There may be five regional teams competing for state championships on the field this Saturday, but the Bassick Lions are in a battle for a national title online.
This is one of 10 finalists in the State Farm Friday Night Feats video contest on YouTube. If the video of its last-second win over city rival Harding receives the most ratings, the Bassick football program will win the $15,000 grand prize.
Now the teams competing in CIAC finals on Saturday have to win on their own, but Bassick needs the public’s help. Please click on the below video (which will brink you to YouTube) and rate the video. Again, Bassick will win if it gets the most ratings.
Heck, it’s only going to take a minute out of your day, and will help your neighbor out.
Voting has begun, and runs through Dec. 10.
Here’s the press release that was issued Tuesday through PRNewswire.com:
State Farm today announced the 10 finalists of the Friday Night Feats high school football video contest on YouTube. The contest highlights the biggest moments from this year’s high school football season – big hits, Hail Marys, break-away runs and miracle finishes – as voted by the fans themselves. A panel of judges selected the finalists from the 51 videos fans voted as Zone winners. Viewers will choose the grand prize winner by voting for their favorite video on YouTube between Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.
“The Friday Night Feats contest has captured some of the biggest moments in high school football – from early season match-ups all the way through the playoffs,” said Hall of Fame lineman and Friday Night Feats judge Anthony Munoz. “State Farm is excited to be there for the all of the schools who have participated this year. Now it is the fans’ turn to be there for their schools as they vie for the grand prize of $15,000.”
Friday Night Feats Finalists
- Summerville High School (Summerville, SC) – “SHS Football #3 Safety Punt Return”
- Roland High School (Roland, OK) – “Air Ranger”
- Broken Arrow High School (Broken Arrow, OK) – “2009 Friday Night Feats – Ronnie Price Broken Arrow High School – Hurdles Over Defender”
- Mountain View High School (Mesa, AZ) – “MV Bounce Pass”
- Mount Mansfield Union High School (Jericho, VT) – “Greatest or Worst play in football history depending on your side”
- Bassick High School (Bridgeport, CT) – “The Final Play”
- Gray’s Creek High School (Hope Mills, NC) – “Gray’s Creek Bears – Devonte Cooley LEAP”
- High School (DeLand, FL) – “Deland Bulldogs Shontrelle Johnson TD run vs Wekiva Mustangs”
- Bastrop High School (Bastrop, TX) – “Bastrop’s Josiah Monroe to Auston Shipley”
- Rockdale High School (Rockdale, TX) – “Rockdale Tiger Football – Sanders to Wright Hail Mary 2009″
Joining Munoz on the Friday Night Feats judging panel were Scout.com Recruiting Experts Scott Kennedy, Steve Robertson and Brandon Huffman, as well as Kid Reporter Daniel Radov from SIKids.com. The panel determined the national finalists based on the “wow” factor, athleticism, impact of the play, and creativity of the video, which included the title and brief description of the play.
Now it is the fans’ turn to vote with winners announced on Dec. 14. The grand prize is $15,000 with $10,000 for first place and $5,000 for second place. State Farm will have awarded almost to $160,000 to schools during the Friday Night Feats contest this year.
To view contest information and contest rules visit www.FridayNightFeats.com. To see the finalist videos and all of the others submitted this year, visit the State Farm Friday Night Feats contest on YouTube at www.youtube.com/fridaynightfeats.
