High Plains falls short in second playoff squeaker

Storm unable to answer late score in 32-20 defeat

High Plains and Overton played physical Friday night with plenty of crashing hits and big plays. Above, HPC’s front line of Carter Urkoski (33), Caleb Sharman (90) and Kaden Rieken (90) setting up the run block.
High Plains and Overton played physical Friday night with plenty of crashing hits and big plays. Above, HPC’s front line of Carter Urkoski (33), Caleb Sharman (90) and Kaden Rieken (90) setting up the run block.

Nine High Plains seniors slowly walked off the gridiron one final time through a double file line of teammates after a gutty team effort. The emotion was palpable after HPC fell a couple plays short in Overton Friday, falling 32-20 in the second round of the D2 playoffs, ending its season with a 7-3 record. High Plains coach Greg Wood was disappointed following the game, but only with the end resu…