Football:
As Covina heads into its bye week, the Colts can be happy to be 2-1.
And they left the Phillips Ranch area on Friday night with a 48-46 victory over Diamond Ranch.
Although they never trailed, there was certainly some late-game drama.
With a 41-40 lead at the 18-yard line and just north of two minutes to play, Covina needed a first down to end the game.
The Panthers allowed CHS quarterback Roy Vasquez a clear lane to the end zone.
It was a smart and strategic decision to give themselves enough time to try and tie the game.
And while his coaches were screaming to take a knee at the 1-yard line, Vasquez scored to give the Colts a 48-40 lead.
Needing a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie the game, DRHS drove to the Covina 6-yard line.
For the seventh time on Friday night, Cory Wilson scored a rushing TD.
On the 2-point conversion, the Panthers tied the game at 48-48 in spite of the Colts jumping offsides.
However, in high school, it’s a dead-ball infraction, which meant Diamond Ranch had to go for the tie from an even shorter distance.
The Panthers attempted a quarterback sneak, but for what seemed one of the only times all night, the CHS defense made a stop to secure the win.
Cory Wilson, who is normally the DRHS receiver, had to replace an injured running back.
And man, Wilson made his presence felt.
He carried the ball 31 times for 305 yards.
That included seven rushing TDs.
Wilson also caught five passes for 72 yards.
As far as the Covina ‘O’ went, they compiled 437 yards of total offense.
Roy Vazquez completed 9-for-15 for 147 yards.
Vazquez tossed a pair of TD passes and didn’t turn the ball over.
Vazquez also gained 117 yards on 10 carries.
He scored a pair of rushing TDs, including what turned out to be the game-winning points.
Gatsbee Gumban carried the ball 20 times for 173 yards.
Gumban found the end zone three times, including a 70-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage.
The Great Gatsbee reeled in a pair of passes for 64 yards
Kevin Perez caught four passes for 37 yards and one score.
Matt Olivas had two receptions for 34 yards.
Aidan Spencer made six of his seven extra-point attempts.
Up next: The Colts will take their bye during week three, and then, on September 19th, CHS will meet up at Covina District Field to battle Northview.
How you can support 210 Prep Sports:
** If you’d like to help this site, which is a one-man crew, please consider making a donation to either Venmo or Zelle. No amount is too small, and everything is appreciated.
For Zelle: search from Brian@210PrepSports.com
For Venmo: put in the phone number 626 771 8610
Records: Covina (2-1); Diamond Ranch (2-1)
Photo of Nate Schumann courtesy of Sandra Hsieh Tennis: In their first match back from Easter break, Maranatha knew they had an opportunity to secure a CIF-SS playoff berth with a win against the Jaguars. That task got easier when they discovered that the Jaguars’ top player was unavailable to play. The Minutemen dominated play […]
Football: After a successful run at Maranatha, Rand Holdren announced this weekend that he’ll be taking over the responsibilities as the new head football coach at Village Christian. Holdren proved his value and tenacity early in his tenure at MHS. After the program had been somewhat gutted by the outside poaching of key players, Holdren […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Mt. SAC blew a late lead on Thursday in a 5-4 loss at Long Beach. The setback meant that even with a win on Saturday, the Mounties can’t win an SCC championship without some help next week from Pasadena City College. Mt. SAC trails first-place El Camino by one […]
Baseball: Marshall stepped outside of Mission Valley League play on Saturday to drop a 17-8 beatdown on Pasadena Poly. The Eagles out-hit the Panthers, 12-6, including a 7-2 advantage in extra-base hits in a six-inning contest. Will Oreck got lit up for nine runs on six hits and four walks. Liam Wahlstrom walked, doubled twice, […]
Photos by Beth Oualline College Baseball: Citrus is closing out the 2026 regular season in top form. The Owls just swept their second consecutive opponent, and they’ve won eight games in a row. Citrus swept LA Valley by scores of 17-8, 6-2 and 20-2 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Garrett Patterson had his longest […]
College Baseball: After a one-run 14-inning victory (8-7) in game one, PCC kicked their offense into high gear and picked up the three-game SCC sweep thanks to wins of 14-2 and 11-2, on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Jonathan Bracamonte went eight strong to earn the win. Bracamonte surrendered two runs on eight hits. He didn’t […]
Baseball: Maranatha won its ninth consecutive game on Saturday. The Minutemen got their offense going late and cruised to a 9-5 victory at Pacifica. Kaden Lai went four innings and he was charged with one unearned on two hits. Lai issued one walk and registered six strikeouts. Dylan Hoang provided one inning of relief, and […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Baseball: Just when it looked like Monrovia was about to wrap up victory No. 14 of the season, Glendora fought back. The Tartans trailed 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, and they scored twice to force extra innings. In the 10th, GHS pushed across a run to […]
Baseball: Don’t look now, but Covina finds itself just one-game back of first-place Charter Oak in the Valle Vista League standings. The Colts opened the season 4-10-1, but Coach Tim O’Leary’s boys have begun VVL play 3-1 after this week’s sweep of West Covina. CHS secured an 11-4 victory at WCHS on Wednesday, and they […]
