CAMAS – There are video games which can be so good, so otherworldly and so indescribably wonderful that the assertion “it’s a shame someone had to lose” is usually used.
The Life Christian Academy/Seton Catholic 1A quarterfinal contest was a kind of video games, and the Cougars didn’t lose.
Senior working again Jacob Williams’ 1 yard run with 43 seconds left, and the next further level by junior placekicker Dalton Woods, lifted the Seton Catholic Cougars to a 42-41 win at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas, and it was one Williams gained’t overlook anytime quickly.
“That was probably the most fun I’ve ever had in my entire football career,” Williams stated. “It was back-and-forth, we were down but we pulled through it. That game was why you play football.”
With the victory, Seton Catholic advances to the state semifinals for the second straight season and can tackle Montesano, most certainly on Saturday afternoon at McKenzie Stadium.
Life Christian Academy took a 41-35 lead with 2:38 remaining. However two errors by the Eagles, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty which pushed the conversion try again to the 17-yard line (Life Christian Academy went for 2 factors on the conversion and didn’t convert), and kicking the ball out of bounds on the following kickoff, opened the door that a lot additional for a Seton Catholic comeback. And the Cougars would find yourself kicking that door down.
Senior Joe Callerame returned the following kickoff to the Life Christian 29-yard line, and three performs later swooped across the left aspect for a 15-yard run to deliver the ball all the way down to the one-yard line establishing Williams’ landing.
“That’s what football is all about…you just have to have faith in your brothers and have faith in your team that you know you’re going to win that game and you just have to show it,” Callerame stated.
The Cougars overcame an excellent second-half efficiency by Life Christian Academy junior quarterback Jabez Boyd. Boyd accomplished his first 11 passes within the second half and ended up throwing for 189 of his 276 yards passing within the sport’s final two quarters. He threw two touchdowns and added a dashing landing as properly within the second half.
“It’s impressive what he can do…he’s a great player,” junior Teddy Wieczorek stated of Boyd.
Seton Catholic recorded its eleventh victory in a row, and it is perhaps one thing apart from blocking and tackling which takes them to the state title sport.
“We just need to keep playing for the name on the front of our jerseys, not our own name,” junior Xaveir Crank stated. “It’s not just about you, it’s about everybody.”