Cienega 34, Salpointe Catholic 31 (OT)
At Salpointe, Cienega's Terrell Hayward intercepted a pass in overtime to clinch the 34-31 win for the Bobcats and possibly keep the Lancers from going to the playoffs.
“I just feel bad for our kids, I feel horrible for our seniors, a great group of kids. They’ve been really enjoyable to be around for four years and I’m going to miss them very much,” said Salpointe Catholic coach Dennis Bene.
During the first quarter, Aaron Sauls of the Bobcasts was the first to score a touchdown on a 1-yard run to make it 7-0 Cienega.
Salpointe tied the game at 7 early in the second quarter on Dominic Salaz's 1-yard run. Salpointe then scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 6-yard run by Salaz.
Cienega’s Jacob Hackett kicked a field goal before halftime to cut Salpointe's lead to 14-10.
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Salpointe's Cameron Scharf kicked a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to put the Lancers up 17-10, but Cienega tied the game at 17 on Bryant Savaughn's 1-yard touchdown run.
Sean Barton passed the ball 75 yards to Joe Noonan to put the Lancers up 24-17, and then Salaz scored his third touchdown of the night, going in from 10 yards out to put Salpointe up 31-17.
Salaz ran for 144 yards in the game.
The fourth quarter and overtime was all Cienega. Savaughn scored on a 1-yard run, and when the kick failed the Bobcats trailed 31-23. But Cienega tied it with 2:10 left in the fourth when Tyler Hammons threw a 19-yard pass to Breaben Bolton. The Bobcats then converted a 2-point conversion.
Cienega (4-6) kicked a field goal on its possession in overtime. The Bobcats started 1-6 this year, but finished with three straight wins.
“Oh we’ve had a rough year, it was a tough year our kids have played hard all year long, we never quit to go out and beat a team like that at the end of the year ... we’re not going to playoffs but what a great way to send these seniors off,” said Cienega coach Pat Nugent.
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