Goldwater still has shot at title

Prep Football Roundup

NORTH VALLEY – After winning its last two games without completing a pass, Goldwater went back to the air last week, leading to a big win over Mountain Ridge.

Miles Kizer threw a 4‑yard touchdown pass to Nick Raimo with eight seconds before halftime and it proved to be the winning score in a 14‑10 win for Goldwater, the Bulldogs’ third straight win.

Goldwater (5‑4 overall, 4‑1 Northwest Region) remained alive for the region championship with the victory, but will need help. The Bulldogs must win their final game at Deer Valley and hope Mountain Ridge beats North Canyon, which would give all three teams a share of the region crown.

Either way, it appears the Bulldogs wrapped up a 5A‑Division II playoff spot by beating Mountain Ridge. The Bulldogs entered the week sixth in the latest power point standings.

Mountain Ridge (4‑5, 4‑1) took an early 3‑0 lead on a 35‑yard field goal, but Goldwater needed only 21 seconds to return the score. Quarterback Miles Kizer ran in from 6 yards out to give the Bulldogs a 7‑3 lead.

The Mountain Lions took the lead again two minutes into the second quarter when Kevin Yost passed to Jonathan Ott for a 20‑yard touchdown and a 10‑7 lead.

But with eight seconds left in the half, Kizer passed to Raimo for what turned out to be the game’s final score.

Bob Tomas rushed for 128 yards for Goldwater.

O’Connor gets past Trevor Browne, 17‑12

NORTH VALLEY – With the playoffs out of the picture, Sandra Day O’Connor needed wins in its final two games to at least earn a winning record for the third straight year. The Eagles did half the trick last week with a narrow 17‑12 win over Trevor Browne.

Tyler Rajec scored a 3‑yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to lift O’Connor (5‑5 overall, 2‑4 Northwest Region) to the dramatic win. Bryan Turski hit a 30‑yard field goal to start the scoring in the first quarter, but Trevor Browne answered with a touchdown for a 6‑3 lead after a failed extra point attempt.

Jager Lee scored from 6 yards out in the third quarter to put O’Connor back up 10‑6, but Trevor Browne scored another rushing touchdown from a yard out to vault back ahead 12‑10.

O’Connor next plays at San Luis (0‑9) to finish the season.

Boulder Creek blanked at home

ANTHEM – Boulder Creek failed to score in a 54‑0 home loss to Pinnacle last week. The Jaguars dropped their seventh game in their first varsity season, and will try to end the year on a positive note with a home game against Willow Canyon this week.

This week’s game will be a preview of a 2007 Northwest Region matchup. Boulder Creek (2‑7), which has been playing an independent schedule this year, will be part of the Northwest, which will include Willow Canyon, a Surprise school playing its second varsity season.