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By no means cease combating.
That was the Ventura soccer group’s mindset Friday evening at Fullerton Excessive.
The Cougars drove 99 yards in eight performs and scored on a 12-yard move from Derek Garcia to Tristan Phillips on fourth and aim to drag inside a landing with 2:40 left, however San Francisco St. Ignatius Faculty Prep recovered the following onside kick and gained a primary all the way down to run out the clock and hold on for a 42-35 victory within the CIF state Division 3-AA bowl recreation.
“You’re true opponents,” Derek’s father and head coach Tim Garcia advised his dejected gamers minutes later. “We fought, stored combating, simply got here up slightly quick, however let’s not overlook what you guys achieved. You gained the Channel League, you gained CIF, you gained regionals and are state runner-up.”
Ventura defenders Nathan Radwich and Tristan Phillips sort out San Francisco St. Ignatius Faculty Prep receiver Ty Hicks within the first half Friday.
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Garcia, who’s headed for Nevada Las Vegas, entered the sport having thrown for 3,369 yards, 36 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He added to that spectacular complete by finishing 15 of 26 passes for 208 yards and two scores.
James Watson had 10 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns and Western Colorado-bound receiver Jack Cunningham, who entered with a Ventura Nation document 116 catches for two,041 yards and 26 touchdowns, had seven catches for 67 yards.
St. Ignatius (9-6) completed the season on a seven-game profitable streak thanks largely to senior quarterback Caedon Afsharipour, who threw a landing move and ran for the profitable rating.
The Cougars (13-3) had their 10-game profitable streak snapped. The lead modified fingers 5 occasions within the first half.
Ventura quarterback Derek Garcia passes in opposition to St. Ignatius Faculty Prep on Friday evening.
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James Watson scored on runs of 13 and 31 yards on consecutive drives to offer Ventura its first lead, 14-7, with 2:33 left within the first quarter.
Steve Malone broke unfastened for a 44-yard landing on the primary play of the second quarter and scored on a 27-yard run to place the Wildcats up 20-14, however the further level was blocked.
Tristan Savage’s one-yard run capped an eight-play, 69-yard drive that put Ventura again on prime, 21-20, however St. Ignatius answered on a 61-yard landing run by Luke Tribolet and a two-point move from Afsharipour to Hawkes Packard to take a 28-21 lead into halftime.
Packard caught a 65-yard landing move to increase the North area winners’ result in 35-21 on the primary play of the second half.
Garcia hit Cunningham in stride for a 31-yard landing to drag the Cougars inside 35-28 on the 3:49 mark of the third quarter. Nonetheless, Afsharipour’s 27-yard landing scamper pushed the Wildcats’ lead again to 2 scores early within the fourth quarter.
“We’ve performed it earlier than a pair occasions this season … we’ve battled again and are available out on prime,” Derek Garcia mentioned as actuality set in that his highschool profession was over. “I attempted to remain within the current. I’m performed being a Ventura Cougar, however now I stay up for the subsequent chapter.”
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