2009
Washington High stuns Cal in final seconds
Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 05-09-2009
(from www.insidebayarea.com/high-school-sports/ci_13275290)
By Kyle Bonagura
Tri-Valley Herald/Valley Times
David Ross connected with Cedric Lousi for a 6-yard touchdown with 9.3 seconds left to give Washington High an upset 30-28 victory against host California on Friday.
The game-winning touchdown came after the Grizzlies scored 21-straight points to erase a 24-7 third-quarter deficit.
What a difference a year can make
The last time Washington walked off the field it was after a 41-0 loss to Cal in the first round of the 2008 North Coast Section Division I playoffs.
In Friday’s rematch, it was the Huskies who got off to a quick start and played mostly mistake-free football, while the Grizzlies struggled in the debut of first-year coach Eric Billeci.
Washington kicked off to open the game and the kick fell to the turf where the Huskies recovered and took over at the Cal 39-yard line. Five plays later, Tanner King scored from three yards out and the Huskies went on to control the rest of the first half, taking a 17-7 lead into the locker room.
After receiving the ball to start the second half, once again, Washington needed just five plays to score and did so on a 37-yard pass from Ross to Deandre Carter.
But with Reggie Davis inserted into the game on offense after playing just a few first-half plays on defense, the Grizzlies began to move the ball with ease. Davis ran for 34 yards the first time he touched the ball. He finished with 80 yards on 13 second-half carries.
Gio Javier scored on a pair of short touchdownruns before Cal quarterback Quinn Kaehler found Michael Smith from 18 yards out to put Cal up 28-24 with 6:17 left in the game.
Cal forced Washington to punt on its ensuing drive and took over with less than three minutes to play from its own nine. The Grizzlies came up a yard shy of a first down on third-and-two and punted the ball back to Washington, which took over at the Cal 34.
Ross threw a pair of incompletions, but found Carter for 23 yards on third down. After a five-yard run by King, Ross connected with Lousi for the win.
