Welcome to Division 1, Sierra Canyon.
The Trailblazers came upon there are not any straightforward video games competing on the Southern Part’s highest stage, however they proved as much as the problem with a 37-20 quarterfinal win towards Santa Margarita on Friday night time in Chatsworth.
Sierra Canyon almost noticed a 21-point lead disappear however security Ruben Gamboa dove to knock away a fourth-down go on the purpose line to maintain the Trailblazers forward with 2:40 left within the third quarter and Terrell Cooks capped the following drive with a four-yard run to extend the margin to 27-14 early within the fourth quarter.
Sierra Canyon, a six-time Southern Part champion and final 12 months’s Division 2 winner, iced its first Division 1 playoff win on Dane Dunn’s 10-yard run with three minutes left. Marquis Gallegos arrange the rating with a 15-yard interception return.
“They’re a fantastic opponent with nice gamers and nice will so we needed to reply,” Dunn stated. “We are able to’t rejoice within the first half as a result of nothing’s completed but.”
Cooks scored on a 28-yard run to make it 7-0, quarterback Wyatt Becker threw a 48-yard scoring go to Jae’on Younger and Dunn added a three-yard landing run to make it 21-0 with lower than 10 minutes gone.
Sierra Canyon quarterback Wyatt Becker throws a go from the pocket as three Santa Margarita defenders stress him on Friday night time.
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Kyle Brody caught a 10-yard landing go from John Gazzaniga to get Santa Margarita (5-6) on the scoreboard early within the second quarter. The Eagles recovered an onside kick to start the second half and was compelled to punt, but it surely was muffed and so they bought the ball again on the eight-yard line.
Trent Mosely scored from the wildcat formation on the subsequent play to drag the guests inside 21-14. His interception on Sierra Canyon’s subsequent collection allowed Santa Margarita to drive to the Sierra Canyon 12 earlier than the Trailblazers’ protection held.
Santa Margarita had one other likelihood to drag to inside a rating however on fourth and purpose on the one-yard line, Mosely took a direct snap, reduce to his left and tried to achieve the ball over the purpose line, however he got here up a foot quick, leaving the rating at 27-14 with 7:39 left.
Sierra Canyon marched to the Santa Margarita 13 on its ensuing drive and Ashton Zamani kicked a 30-yard discipline purpose to make it 30-14 with 3:22 left within the recreation.
Gazzaniga accomplished 17 of 34 passes for 240 yards and scored the sport’s closing landing on a 24-yard run with 36 seconds left.
Becker threw for 255 yards, Cooks ran for 117 yards in 11 carries and Dunn rushed 14 occasions for 97 yards for Sierra Canyon.
It was Sierra Canyon’s third victory over a Trinity League group this season. The Mission League champion Trailblazers (11-0) opened the season with a 9-7 win towards JSerra and beat Orange Lutheran 40-6 in September. Now they face the final word check — a semifinal showdown with No. 2 Mater Dei.
Sierra Canyon’s 6-foot-9, 320-pound offensive sort out Ashdon Wnetrzak was disqualifed for throwing a punch with 6:30 remaining within the first half.
“You probably did a heck of a job answering once they got here again,” Sierra Canyon coach Jon Ellinghouse informed his group after recording his a hundred and seventieth win in 17 seasons on the college. “Hats off to the protection. I consider in you. We’ve bought to have one other nice week run apply.”
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