▁Smith ▁( Bro ok lyn , ▁NY ) ▁dove ▁into ▁the ▁end - zone ▁to ▁finally ▁put ▁Bry ant ▁on ▁the ▁score board . ▁ ▁I ona ▁would ▁maintain ▁the ▁lead ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁point ▁after ▁attempt ▁was ▁wide , ▁keeping ▁Ga els ▁in ▁front ▁ 7 - 6 . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁scoring ▁drive ▁was ▁just ▁what ▁the ▁team ▁needed . ▁Chris ▁Bird ' s ▁( Mon ument ▁Beach , ▁MA ) ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁at oned ▁for ▁the ▁missed ▁extra ▁point ▁try ▁and ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁had ▁their ▁first ▁lead ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁ 9 - 7 ▁with ▁ 4 : 2 4 ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁third . ▁ ▁Still ▁within ▁striking ▁distance , ▁the ▁Ga els ▁continued ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁ball ▁well ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁arm ▁of ▁Warren ▁Smith ▁and ▁the ▁play ▁of ▁M astr ino . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁key ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁came ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁with ▁the ▁Ga els ▁driving ▁deep ▁into ▁Bry ant ▁territory . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ball ▁on ▁the ▁Bry ant ▁ 2 5 , ▁and ▁I ona ▁facing ▁a ▁fourth - and - three , ▁Att le bor o ' s ▁Don ▁Smith ▁press ured ▁Warren ▁Smith ▁to ▁sc ram ble ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁pocket ▁and ▁throw ▁an ▁incomplete ▁pass ▁with ▁Andre ▁Why te ▁( Ben ning ton , ▁V t .) ▁covering . ▁ ▁T aking ▁over ▁on ▁down s , ▁Gam ble ▁broke ▁through ▁the ▁line ▁on ▁Bry ant ' s ▁very