By Tony Solorzano<\/p>\n
(Bellflower) – Four touchdowns from O.J. Medina powered La Serna to a<\/p>\n
47-34 upset over Mayfair to open the first round of the CIF southern<\/p>\n
Section Southeast Division playoffs Friday night at Ron Yary Stadium.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It was a tale of two halves as the 21-17 halftime lead by the Monsoons<\/p>\n
(7-4) evaporated as the Lancers (8-2) outscored them 30-13 thanks to<\/p>\n
another stellar performance from quarterback Frankie Palmer.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The fireworks erupted late in the first half as the Monsoons erased an<\/p>\n
early 3-0 Lancer lead with two touchdowns in the last minute of the<\/p>\n
quarter. Monsoon junior quarterback Christian Woo first punched in a<\/p>\n
one-yard score with 52 seconds left in the quarter, then after<\/p>\n
recovering a Lancer fumble on the 25 yard line, Woo hit Keenan Wright<\/p>\n
for a 24-yard score with nine seconds left.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The early part of the second quarter saw the same thing as both<\/p>\n
schools exchanged touchdowns within 32 seconds of each other. La Serna<\/p>\n
closed the lead to 14-10 on Palmer\u2019s 20-yard toss to Medina with 8:42,<\/p>\n
but the Monsoons answered back on their next possession, capitalizing<\/p>\n
on a 55-yard run from Wright to the Lancer one-yard line, where Aaron<\/p>\n
Brown completed the bang-bang score from a yard out with 8:10 left in<\/p>\n
the half.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Lancers ended the half on a controversial score. With time running<\/p>\n
out, Palmer capped a mammoth 23-play 91-yard drive that extinguished<\/p>\n
the final 3:35 left in the half on a two-yard pass to Justin<\/p>\n
Ballesteros as time expired, closing the lead to 21-17. However,<\/p>\n
Monsoon head coach Mike Fitch tried to convince the ref that time had<\/p>\n
expired before Palmer got the play off. His attempt failed as the play<\/p>\n
was ruled valid as time expired, sending the teams into the locker<\/p>\n
rooms at the half.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the third, La Serna exploded as they clawed back into the lead.<\/p>\n
Halfway through the third, John McFarland caught a pass from Palmer<\/p>\n
for a 15-yard score, giving the Lancers a 24-21 lead. But Mayfair<\/p>\n
responded less than a minute later as Brown scored again, this time<\/p>\n
from 47 yards out to re-gain the lead for the Monsoons, 28-24, with<\/p>\n
5:14 left in the quarter. Less than three minutes later, Medina score<\/p>\n
his second touchdown, a 30-yard run, giving the Lancers a 31-28 lead.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Lancers would increase the lead on their next possession as they<\/p>\n
recovered another Mayfair fumble, this one at the Mayfair 32. On that<\/p>\n
drive, Medina scored for a third time, 12 seconds into the final<\/p>\n
quarter, this one from two yards out. Medina would score a final time<\/p>\n
five minutes later, again from two yards out, giving the Lancers a<\/p>\n
45-28 lead.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Woo would score a second time with 3:23 left in the game, calling his<\/p>\n
own number for an 18-yard run, but on the point after, Wright, acting<\/p>\n
as the placeholder for kicker David Grkinich, picked up the ball and<\/p>\n
attempted to run it in for a two-point conversion, but was stopped<\/p>\n
cold five yards short of the goal. On their final possession, the<\/p>\n
Monsoons, pushed deep in their own territory, gave up a safety as Woo<\/p>\n
slipped in the end zone trying to evade a blitz.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Lancers will advance to the quarterfinals as they face off again<\/p>\n
Los Altos High next Friday for a shot at the Semi-Finals.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
SCORING SUMMARY<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
La Serna 314141647<\/p>\n
Mayfair14 7 7 634<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
SCORES<\/p>\n
1st Quarter<\/p>\n
8:00 – LS – Tavis Guerra 32 Field Goal<\/p>\n
52.0 – M – Christian Woo 1 run David Grkinich kick<\/p>\n
09.0 – M – Keenan Wright 18 pass from Woo Grkinich kick<\/p>\n
2nd Quarter<\/p>\n
8:42 – LS – O.J. Medina 20 pass from Frankie Palmer Guerra kick<\/p>\n
8:10 – M – Aaron Brown 2 run, Grkinich kick<\/p>\n
0:00 – LS – Justin Ballesteros 2 pass from Palmer, Guerra kick<\/p>\n
3rd Quarter<\/p>\n
6:28 – LS – John McFarland 15 pass from Palmer, Guerra kick<\/p>\n
5:14 – M – Brown 47 run, Grkinich kick<\/p>\n
2:31 – LS – Medina 30 run, Guerra kick<\/p>\n
4th Quarter<\/p>\n
11:48 – LS – Medina 2 run, Guerra kick<\/p>\n
6:36 – LS – Medina 2 run, Guerra kick<\/p>\n
3:23 – M – Woo 18 run, Run failed<\/p>\n
1:33 – LS – Safety<\/p>\n
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