patton Chambers kicked a 29-yard field goal, but the comeback finally awakened the visitors. UNA quarterback Chris Alexander led his team on a 14-play drive that ended when he tossed a 40-yard scoring strike to Brian Southerland with 1:05 left in the game.
Miles wasn't finished, however. Quarterback David Thomas hit passes of 22, 11, 13 and 13 yards to get his team in scoring range. Thomas hit Lonnie Outlaw on a 19-yard scoring strike with 15 seconds left to put Miles within a point.
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