October 24, 2018
Flipping out! Coin flip could decide conference
By DON REBEL
For the MV Independent
Where are you Phil Luckett? The former NFL referee known for the infamous overtime coin flip on Thanksgiving Day in 1998 between the Steelers and Lions will likely not be there to flip any coins in Green Tree, but it does look like for the first time in Tim O’Malley’s tenure as WPIAL executive director that a coin flip will be needed for tiebreaker purposes for the district playoffs.
The last time the WPIAL needed to flip a coin to break a tie was in 2002.
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