Photos by Gwen Pointer
Football:
What a way to open Hacienda League play.
Covina trailed Los Altos, 18-17, with 16 seconds to play.
And their record-breaking quarterback, Jake Duronslet, sprinted into the end zone from 10 yards out.
After a failed 2-point attempt, Los Altos would receive the kickoff with a six-point deficit.
There wasn’t enough time for LAHS to have a real shot of stunning the Colts in the final seconds, right?
Well, they returned the kickoff all the way to the CHS 20-yard line.
The Conquerors dialed up a screen pass that got as close as the 6-yard line.
However, several Covina defenders thwarted any chances of a Los Altos miracle, tackled the receiver and the clock bled dry.
CHS improved to 5-1.
Kwame Parrish’s 23-yard run in the first quarter gave the Colts their first lead of the game at 10-8.
Aiden Spencer had already booted a 23-yard field goal to cut the Los Altos advantage to 8-3.
Duronslet’s 9-yard TD run in the fourth quarter extended Covina’s lead to 17-8.
But to their credit, the Conquerors fought back again.
Diego Castillo and Gianni Gaeta hooked up on a second TD.
This time it was from 18 yards out.
LAHS’ Robert Gomez booted a 25-yard field goal, and they recaptured the lead at 18-17.
Duronslet, however, wouldn’t let his boys down, and his final run of the game turned out to be the difference.
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Box Score:
LA: 8-0-0-10-(18)
C: 10-0-0-13-(23)
Scoring:
LA: Giovanni Gaeta 30 pass from Diego Castillo (2-point run)
C: Aiden Spencer 23 FG
C: Kwame Parrish 23 run (Aiden Spencer kick)
C: Jake Duronslet 9 run (Aiden Spencer kick)
LA: Giovanni Gaeta 18 pass from Diego Castillo (kick failed)
LA: Robert Gomez 25 FG
C: Jake Duronslet 10 run (2-point run failed)
Hacienda League Scores:
South Hills 30, Diamond Bar 29
Covina 23, Los Altos 18
Chino 54, Walnut 24
Hacienda League Standings:
Covina (5-1, 1-0)
South Hills (3-3, 1-0)
Chino (1-5, 1-0)
Los Altos (3-3, 0-1)
Walnut (3-3, 0-1)
Diamond Bar (0-6, 0-1)
Next Week’s Hacienda League Schedule:
Covina at Diamond Bar (Thursday)
South Hills at Walnut
Los Altos at Chino
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