Photos and game info from Josh Thompson (Chino Valley Champion)
Football:
Covina had won five consecutive games as it entered its week-10 showdown with Chino.
Last season, the Cowboys claimed a 13-point victory over the Colts to secure an outright Sierra League championship.
And on Friday, Chino earned a share of the Hacienda League title with Covina after its 28-21 victory.
The Cowboys scored the game’s first 21 points, and they were able to withstand a second-half Colts charge.
Maximus Barroso tossed a 24-yard TD pass to CJ Gibson, and he scored on a 2-yard run to give Chino a 14-0 lead.
Jair Davis sprinted in from nine yards out with 22 seconds to play in the first half to extend the lead to 21-0.
Covina finally answered, as Jake Duronslet hooked up with Hines Soto on a 39-yard TD pass at the 9:39 mark of the third quarter to cut the lead to 21-7.
However, just over three minutes later, Demetrius Alloway gave the Cowboys a 21-point lead again after his 18-yard TD run.
Duronslet’s 1-yard quarterback-keeper pulled the Colts to within two scores.
With 8:38 to play, the game got close, as Kwame Parrish rumbled in from three yards out.
But Chino was able to hold Covina scoreless down the stretch.
Alloway (16-for-132) and Raymond Chia (18-for-100) combined for 232 yards on 34 carries and one score.
Barroso completed 9-of-15 for 124 yards.
Gibson caught four passes for 45 yards and the one TD.
Luke Prescott had a pair of receptions for 50 yards, and Alejandro Llamas totaled 50 receiving yards on two catches.
Up next: The Cowboys and Colts will get their playoff opponent on Sunday morning at 10.
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Box Score:
Chino: 7-14-7-0-(28)
Covina: 0-0-14-7-(21)
Scoring:
Chino: CJ Gibson 24 pass from Maximus Barroso (Alejandro Maciel kick)
Chino: Maximus Barroso 2 run (Alejandro Maciel kick)
Chino: Jair Davis 9 run (Alejandro Maciel kick)
Covina: Hines Soto 39 pass from Jake Duronslet (Aiden Spencer kick)
Chino: Demetrius Alloway 18 run (Alejandro Maciel kick)
Covina: Jake Duronslet 1 run (Aiden Spencer kick)
Covina: Kwame Parrish 3 run (Aiden Spencer kick)
Hacienda Scores:
South Hills 38, Los Altos 21
Chino 28, Covina 21
Diamond Bar 49, Walnut 14
Hacienda Standings:
Covina (8-2, 4-1)
Chino (4-6, 4-1)
South Hills (5-5, 3-2)
Diamond Bar (3-7, 3-2)
Los Altos (4-6, 1-4)
Walnut (4-6, 0-5)
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