Etiwanda trailed by as many as 26 points in the second half, but the Eagles rallied and scored the final 21 points to capture the program’s first title in 32 years
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The Etiwanda football team needed several things to go its way to have a chance for a victory.
Etiwanda’s Jaden Landrum charges across the field during the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football championship game against St. Francis at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Etiwanda’s Dermaricus Davis hurls the ball as St. Francis’ Philip Ocon closes in during the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football championship game at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
St. Francis’ Drushun Phillips races across the field during the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football championship game against Etiwanda at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. St. Francis’ Jett McCullough and Philip Ocon react after their team lost to Etiwanda, 45-42, in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football championship game at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.
St. Francis’ Head Coach, Dean Herrington, accepts the runner-up trophy after his team lost, 45-42, to Etiwanda in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football championship game at Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. The stunning come-from-behind victory by the Eagles on Saturday brought the program its first section championship since 1990.
The defense needed to make a big play and that happened when Chauncey Davis jumped a route and intercepted a pass from Jacobs. Etiwanda cashed in the turnover when Dermaricus Davis threw a 7-yard touchdown to Jaymiere McDowell with 3:47 remaining. St. Francis had 77 seconds to work with at the end of the game. The Knights worked their way down to the Etiwanda 26-yard line but had to use their final timeout to stop the clock with 5.7 seconds remaining. Clint Geryak lined up a 43-yard field goal to try to send the game to overtime. Harrison wedged through the line and got a hand up to block the attempt by Geryak.
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