The situation was certainly dire for the New Canaan Rams as they faced a 13-point deficit to Greenwich, on the road, in a hostile environment at Cardinal Stadium and with fewer than nine minutes remaining on the clock.

But while the hometown crowd was celebrating what looked like a sure victory, the Rams’ bench was surprisingly confident.

“If you came up and down our sidelines, all you heard was ‘We will win this football game. We are going to win this football game.’” quarterback Turner Baty said. “I don’t think there was any doubt in our minds. We were praying a lot, but we knew we could do it. It was just unbelievable.”

The confidence proved to be well-founded.