5. Whiplash 2
On a field just five miles away from the original Whiplash, in the very same town, in the very same Southern Section Pac-5 Division of the playoffs, the home team
Norco (Calif.) hung on for a 71-70 win over
St. Bonaventure (Ventura). The game went to triple overtime and 43 points were scored after regulation. See the
Qwixcore scoring summary.
The game featured quite a battle of quarterbacks as Norco junior
Victor Viramontes accounted for 538 yards and eight touchdowns. St. Bonaventure quarterback
Ricky Town, who has committed to USC, threw for 374 yards and a school record six touchdowns, according to the Ventura County Star.
In the third overtime, St. Bonaventure scored a touchdown and went for two. It failed, On 3rd-and-goal from the 11, Viramontes found
Kenny Mattocks with the game-tying touchdown and
Wes Koerber kicked the extra point to end it. According to the
Riverside Press-Enterprise Viramontes indeed found Mattocks. The pass was actually intended for
Jordan Bogardus. Besides Viramontes' 345 yards rushing, teammate
Gaven Hughes rushed for 245 yards and two scores.
Now the two archrivals who combined for 138 points in first-round wins get to play each other, as Norco visits Centennial.
