{"id":56724,"date":"2016-12-02T23:55:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T06:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56724"},"modified":"2016-12-03T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T20:42:05","slug":"paraclete-21-los-altos-14-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=56724","title":{"rendered":"That’s the Spirit, 21-14"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Spirits<\/a>

Spirits Bring home the Division 6 Title<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n

(Hacienda Heights) – Paraclete survived four\u00a0turnovers and scored twice in the fourth quarter\u00a0to beat Los Altos 21-14 Friday night\u00a0to win the CIF Division 6 title before a capacity crowd at Los Altos.<\/p>\n

Although the Spirits had trouble hanging on to the ball at times , Los Altos turned it over three times of its\u00a0own including a critical fumble in the third quarter.\u00a0The Conquerors were\u00a0down 7-0 but scored\u00a0on the opening drive of the third quarter behind the\u00a0bruising running of Tyler Nevens to get even.\u00a0On the next series\u00a0Michael Salcedo fell on a Paraclete fumble and\u00a0the Conqs were\u00a0in position to take the lead at the Spirit 17. Then came a\u00a0game changer.<\/p>\n

Three plays later,\u00a0Nevens busted off a run from the ten yard line\u00a0and as he hit\u00a0the one and was going down he reached\u00a0out in an attempt to get the ball over the goal line.\u00a0Instead the ball popped loose\u00a0and rolled out of the back of the end\u00a0zone\u00a0for\u00a0a touchback. The officials gathered to decide if Nevens was down but the call stood.\u00a0Instead of a 14-7 Los Altos lead,\u00a0and momentum on its\u00a0side,\u00a0it was still 7-7 and Paraclete ball at Conqueror 20 with 3:20 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The momentum didn’t change immediately as Spirits\u00a0drove to midfield\u00a0and turned the ball right back over to Los Altos. The Conqs were forced to punt however\u00a0and Paraclete took over at its own\u00a024. From there the Spirits drove\u00a076 yards on ten plays with KJ\u00a0Latu\u00a0finishing the march with a six-yard touchdown run with 7:47 left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

\"KJ<\/a>

KJ Latu scored twice for Paraclete<\/p><\/div>\n

Los Altos caught\u00a0a huge break on its next possession\u00a0when Paraclete fumbled the punt\u00a0and Los Altos recovered at the\u00a0Spirit\u00a012 yard line. Again the men in stripes\u00a0huddled up to see\u00a0if the Paraclete returner\u00a0had time and space to make the catch.\u00a0The\u00a0Paraclete sideline\u00a0screamed in protest but the ball was awarded to the Conquerors.\u00a0It took just three plays for Nevens to\u00a0blast into the\u00a0end zone\u00a0from a yard out to tie it at 14 with\u00a04:56 left.<\/p>\n

Paraclete\u00a0put together the winning drive on the following possession.\u00a0And although the game winner came on bizarre fashion, the Spirits got it done.\u00a0They needed just six plays to score\u00a0but the last one was one to remember. From the Los Altos 28, Paraclete quarterback\u00a0Tooni Ikahihifo busted up the middle\u00a0on his way to an apparent touchdown. However\u00a0he was hit about the five-yard line and\u00a0the ball was jarred loose and scooted into the end zone.\u00a0Fortunately\u00a0for the Spirits, Chris Ramirez was there to fall on it\u00a0for the\u00a0clincher with 2:34 left.\u00a0In a game that featured seven turnovers in all, it was\u00a0fitting\u00a0for the last score.<\/p>\n

Los Altos got the ball back but was unable to\u00a0move it into\u00a0Paraclete territory. Kody Olmos, who was under duress all night from the Paraclete\u00a0front, was sacked at the Los Altos 17 on fourth down. After a couple of kneel downs the Spirit celebration began.<\/p>\n

Los Altos\u00a0had opportunities throughout the contest but was unable to take advantage.\u00a0On the opening possession\u00a0of the game, Anthony Chavez intercepted\u00a0Ikahihifo to set up the Conqs at their own 44 before moving down to the Paraclete\u00a023. However a 44-yard field goal attempt failed when the snap was bad.<\/p>\n

The Conquerors\u00a0fumbled twice in the first half\u00a0– once when tight end Art Vargas was\u00a0hit\u00a0after a short reception and the ball squirted loose into the\u00a0arms of a Spirit defender.<\/p>\n

Paraclete\u00a0scored the only touchdown of the first half,\u00a0when Latu\u00a0found paydirt\u00a0with 3:37 left in the second quarter on a\u00a0two-yard run. After the break Nevens tied it with a two-yard dash early in the third.<\/p>\n

Nevens was the bell cow\u00a0for Los Altos. Despite the fumble, he rushed for\u00a0138 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.\u00a0Olmos was six of nine for 52 yards but was sacked seven times.<\/p>\n

For Paraclete,\u00a0Jamaal Bell had 114 yards on 19\u00a0carries and Latu had just 23 yards but\u00a0had two scores.<\/p>\n

The loss was especially bitter for Los Altos. It was the Conqs second loss in the CIF Final in the last three years.\u00a0They were 13-0 coming in.<\/p>\n

“It’s a tough pill to swallow. I’m really proud of the kids.\u00a0I love those guys, those seniors. They’ve worked so hard for so long,” said Los Altos HC Dale Ziola.\u00a0“They’ve worked hard\u00a0 for everything they’ve accomplished. They certainly deserve to be where they’re at.”<\/p>\n

Paraclete finished 10-4 overall but the Spirits won ten of their last 11 games after starting the season 0-3.<\/p>\n

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