NIXA — After inauspiciously joining Nixa’s defense for the first time since his sophomore season two years ago, Eagles quarterback turned edge-rusher Adam McKnight made his presence felt on that side of the ball, as well.
McKnight sacked his counterpart, Ozark quarterback Caden O’Donnnell on the final play to preserve Nixa’s 34-27 Class 6 District 5 championship victory versus the Tigers on Friday.
Ozark reached the Eagles’ 21-yard line with :11 remaining when O’Donnell dropped back in the pocket and stepped toward the line of scrimmage, where he was sacked by McKnight before he could get a pass off…