"There was no time left on the clock. South Gate trailed by a point with the ball on the Marquez 39-yard line. Quarterback Michael Gonzalez said there was only one play to call - the "everybody go deep play." Incredibly, it worked. He threw the ball up for his receivers to try to catch it in the end zone, and Nicholas Fonseca came down with the winning touchdown for a 63-58 victory over Marquez in the City Section Division I championship game Saturday"
"South Gate is the same team that lost in the City Division II final last season in another wild ending in which the Rams took a safety with one second left, then botched an onside kick and lost on a 32-yard field goal by Chatsworth on the final play. All week Gonzalez said the coaches were preaching the lesson learned from last season. "Don't stop no matter what until the scoreboard says zero and we have the plaque in our hands," Gonzalez said."
"Gonzalez, a junior, finished with a career-high 450 yards passing and six touchdowns. And the plaque in his hands. "I had faith in my players," he said. It was a fun bus ride home with cars pulling alongside to honk their horns. South Gate (11-3) will open the regional state playoffs with a home game Saturday at 6 p.m. against Bishop Union."
There was no time left on the clock when South Gate trailed by one and faced Marquez's 39-yard line. Quarterback Michael Gonzalez called an "everybody go deep" play and launched a pass that Nicholas Fonseca caught in the end zone for a 63-58 victory in the City Section Division I championship at Southwest College. Gonzalez, a junior, threw for a career-high 450 yards and six touchdowns. The win avenged last season's Division II final loss and fulfilled a team lesson to play until the scoreboard reads zero. South Gate (11-3) will host Bishop Union in the regional state playoffs.
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