Bryan Salinas gets some tough yards in the win over the Colts
(Covina) – Nothview rallied from a 28-7 second quarter deficit to beat Covina 31-28 Thursday night at Covina District Field.
The Vikings scored the last 24 points of the game and shut out Covina in the second half. A 39 yard touchdown reception by Pernell Smalley with 6:29 left in the second quarter was the last time the Colts scored.
***Just 21 seconds after Smalley scored, Nicholas Ybarra caught a pass from Peter VanDerEb, cut across the field and rumbled 62 yards for a touchdown to jump start the Vikes rally.
***Northview scored on the opening possession of the third quarter on a 12 yard run by Ybarra to cap a 73-yard, ten play drive.
***A Smalley fumble led to Northview’s next score. The Vikes recovered at their own 46 and turned it into a 23-yard Andres Fernandes field goal to cut it to 28-24 on the first play of the fourth quarrter.
***A shanked Covina punt set up Northview’s go ahead score. After setting up at the 50, the Vikings needed just four plays to take the lead. VanDerEb found Jared D Brito for a 25 yard pass play with eight minutes left.
***On a fourth and nine Colt quarterback Darren Torres was stopped one yard short on a scramble with 42 seconds left to seal it for Northview.
***Smalley was huge for Covina carrying the ball 13 times for 150 yards and a touchdown and hauling in four receptions for 50 yards and a score. He had a 63 yard TD jaunt in the second to give Covina a 14-7 advantage.
***Torres had 14 carries for 69 yards and scored Covina’s first touchdown.
***The Vikes got on the board first on a nine-yard run by Damian Lavin.
***An interception by Eric Williams set up a 14 yard touchdown pass from Torres to Christian Padilla for a 21-7 lead early in the second.
***Bryan Salinas rushed for 157 yards on 12 carries for Northview. His 51 yard run in the fourth set up Fernandes 23 yard field goal.
***“I knew we could come back but I was definitley concerned when we were down 28-7. I think early in the game we were dwelling on the San Dimas game a little bit,” said Northview Coach Marcel Perez.
***Ybarra had 10 carries for 74 yards and a touchdown for Northview to go along with the 62-yard TD catch.
***Northview improves to 5-1 overall, (1-1 in the Valle Vista) while Covina drops to 2-4, 0-2 in league.
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