With the Cyclones trailing 13-7 with 2:13 left in the game, Pat Shelton knocked the ball away from the Sailor quarterback Chris Kleiman and Don Klitgaard picked up the ball and took it 65 yards for an eventual game-winning touchdown. Mike O'Brien iced the game with an interception to give Harlan its third straight state championship. Brad Svendsen hit Gene Gettys Jr. with a second quarter touchdown pass for the other Cyclone score.
