High school roundup: No. 6 Antelope holds off Cosumnes Oaks 35-34 (with video highlights)
Cosumnes Oaks’ two-point conversion pass attempt with six seconds remaining fell incomplete, and No. 6 Antelope recovered the ensuing onside kick to prevail 35-34 over the unranked Wolfpack in the Capital Valley Conference thriller Friday night in Antelope.
Austin Greer scored on a 3-yard run with six seconds to play, cutting the Titans’ lead to one point and threatening a dramatic comeback by Antelope (7-0, 4-0) .
Cosumnes Oaks (4-3, 2-2) led 21-7 at halftime on Greer’s 10-yard touchdown run and 18-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Pollard and Chase Nelson’s 4-yard touchdown run. A 65-yard touchdown run by Jacob Trach put the Wolfpack ahead 28-14 with 6:54 left in the third quarter before the Titans scored three consecutive touchdowns.
No. 2 Folsom 54, Nevada Union 7 in Grass Valley – Behind Sac-Joaquin Section passing leader Joe Curry, the Bulldogs (7-1, 4-0) coasted past the Miners (2-6, 0-4) to remain unbeaten in the Sierra Foothill League.
No. 3 Del Oro 26, No. 9 Rocklin 14 in Rocklin – Dalton Gee rushed for touchdowns of 10 yards and 1 yard, Stone Smartt had an 8-yard touchdown run, and Max Gallagher booted a 35-yard field goal as the Golden Eagles (7-1, 3-1) held off the Thunder (4-3, 1-2) in a Sierra Foothill League battle of neighboring rivals. Brenden Rakela rushed for 4- and 3-yard touchdowns in the second half for Rocklin (4-3, 1-2).
No. 4 Elk Grove 29, Pleasant Grove 7 at Sheldon HS – Zion Thomas rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns and Jayden Machado passed for 179 yards and two scores to help beat the Eagles (0-7, 0-4) and keep the Thundering Herd (6-1, 3-1) in a three-way tie for first place in the Delta League.
No. 10 Whitney 35, Oakmont 14 in Rocklin – Jake Cruz threw four touchdown passes as the Wildcats (6-1, 4-0) topped the Vikings (4-3, 1-3) in a Capital Valley Conference game. Jake Knapp threw two touchdown passes for Oakmont.
No. 20 Davis 26, No. 12 Franklin 21 at Cosumnes Oaks HS – John Lagattuta rushed for three touchdowns, including the game winner on a 22-yard read option with 33.2 seconds to play, to lead the Blue Devils (3-4, 3-1) to their third Delta League win over a ranked team. Franklin (4-3, 1-3) returned the kickoff to the Davis 13 with 15 seconds left but couldn’t punch it in. Taylor King had put Franklin up 21-20 with a 6-yard touchdown run with 10:15 to play. Tariq Glenn scored on a 72-yard touchdown pass and Jaylen Lampley had a 70-yard touchdown run for the Wildcats. Chris Johnson booted 32- and 29-yard field goals for Davis.
No. 13 Roseville 57, Bella Vista 0 in Fair Oaks – Brendan McMinn rushed for two touchdowns, scored on an 87-yard pass from Nick Martig and returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown and Jeriah Crawley returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown to lead the Tigers (6-1, 3-1) over the Broncos (0-7, 0-4) in a Capital Valley Conference game. Nick Gori also rushed for a 16-yard score and Jay Razzano ran for a 20-yard touchdown as the Tigers scored seven first-half touchdowns.
No. 16 Inderkum 32, Woodland 6 in Woodland – The Tigers (5-2, 4-0) jumped to a 22-6 halftime lead en route to a Tri-County Conference win over the Wolves (3-4, 0-3). A.T. Triana had Woodland’s touchdown.
No. 18 Christian Brothers 40, Rio Americano 7 at Hughes Stadium – Jamarri Jackson ran for touchdowns of 99 and 17 yards and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Vander Waal and Tyler Green returned an interception 60 yards to lead the Falcons (5-2, 2-0) past the Raiders (3-4, 0-2) in a Capital Athletic League game.
Bear River 27, Foothill 6 in Lake of the Pines – Peyton Turner rushed for touchdowns of 40 and 2 yards and Stephen Taylor caught a 27-yard touchdown pass as the Bruins (3-4, 1-1) topped the Mustangs (1-6, 0-2) in a Pioneer Valley League game.
Placer 16, Center 15 in Auburn – The Hillmen’s Devin Toste blocked Randy Dunn’s 36-yard field-goal attempt and the referee waived off a roughing-the-kicker penalty on the play with 2:41 to play as the Hillmen (3-4, 2-0) held off the Cougars (5-2, 1-1) in a Pioneer Valley League game. Blake Van Dyke booted a 32-yard field goal with 11:16 to play to put Placer ahead for good. Morgan Rein-Robinson rushed for two touchdowns for the Hillmen. Robbie Donnell had a 69-yard touchdown run for Center.
River Valley 51, Pioneer 6 in Yuba City – Dylan De La Vega ran for touchdowns of 65 and 4 yards and Dawson McPeak threw two touchdown passes, an 8-yarder to Clayton Chipcase and 17 yards to JoJo Penn, as the Falcons (3-4, 3-0) roared past the Patriots (2-5, 0-3) and remained unbeaten in Tri-County Conference play. Ryan Totman and Juan Anguiano also rushed for touchdowns and Enrique Carvajal booted a 23-yard field goal for River Valley.
Yuba City 30, River City 6 in Yuba City – Brenndon Shalowitz ran for touchdowns of 13 and 2 yards and Maddux Bebout made a dramatic 23-yard touchdown catch between two defenders as the Honkers (5-3, 3-1) defeated the Raiders (4-4, 2-2) in a Tri-County Conference game.
Del Campo 49, Ponderosa 7 in Fair Oaks – Greg Cabral rushed for three touchdowns and caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Dimino as the Cougars (3-4, 1-3) rolled past the Bruins (2-5, 0-2) in a Capital Valley Conference contest.
Marysville 42, Natomas 0 in Marysville – Chase Tarr threw three touchdown passes, two to Cornell Greenwood, and rushed for a score and homecoming king Ivan Gale recovered two fumbles to lead the Indians (6-2, 3-1) over the Nighthawks (3-4, 1-2) in a Golden Empire League game. Mikah Bernal rushed for a 29-yard touchdown and had a 6-yard touchdown catch.
Bradshaw Christian 20, Rio Vista 6 in Rio Vista – The Pride (8-0, 3-0) scored twice in the second half to defeat the Rams (5-2, 2-1) in a battle for first place in the Sierra Delta League.
Sutter 63, Gridley 0 in Gridley – Tyler Reynolds rushed for touchdowns of 24, 23 and 4 yards and threw touchdown passes of 48 yards to Ben Heuvelhorst and 9 yards to Ethan Mote as the Huskies (7-0, 2-0) topped the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-2) in a Northern Section Butte View League game. Bryce Kunkle rushed for 42- and 5-yard touchdowns for Sutter.
Burbank 54, McClatchy 6 at Burbank – Sophomore Taniela Fisilau scored a school-record six touchdowns, five in the first half, to power the Titans (4-3, 4-0) to their fourth consecutive victory in overwhelming the Lions (2-5, 2-2) in Metropolitan Conference play.
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This story was originally published October 15, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "High school roundup: No. 6 Antelope holds off Cosumnes Oaks 35-34 (with video highlights)."