Wide receiver Brent Leonard caught a 70-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter from quarterback Kolton Browning, giving his Gold team the 21-14 victory and bragging rights for the annual Maroon and Gold game.

“I just ran a double move and got the safety to bite,” Leonard said. “It was all good from there.”

Leonard along with Browning sat out the first three quarters of the game, but still made his presence felt on the field. He said he came in a little tight, but that didn’t stop him from making the big play of the day.

The Gold team led through the first three quarters, but the competitive level between both Warhawk teams was incredibly high.

“It’s not always going to be clean, but it will be competitive,” head coach Todd Berry said. “Every time we have done this, it has been a high energy and high competitive game.”

The Maroon team wasn’t able to score until the fourth quarter, when they tied the game at 14 after an interception returned for touchdown by defensive end Darius Lively.

With the game tied, the players’ intensity rose higher and tempers began to flare. Linebacker Austin Moss showed he has a big chip on his shoulder and will do anything to purge it.

“Austin has shown a tremendous side to him,” Berry said. “I knew this is what we would get out of him.”

Moss and Browning got into a brief shoving competition on the field, but Berry said he is sure there are no real issues between the two.

“This is a physical and emotional game,” Berry said. “Guys are going to disagree at times, which is part of the game. But I guarantee they have already shook it up.”