BY BRIAN GOSSET
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Andrew Johnson nailed a 31-yard field goal with one second on the clock and Guyer rallied to beat Byron Nelson 24-21 in their Class 6A D2 regional semifinal game.
Guyer (11-2) will play the winner of Southlake Carroll and Prosper, which went late Friday night, next week. Byron Nelson ends with a 10-3 record.
This is the sixth time in the past seven seasons that Guyer has reached the regional final.
Last season, they lost in the regional final 56-45 against Carroll.
Byron Nelson took a 7-0 lead on a 28-yard TD from Parker Almanza to Mahamadou Siby. Guyer tied it later in the first quarter on a TD run from star running back Kaedyn Cobbs.
The Bobcats led 14-7 at the intermission.
Guyer took a 21-14 lead at the end of the third quarter on touchdowns from Cobbs (1 yard run) and Tristan Shelton (30 yards from Carter Morgan).
Morgan rushed for 100 yards and Cobbs added 72 on 30 carries to lead Guyer.
Byron tied it early into the fourth on a 48-yard pass and catch from Almanza and Nolan Hawkins, who finished with 121 yards on eight catches.
It was an emotional season for Byron Nelson. The Bobcats were in the third round for just the fourth time in program history – but all coming in the past five seasons.
Byron came into the summer having lost its head coach, Travis Pride who died in May. He was the head coach for the Bobcats the previous nine years. He owned a 128-91 career record with 64 wins coming from Byron Nelson.
The Bobcats opened the season with a 30-7 win over Wolfforth Frenship.
