The Texas City Stings beat Nederland 40-35 on Friday night at Bulldog Stadium. Nederland had taken a 35-34 lead with 1:03 left in the game.
Texas City got a kickoff return from Jhase Carraway that put the Stings deep in Nederland territory. Rashad Henry then scored on a 28-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds remaining.
Texas City led 13-2 early, but Nederland scored two unanswered touchdowns to take a 16-13 lead. Henry later ran in a short touchdown, and Texas City led 20-16 at halftime.
Texas City is now 7-2 overall and 4-1 in District 10-5A-II. The Stings close the regular season at 7 p.m. next Friday against Baytown Lee (2-7, 2-3) at Stingaree Stadium.