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Dragon Football Playoff Vs. Urbandale Named 'Game of the Year'
The Dragon Football team recently received a special honor.
The Johnston Dragons Football team may not have earned a State Championship last year, but they did get something else.
The Dragons playoff game versus the Urbandale J-Hawks was named the "Game of the Year" in the 2012 Central Iowa Sports Awards.
The playoff game was definitely one for the memory.
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After two overtimes, the Dragons came up with a final touchdown to beat the J-Hawks, 58-55.
To start the second overtime, the J-Hawks scored a field goal moving the score to 55-52.
But Johnston was quick to answer with Marcus Montgomery scoring from 10 yards out to end the game.
The awards, sponsored by the Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Des Moines Area Sports Commisson, recognize the best athletes, teams and games of the year.
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