By Tom Hendrickson
(Burbank) – The Bulldogs ensured a shot for a share of the Pacific League title with a win over beleaguered Crescenta Valley, 39-26.
Ulises Ochoa ran for scores of 54 and eight yards and Adam Colman threw for two touchdowns in the victory.
Burbank took a large lead before the end of the first half with Quortney Brazier the recipient of an 11 yard pass from Colman and Ryan Thanaratnam caught a 21-yard pass to give the Bulldogs a 21-point lead.
The Falcons tried to comeback in the second half on the shoulders of Paul Perugini who threw for a 10-yard pass to former quarterback Zac Wilkerson. The score cut the lead to 15 points with 4:54 remaining in the third quarter.
Ochoa would put the game away late in the third with an eight yard run with 2:21 remaining. The score was set up on a 46-yard pass from Colman to Jose Rodriguez to get Burbank to the eight-yard line.
Crescenta Valley would score the final 12 points to get within 13 late in the game. Kevin Fernandez scored from four-yards and Perugini added a late touchdown on a 25-yard run.
The showdown is now set for the Bulldogs who face Burroughs on Thursday evening.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | ||
| BURBANK | 7 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 39 | ||
| BURBANK | Adam Colman 1 run (Varaga Zeinali) | ||||||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | Pavle Atanackovic 34-yard Field Goal | ||||||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | Atankackovic 41-yard Field Goal | ||||||
| BURBANK | Daniel Buencamino 35-yard Interception return (kick fail) | ||||||
| BURBANK | Ulises Ochoa 54 run (kick fail) | ||||||
| BURBANK | Quortney Brazier 11 pass from Colman (Brazier run) | ||||||
| BURBANK | Ryan Thanaratnam 21 pass from Colman (kick block) | ||||||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | Zac Wilkerson 10 pass from Paul Perugini (Perugini run) | ||||||
| BURBANK | Ochoa 8 run (run fail) | ||||||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | Kevin Fernandez 4 run (pass fail) | ||||||
| CRESCENTA VALLEY | Perugini 25 run (pass fail) | ||||||
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