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It was just a preseason game, but it was historic nonetheless for one Florida high school.

With time ticking down in the fourth quarter of its game against Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge, Plantation (Fla.) South Plantation put its third-string quarterback in to finish the game. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Except the quarterback was a she.

Erin DiMeglio completed two passes during her performance in the final 10 minutes of the game. According to the Sun Sentinel, it is believed that if DiMeglio were to see action during a regular-season game, she’d be the first that anyone could remember doing so in the state of Florida.

A 17-year-old senior, she’s more recognized on the basketball court than the football field. But her flag football coach (girls flag football is a recognized spring sport in Florida) asked her to help with boys varsity practices.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

“I think (colleges) will see that I can play all sports,” DiMeglio told the Sun Sentinel. “Maybe being different will help. They’ll remember me as the girl that plays football.”

Everything’s Bigger in Texas

It’s not a joke – Texas high school football is a big deal.

It’s the home to the brand-new, $60 million Allen (Texas) High stadium that seats 18,000.

And now it’s also home to this – quite possibly the largest video board at a high school stadium in the nation.

Carthage (Texas) High installed the 1,200 square foot, high resolution screen at a cost of $750,000.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a spokesperson for the company that installed the scoreboard says it’s the largest for any high school stadium in the country.

And taxpayers approved the bond to pay for it.

“We earned it,” Jarod Blissett, a Carthage quarterback, told the WSJ. “We won three state championships. Not many people can say they’ve done that.”

A Stinky Situation

The game should have been remembered for its remarkable comeback.

After trailing at the half, 27-7, Booneville (Miss.) High rallied to defeat Baldwyn (Miss.) High, 28-27.

But, no, the game will likely be remembered for years because of something it didn’t want on the field.

A skunk.

The skunk wandered onto the field in the fourth quarter and eventually made its way to the Baldwyn sideline, causing more than one lineman to run away scared and cheerleaders to squeal in nervousness.

And it was the skunk – not the come-from-behind win – that landed this video on national television in the days after it happened.

Statistically Speaking

Low-scoring rivalry: It’s one of the best rivalry games in all of high school football – Tulsa (Okla.) Union vs. Jenks (Okla.) High. The two teams have combined to win the last 16 consecutive state titles in their respective classification. The rivalry has included games with remarkable comebacks and high-scoring affairs. (In fact, The Oklahoman predicted the final score to be 34-28, Union.) But on Friday night, it was anything but that, as Union edged Jenks, 14-7. According to the Tulsa World, it’s the lowest scoring meeting between the two teams since 2006 – when the seniors on this year’s team were in just sixth grade.

Only one passing attempt: If you have something that works, you stick with it, right? That’s apparently the philosophy at Naperville (Ill.) North, where the team had just one passing attempt in the entire game – and it was negated by a penalty. According to the Chicago Tribune, North used eight different players to run 79 times for 367 yards of offense. The result was a North win, 24-20, over Harvey (Ill.) Thornton.

Still haven’t allowed a point: They’ve played three games already this season, but the boys from Brigham City (Utah) Box Elder have yet to surrender a point. After defeating rival Garland (Utah) Bear River on Friday night, 49-0, Box Elder has outscored its opponents, 109-0. According to the Deseret News, the Bees allowed just over 100 yards offense in its most recent win.

On the road: If you wanted to watch a high school football game at home in Wood County, W.Va., this weekend, you were just plain out of luck. According to the News and Sentinel, all four of the county’s football teams – Parkersburg, Parkersburg South, Parkersburg Catholic and Williamstown – played road games this weekend.

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