{"id":100270,"date":"2026-11-14T01:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T08:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=100270"},"modified":"2026-11-14T01:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T08:31:47","slug":"braves-don-minated-by-santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=100270","title":{"rendered":"Braves Don-minated by Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jordan Minor got one of two touchdowns for the Braves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(Baldwin Park, CA) The Baldwin Park Braves hosted the Santa Barbara Dons in the quarterfinals of the CIF Division VI playoffs and had a tough go of it in the steady rain at Baldwin Park High School Friday night losing the match 42-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Braves did get on the board first taking the opening drive 11 plays down to the Don 13. When the drive stall head coach Robert Maxie sent on his field goal unit for a 31-yard field goal attempt. Santa Barbara was kind enough to jump offside to make the try a little closer. Jayden Gamboa nailed the 24-yard attempt to give Baldwin Park a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the first half was all Santa Barbara score three unanswered touchdowns to take a 21-3 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first Don score was a 23-yard run by Everett Preston followed by a 41-yard pass from Griffin Arnold to Cade Mault and lastly a 23-yard run by Nathan Meister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Barbara increased their lead to 28-3 on their first drive after the intermission. A six-play 70-yard drive was capped by Arnold hitting Mault on 9-yard pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lequand “Jack Jack” Jackson with the other score for Baldwin Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anything can happen in the rain, and it did just that as on the ensuing drive for the Braves. The snap to Lequand “Jack Jack” Jackson was a bit off and Jackson was unable to control the ball. The loose ball was recoverd by Santa Barbara at the Baldwin Park eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a penalty pushed the ball back to the 11, Arnold found Mault one more time for an 11-yard touchdown. Mault added his fifth extra point to make the score 35-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brave offense came to life late in the third quarter marching 85-yards on nine plays with Jordan Minor finishing off the drive with a 5-yard run. The Braves went for two but were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the ensuing kickoff the Braves attempted and were successful with an onside kick recovering the ball at midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four plays later Jackson called his own number and scored from one yard away. Once again, the two-point conversion was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldwin Park attempted another onside kick but this time were unable to cover the ball, and Santa Barbara was in business at the 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven plays later it was the Arnold to Mault connection to push the score to what would be the final 42-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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