There was never a dull moment at Walker Field in Pleasanton on Friday night.
Four quarters wasn’t enough to decide California and Amador Valley’s epic game, but the Grizzlies found a way in overtime to win 54-48 in what will go down as one of the most exciting games of the high school season.
California running back Jhadis Luckey rushed for a school record seven touchdowns, which included the game-winning score in overtime. Amador Valley and Oregon State-bound quarterback Tristian Tia was involved in every one of the Dons’ touchdowns and had one of the best of the best plays of the night on a wild two-point conversion scramble that tied the game in the fourth quarter.
Amador Valley got the ball to start overtime, but California’s defense denied the Dons a score on their first opportunity. California got the ball back and Luckey scored the game-clinching touchdown on a rush to the right side.
California moved to 8-2, 2-2 with its only losses coming against San Ramon Valley and De La Salle – two teams ranked inside the Top 5 of the Bay Area News Group football rankings.
Luckey continued his stellar season as he now has 30 rushing touchdowns on the year.
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Friday’s game also had North Coast Section playoff implications for both teams.
California likely locked up a middle seed in the Open/Division I bracket with the win. An Amador Valley victory could have pushed the Pleasanton school into one of the final spots in the Division I playoffs with a trip to De La Salle or Pittsburg in the first round, but the Dons will likely be one of the top seeds in Division II with a better shot of making an NCS title game.
Amador Valley finished the regular season 6-4, 1-2.
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
