(Digital First Media/Rick Kauffman)
By Terry Toohey
Pottsgrove defensive tackle Michael Dickey was a little late getting to his spot as Interboro lined up for a two-point conversion attempt that would determine the District 1 Class 4A championship.
Usually, being tardy in such a crucial situation is disastrous.
It wasn’t.
Dickey, a 5-9, 230-pound junior, blew through an opening in the line and wrapped his arms around the legs of Chris Thomas to slow Interboro’s leading rusher long enough until help arrived to give the Falcons the stop they needed to secure their first district title with a 27-26 victory over the Bucs in overtime Friday night at the South Avenue Athletic Complex.
“I just did everything that I could,” Dickey said. “I stayed low, did what my coaches told me to do.”
