Man, I thought I was going to make it through unscathed Friday night. There were some drizzles early but my thinking was like Bill Murray’s character Carl Spackler in Caddyshack “I don’t think the heavy stuff will come down for quite awhile.”
Whoops! Missed it by that much. In the fourth quarter it came. Not at first…at first it was just a steady drizzle, but as the fourth quarter moved along the rain increased and indeed the heavy stuff came.
So of course Bell Gardens scores to tie the game at 28 with just over six minutes left and of course Montebello is unable to move the ball into scoring position and of course we’re going to overtime.
By now the rain was coming down in sheets and I was looking for the first available easy-up. I didn’t have an umbrella, (I don’t believe in them) but I’m not opposed to taking cover to avoid my all of my hard work from the previous two hours on my clipboard being destroyed by a relentless downpour.
So I joined a group of Montebello fans and huddled under an accommodating easy-up to finish the game.
It wasn’t long before Oiler kicker Enrique Lozano, who is getting Division 1 looks, slammed one through the uprights from 35 yards out to give Montebello a 31-28 victory. I am truly grateful to Lozano for putting an end to my pain and suffering and to the Montebello faithful for allowing me refuge and out of the eye of the storm.
Lozano booted a 51 yarder for the Oilers’ first points with plenty of room to spare and calmly nailed the game winner as the rain was pelting down on him. Lozano, could end up wearing Cardinal and Gold in the future. One of the D-1 schools looking at him is USC.
Good line from Montebello HC Pete Gonzalez after his team was penalized after a sack of the quarterback in what looked like a clean play. “You guys got a penalty for hard tackling! Hard tackling is a penalty!” he yelled at his sideline within earshot of the officials.
He had a point though. The tackle looked perfectly legitimate. And the excessive celebration penalties are getting…well…excessive as well. Did you know that Cantwell was penalized Friday night for a chest bump? Did you know that Temple City was penalized a few years ago for running down the field with their hands in the air in celebration of a return for a touchdown? What’s next? No high fives? Will clapping be allowed? How about a coach shouting “Good job kid! Way to go!” Is that a 15-yarder?
Yes I botched the Keppel prediction. Hey what can I say? I drank the Keppel cool aid. I was suffering from Aztec fever. I thought the Aztecs would stomp on San Gabriel like a bug. But it does make one wonder? If not now, when will Keppel win a league game?
I don’t know why El Rancho is taking so much heat because the Dons are legit. Eliminated first round? No way. Also why are people still hating on Crescenta Valley? What else does CV need to do? The Falcons beat everybody on their schedule. Maybe they should be penalized for excessive winning.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.
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