CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS — Spa coach Walt Nottingham asked his players: “Six or three points?”

By a unanimous vote, the Blue Devils — without hesitation — answered back, “Six.”

By agreeing with his players, Nottingham & Co. are now making a strong case for the District 10 playoffs.

Instead of attempting a field goal for a possible tie, Nottingham called junior running back Corey Dunton’s number and the Spa standout found the end zone from one yard out as the Blue Devils knocked off Iroquois, 27-24 in a Region 2 triple-overtime thriller Friday night at Baird Field.

With the emotional win, the Spa (6-3, 5-2) took over third place solely in Region 2 — one game ahead of the Braves. Mercyhurst Prep currently leads with a 7-0 record and Union City is second with a 7-1 mark.

“I am extremely proud of my players ... it was a big win,” said Nottingham. “It was a great game, both teams battled to the end.”

In the third overtime, Iroquois had the ball first, but the Braves failed to gain any yards as fullback Kevin Eyerly was stopped for no gain on first down and quarterback Alex Tombaugh threw two incompletions.

Decision time for Iroquois coach Gerard Drozdowski: the Braves’ boss opted for the field goal. Jimmy Henry’s 26-yarder barely made it over the crossbar.

On the Spa’s ensuing possession, quarterback Stephen Kargol — fighting off three would-be tacklers — gained five yards around the right end on first down. On third-and-five, junior running back Jay Felton took a pitch from Kargol and gained four yards.

Now, the coaching roles were reversed: decision time for Nottinghm. He called his players to the sideline and they had an intense chit-chat.

“I asked them what they wanted to do ... six or three points. All of the players said six and I agreed.”

Busting off right tackle, Dunton plowed into the end zone with the game-winning touchdown.

The end of a classic game.

The game started off somewhat shaky for the Spa.

Fueled by running back Parrish Brown’s 16- and 21-yard runs, Iroquois marched 58 yards on only six plays on its first possession to take a 7-0 lead as Jake Szoszorek bulldozed in from one yard out.