Mandarin caps dramatic overtime win over St. Augustine with walk-off 2-point conversion, turns focus to playoffs

Mandarin closed the regular season with a big win — a 32-31 overtime victory against St. Augustine that ended on a walk-off, game-winning 2-point conversion.Senior running back Shaunqueze Foster took the final snap and powered in the deciding points, setting off a sideline and student section celebration and sending the Mustangs into an off week before the playoffs.A decision in the biggest momentAfter the teams traded touchdowns in overtime, Mandarin had a choice: kick the extra point and extend the game, or go for two and end it.“Originally, I was going to kick the ball, but one of the coaches asked what I thought about going for it,” Bullock said. “We had a timeout, so we talked it over.”Bullock said the plan was simple — put the ball in Foster’s hands.“He’s our workhorse, so you’ve got to put the ball in your best player’s hands and let him win or lose you the game,” Bullock said. “I told him he was going to get in, and he said, ‘I got you.’”Linebacker Jerel Stephens — one of Manda