Mound Showdown -- What was up with that last FG?

The very first bona fide news article posted at our new local-news site RoundTheMound, written by my new friend Greg Dykes, details an unusual ending to last week's Mound Showdown. With seconds to play, and Flower Mound HS safely ahead by 10 points, the Jaguars called timeout to put their field goal unit on the field. The 23-year try is good, and FMHS walks off the field with a 30-17 win.

So does anyone know why the Jags didn't run out the clock, opting instead to put 3 more points on the board? Was it to take a shot at their cross-town rivals, or was it to increase total points, helping them get closer to their playoff hopes?

Don't look now, but FMHS and Marcus are both 2-1 in district play and only a game behind district co-leaders Coppell and Hebron. Keep in mind also that four teams from each district make the playoffs this year. Up through last year, only the top three advanced.

By the way, Greg Dykes did a terrific job recapping last week's big game for the RoundTheMound audience.

UPDATE: My friend Keith Whitmire writes for the Dallas Morning News, and he posted a blog entry of his own regarding the end of the FM/Marcus game, which he covered for Saturday morning's paper. He doesn't offer definitive proof, but it seemed to himthat the last-second field goal (meaningless for the game at hand) wasn't anything more than a chance to put points on the board that may prove useful in a playoff tiebreaker down the road.