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Locked in man-to-man coverage with Ta’Ron West in the back of the end zone and another receiver — completely unmarked — running underneath, Brown had to make a decision: Stay with West, who had wrestled the ball away from him for Southwestern’s first score, or step up to take the other man.“I saw him for a split second, but I was mostly looking at the quarterback,” Brown said of the unmarked receiver. “I saw his arm go up and I just reacted to the ball.”Southwestern quarterback Braden Smith appeared to overthrow the underneath receiver and Brown stepped in front of West and picked off the pass in the end zone. Brown said he had been waiting to make a play after West’s leaping grab earlier in the game.“I had to,” he said. “Usually coach tells us not to think about it, but that’s the first thing you think about when they say that. You know you have to make up for it.”The Spires gained four yards on two plays to start their overtime possession, then elected to give the ball to Butala.Ryan Jacobsen’s snap was perfect, Jay Osborne spotted the ball and Butala’s kick split the uprights for the victory. - more available