Milford defeated King Philip during the high school football game in Massachussetts on Friday. The Regional Warriors fumbled its attempt at a spike to stop the clock late in the fourth quarter.
Did you know that was possible?
Technically speaking, the high school football quarterback fumbled the snap. It was a brutal way to lose.
The Massachussetts high school football game went down to the wire.
Milford High School is located in Worcester County, Massachussetts— approximately 12 miles from the Rhode Island border. It enrolls ~1,300 students in Grades 9-12. King Philip Regional High School is located approximately 15 miles to the southeast, not too far from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. It enrolls ~1,110 students.
The latter traveled to the former on Friday. Both high school football programs compete in Division 3 of the MIAA.
The Hawks entered at 1-0, ranked No. 19 in the state. The Warriors entered at 0-1, ranked No. 5 in the state.
Those rankings are sure to flip in the coming days. Milford defeated King Philip by a final score of 23-20.
It was a back-and-forth battle in the first half.
The Hawks took a three-point lead on a 30-yard field goal with 1:53 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Stewart drills a 30yd field goal with 1:53 left to put Milford up 23-20 against KP. pic.twitter.com/t2QbtozwtZ
— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) September 19, 2026
The Warriors had less than two minutes to go the length of the field. They had a chance to win or to force overtime.
King Philip fumbled the spike and lost to Milford.
Starting quarterback Brody Zolak won a state championship at King Philip in 2023 and 2025. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound signal-caller is being recruited by schools like Boston College, UConn and Furman, among others. He can really spin it.
Unfortunately, Zolak could not get the job done on Friday. He led the Warriors in to opposing territory and connected with his wide receiver at the 25-yard-line with just under 30 seconds remaining. The clock continued to tick. The offense rushed to the line.
Zolak set up in formation to stop the clock with a spike. King Philip could either take a quick shot to the end zone on the next play or kick a field goal to force overtime. It never got the opportunity. A fumbled snap ended up in the arms of the Milton defense.
OH MY GOD…. Zolak fumbles the spike and Milford recovers… pardon my language here, I was in aw.
— Alex Agrella (@AlexAgrellaRB) September 19, 2026
Milford will win 23-20 pic.twitter.com/nhEbWOA85f
If the quarterback either drops or loses control of the snap before he attempts to spike it, the ball is considered live. The quarterback cannot pick it up and throw it straight down after the fumble. To do so would result in a penalty for intentional grounding rather than a legal clock-stopping spike. It did not matter anyway because the defense landed on the loose ball.
Game over. The Hawks defeated the Warriors for the first time since 2020.