ANDERSON — The rain never stopped Friday night at Machholtz Stadium.

Neither did the Highland football team.

T.J. Scott’s extra point at the end of the second overtime gave the Scots a 21-20 victory against Mount Vernon and a ticket to next week’s sectional title game at New Palestine.

“I’m so proud of these guys,” Scott said, beaming despite the weather. “This is incredible.”

Scott was a captain on Highland’s boys soccer team this season. He was named to academic all-state team in that sport, and he’s one of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes leaders.

In fact, he was one of the speakers at the FCA’s recent Fields of Faith event in Muncie.

The wet and windy conditions were far from ideal for a kicker Friday night.

Mount Vernon failed to connect on three kick attempts to win or extend the game in the fourth quarter and overtime sessions.

Following Isaiah Johnson’s one-yard touchdown plunge in the second OT -- his second score of the game to go with 109 rushing yards, Scott calmly paced off his attempt.

He put his head down, turned his eyes to the goalposts and kicked the ball high and hard through the middle of the goalposts.

“I had a great hold; I had a great snap,” Scott said. “I’ve got a pretty easy job compared to them. I was just happy to get the opportunity and make the most of it.”

Scott’s point-after try concluded the best football game in Madison County this fall.

Mount Vernon fullback Trey Ross rushed for 206 yards and two scores, and the Marauders led 14-7 when they took possession at their own 18-yard line with 4:03 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Ross put Mount Vernon on the board first with a 17-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.

Highland’s Derrick Hill answered just before the half. Quarterback Brad Kindred threw a high pass toward the middle of the field where he thought only Hill could get to it.