"Marquez had taken a 58-57 lead on a one-yard sneak by Angelo Gutierrez and his subsequent two-point conversion pass to Elyjah Staples with six seconds left. After a fair catch, South Gate took over at its 46 and when Anthony Ford intercepted a pass the Gladiators began celebrating, thinking they had won. However, a pass interference penalty advanced the ball to the Marquez 39 and gave the Rams one last gasp with zeros on the clock."
"Quarterback Michael Gonzalez rolled to his right to buy time and launched a pass into a maze of players in the end zone. The jump ball was tipped by two defenders into the waiting arms of Fonseca, who calmly grabbed it out of midair - shocking even his own teammates. "I said to myself I'm not going to go up for the ball, I'm not that tall."
South Gate rallied to beat Marquez 63-58 in the City Section Division I final at Southwest College on a 39-yard untimed-down touchdown when Nicholas Fonseca caught a tipped pass in the end zone. Marquez had taken a 58-57 lead with a one-yard sneak by Angelo Gutierrez and a two-point conversion with six seconds left. A pass interference penalty after an interception moved the ball to Marquez's 39, giving South Gate one untimed play. Michael Gonzalez completed 26 of 34 passes for 450 yards and six touchdowns. Fonseca finished with 10 catches, 152 yards, two receiving scores, and a rushing touchdown.
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