Thomas Copeland accomplished one of the vital fascinating catches of the highschool soccer season, the Nebraska athlete ripping the ball away from a defensive again that appeared to have an interception.
The catch was harking back to David Tyree’s catch in Tremendous Bowl XLII towards the New England Patriots. Late within the fourth quarter, the New York Giants large receiver caught an extended cross from quarterback Eli Manning, holding the ball towards his helmet to finish the catch.
It was the pivotal play for the Giants of their Tremendous Bowl upset of the Patriots. It’s thought-about one of many prime performs in NFL historical past.
Copeland did the reverse of that play, ripping a would-be interception off an opponent’s helmet for his personal large play.
Mockingly, Copeland performs for Parkview Christian (Lincoln, Nebraska). Why is that ironic? Their group identify is the Patriots.
The play got here on Friday when Copeland wrestled management of a ball that was pinned towards the defensive again’s facemask. Copeland’s physique management and power managed to jar the bar free earlier than the defensive again was in a position to land on the bottom.
🚨CATCH OF THE YEAR NOMINEE🚨
Parkview Christian’s Thomas Copeland goes over the defender ultimately zone and rips the ball away for a landing within the State Semifinals.@PCSPatriots @1011_News #nebpreps #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/IaP5htpViv
— Kevin Sjuts (@kevinsjuts) November 10, 2023
All of it occurred so quick for Copeland, making for an unbelievable landing catch for Parkview (and a few nice digicam work from 10/11 sports activities reporter Kevin Sjuts. It wasn’t sufficient, nevertheless, as Parkview fell within the playoffs at Hay Springs (Hay Springs, Nebraska) 65-41.
The Patriots concluded their season within the D6 District 1 (6 Man) Soccer with a file of 8-3.