From the Vault: Sneed pick 6
9/27/2018 4:32:00 PM | Football, Bearkat Sports Network
For our From the Vault feature, we are going to have 10 days of features heading into next week's Battle of the Piney Woods game as we take a look at 10 key moments in the history of the rivalry, which the Kats currently hold a seven game win streak over the Lumberjacks.
The 2012 game at NRG Stadium was one for the ages. The Bearkat opened up a big second-half lead and held on for a 51-43 victory.
After a 22-yard field goal, Sam Houston was within 14-13, but Stephen F. Austin began to respond and churned down the field. Late in the second quarter, the Lumberjacks converted a fourth-and-6 from the SHSU 34 with a 23-yard completion and were knocking on the door. The Bearkats defense was backed up against its own goal line and knew it needed to make a play before Stephen F. Austin would go back up by a touchdown.
That's when Sneed made the game-breaking play that gave Sam Houston a lead it wouldn't relinquish.Sneed broke free from his assignment on an out route, intercepting the pass and returning it 92 yards for a touchdown. The pick-6 set a school record for the longest interception return for a touchdown.
"You could feel the momentum shift back to our side. Credit to the offense, they went out there and they pushed hard," Sneed told reporters after the game. "It was good overall for the team."It was all history from that point on as the Bearkats built a huge enough lead they could hold onto until the end.
This year's game will kickoff at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6. To purchase tickets visit www.gobearkats.com/pineywoods
