ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Even though
Orange Glen (Escondido, Calif.) couldn't stop
Valley Center (Calif.), it did manage to squeak out the 42-38 victory.
After trailing 28-7 at the half, the Jaguars went ahead on a
Austin Early touchdown pass to
Abdel Elbakkali with less than a minute remaining in the fourth.
Orange Glen saw its 21-point halftime lead fall to 11 entering the fourth.
OG didn't take the lead for good until the the fourth quarter when Early thew a touchdown to Elbakkali.
The Escondido school's most effective player was
Roger Rickman. The freshman running back ran for two touchdowns and caught one touchdown.
Austin Bernard made a difference for Valley Center. The junior running back ran for three touchdowns.
The victory is a complete turnaround from last season's game between these two teams, which VC took, 35-7.
The win was a nice bounce back for the Patriots, which lost to Del Norte last week, 25-20.
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