Jamire Calvin scored twice for Cathedral on two big plays
(Downey) – Cathderal blocked a field goal as time ran out to beat Downey 22-20 Friday night at Allen Layne Stadium to advance to the Southeast Division Semi Finals.
Downey got the ball back with just over six minutes left and drove all the way down to the Cathedral 12 yard line before being stopped on a fourth down. With two seconds left Viking kicker Noah Skobis booted it through the uprights as the clock hit zeroes. But the Phantom coaching staff was desperately calling for a timeout and it was granted and they lined up again. This time Terrance Simon busted through the line and blocked the attempt setting off a Cathedral celebration.
Jamire Calvin was the big play guy for the Phantoms returning a punt for 63 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter to give Cathedral a 9-7 lead. After Downey fumbled on its first series in the third quarter, Calvin raced past the Viking secondary on the first play from scrimmage and hauled in a 37-yard pass from Andrew Tovar to make it 16-7.
The Agony of Defeat
Daevon Vigilant was the workhorse for Downey scoring on an 11-yard run to answer Calvin’s score early in the third to cut the Phantom advantage to 16-14.
on the next possession, Arex Flemings caught a two-yard pass from Tovar for an eight point advantage. But the extra point attempt was blocked leaving Cathedral up 22-14 with 1:03 left in the third.
Early in the fourth quarter Asfunso Elam capped a 72-yard drive with a 13-yard sweep for a touchdown to cut the Cathedral lead to two. The Vikings two point conversion run was stopped and the Phantoms were still up two. It proved to be the final score.
*** Cathedral’s Tovar fumbled on the first series of the game at the Downey 37 to set up the Vikings first score. Emari Demercado went in from five-yards out five plays later for a 7-0 lead.
*** Ricardo Quintero kicked a 31-yard field goal later in the first for Cathedral to make it 7-3.
*** Calvin, who scored the next two touchdowns for Cathedral, had just two catches but accumulated 66 yards and a score.
*** Tovar completed 25 of 36 for 298 yards and two touchdowns.
*** Cathedral receiver Renard Bell caught six passes for 61 yards and Flemings hauled in seven for 75 yards and a score.
*** Vigilant had 28 carries for 144 yards and a touchdown to lead the Downey attack.
*** Downey’s Jalen Thompson had five catches for 105 yards.
*** Cathedral had two turnovers on the night and Downey had one.
*** Rafeeq Rahim threw for 192 yards for the Vikings with no interceptions.
*** Downey finished the season 7-5 overall. Cathedral, now 11-1, will host La Mirada next week in the semi finals.
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