Sequoia and Leland squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Sequoia had to settle for second. They took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leland Chargers.
When it comes to explaining why Sequoia lost, don't look at Shawn Royer. Despite the final result, he threw for 275 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Jacob Gibson went supernova for Leland, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Gibson is becoming a predictor of Leland's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Sequoia's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Leland, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Sequoia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leland, they are taking a road trip to challenge Moreau Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Leland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
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