San Ramon Valley forces overtime on Austin Shelton’s 37-yard field goal, but Granite Hills-El Cajon prevails 31-24.
MISSION VIEJO — Luke Baker stood on the Saddleback College field Saturday afternoon, his green helmet on, tears dripping down his cheeks and a football under his arm.
When it did, Granite Hills finally exhaled as the El Cajon school won the Division 2-A state title 31-24 in a game the participants on both sides won’t forget.Baker mentioned one of his best friends, senior receiver Gavin Jones, who suffered a season-ending knee injury weeks ago. He noted senior receiver Caleb Padrid, who played Saturday on an injured ankle.San Ramon Valley tried to win in regulation. The Wolves trailed by a touchdown when they took over at their 28 with 3:16 left.
San Ramon Valley won the overtime toss and sent its defense to the field as each side would get the ball 25 yards from the goal line. The Wolves nearly got the equalizing touchdown when Baker bought time and threw a pass to the back of the end zone.The winning side celebrated its first state championship while paying respect to San Ramon Valley.
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