Cameron Roberson's 55-yard screen pass from Jake Geringer gave Newbury Park a 26-7 lead over host Righetti with 8:15 left third quarter.
But Righetti has scored on its next two possessions to pull within 26-21 with 9:32 to play.
T.J. Jordan's scrambling 35-yard pass to Eric Wilson picks up a fourth and 25 to the Newbury Park 1, setting up the Righetti quarterback's 1-yard TD sneak.
Uso Taua, the
Warriors' wildcat QB, runs for a 8-yard touchdown next play to
pull Righetti within 26-21 with 9:32 to play. The score came one play after a pass interference flag on fourth extended the drive.
Cameron Roberson's second 32-yard touchdown run of the half pushes the Newbury Park lead to 20-7 with 4:56 left in the half.
Down 13 points at the half, Righetti's seven-game winning streak is in jeopardy.
Newbury Park (8-2) has outgained Righetti (8-2) 272 to 135. Geringer has completed 10 of 17 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. Roberson has 96 yards and two scores on nine carries.
Gary Fabricus must agree with Bill Belichick. On his first possession of the postseason, the Newbury Park head coach elects to go for it on fourth and 1 from the Panthers 29.
Running back Cameron Roberson gets a yard and the first down and six plays later, Newbury Park takes a 7-0 lead on Jake Geringer's 16-yard scoring strike to Fadi Nassar with 6:12 left in the first quarter.
Righetti, which went three and out on the opening possession of the game, immediately answers with Michael Hale's 64-yard touchdown run, pulling even 7-7 with 5:17 left in the quarter.
Newbury Park needs just four plays to reclaim the lead, 14-7, on Roberson's 32-yard touchdown run with 3:25 left first quarter.
Geringer has completed 7 of his first 9 passes for 108 yards, three and 60 of which to Nassar. The
Panthers have 153 yards of total offense on its first 15 plays from scrimmage.
It's chilly and drizzly tonight in Santa Maria, which means perfect weather for a CIF-SS Northern Division football game between two ends of the Northern Division.
Cameron Roberson, Phillip Muscarella and the Newbury Park High football team have their work cut out for them against a Righetti team that has won seven straight games behind 1,000-yard rusher Michael Hale and quarterback Dylan Jones.
"They are definitely a big and physical group of kids," said Newbury Park coach Gary Fabricus.
The Warriors swept through the Pac-7 League for the first time since 1984.
Newbury Park (8-2) only suffered losses to Westlake and Moorpark
Oxnard and Pacifica aren't just playing for bragging rights tonight. The winner clinches a CIF playoff berth.
On the second play from scrimmage, Henry Fernandez raced 58 yards for a touchdown for a 7-0 Oxnard lead.
Pacifica evened
the score at with 9:14 left in the first quarter on Jose Garcia's 3-yard run after the Tritons recovered a
fumbled punt on the Oxnard 22-yard line.
But the Yellowjackets came right back with a 9-play scoring drive highlighted by Alex Gavin's 21-yard run and capped by Gavin's 4-yard touchdown run.
Following a Pacifica fumble, Tiai Salanoa rises for a highlight-reel 24-yard touchdown catch from Billy Ceja for a 21-7 Oxnard lead with 3:11 left in the first quarter.
UPDATE: Gavin breaks the
100-yard mark with a 45-yard touchdown run to put Oxnard up 42-13 with
3:05 left in the half. He has 136 yards on 13 att.
Hernandez returns an interception 42 yards for his fourth score of the first half to push Oxnard ahead 49-13 with 2:35 left in the half.
Hueneme scored first on Jonathan Barnfather's 39-yard scoring strike to Leonard Baker with 7:24 left in the first quarter.
But Oxnard senior Henry Fernandez pulled the Yellowjackets back even with an interception from his safety position, with a 29-yard run from his fullback position, which set up his 15-yard touchdown pass from Billy Ceja on third and 1.
The score is tied, 7-7, with 6:23 left in the first half at Oxnard High.
Devon Blackledge broke
a 57-yard gain on third and 2 to sett up a 2-yard Logan Meyer touchdown sneak
and a 31-13 St. Bonaventure lead with 3:47 left in the third quarter.
But Buena, aided by 45 yards of St. Bonaventure personal fouls, marched right down the field to pull within 31-19 on Tyler Perry's miraculous 23-yard diving catch of Robert Munoz's fourth down double reverse pass.
Opening the
second half, St. Bonaventure running back Devon Blackledge picks up four straight first downs on runs of
14, 29, 11 and a 12-yard screen pass to the Buena 4.
His 9-yard
touchdown run, following a delay of game penalty, gives St. Bonaventure a 24-13 lead with 7:29 left in the third
quarter. Blackledge has 182 yards rushing and 91 receiving.
Buena quarterback Munoz hits receiver Kevin Leiser across the middle for a 24-yard gain. A personal foul moves the ball to the St. Bonaventure 25.
Two plays later, Munoz finds tight end Tyler Perry for a 26-yard scoring strike on a double pass.
The PAT fails. Buena leads, 13-10, with 1:55 left in the first half
Tyler Perry punts from his own end zone and St. Bonaventure turns the ball over on punt return for the third time in the first quarter, which ends tied 7-7.
St. Bonaventure cornerback Troy Hill gets the ball back with an interception. It's the fifth turnover of the first game.
St. Bonaventure moves the ball to the Buena 9 on six straight Devon Blackledge carries. But Matt Arve sacks Logan Meyer on first and goal for a 14-yard loss.
Two incompletions later, the Seraphs are forced to settle for Mason Kirk's 39-yard field goal and a 10-7 lead with 4:51 left in the half.
Buena's Kyle Robles recovers St. Bonaventure's second fumbled punt of the first quarter on the Seraphs 20-yard line.
One play later, quarterback Robert Munoz hits tight end Tyler Perry in the back of the end zone for a
7-0 Buena lead over St. Bonaventure with 3:53 left in the first quarter.
UPDATE: The Seraphs immediately answer with quarterback Logan Meyer's 80-yard touchdown pass to running back Devin Blackledge, who caught the ball sprinting down the sideline.
For the second time in three weeks, the Camarillo High football team scored the last two touchdowns to turn a double-digit deficit into a come-from-behind win.
Quarterback Jeff Matthews hit Chase Tackett for a 12-yard touchdown and running back Ossie Toc ran in the winning score from 4 yards away with 5:36 to play as Camarillo opened Pacific View League play with a 27-23 comeback win over host Pacifica Friday night.
"Just believe," said Toc. "We all have heart on this team."
Camarillo (5-1, 1-0) has outscored its past four opponents 50-6 in the final quarter, all victories.
"We've done it before," said Matthews, who threw two touchdowns in the final 2:53 to beat Ventura 26-25 on Oct. 2. "We have confidence in each other."
Toc ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Matthews completed 13 of 16 passes for 220 yards, including a pair of timely 53-yard strikes to tight end Andy Dean, and two touchdowns.
Camarillo trailed 17-7 with 4:16 left in the third quarter and 23-14 with 10:56 to play.
Henry Pineda's
21-yard field goal and Max Mondol's 4-yard scoring strike to Pierre Gutter, following a 44-yard interception return by defensive lineman Mark Samoa, gave
Pacifica a 17-7 lead over Camarillo with 4:16 left in the third quarter.
Jeff Matthews pulled Camarillo within 17-14 with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Molesworth along the right sideline, set up by a 53-yard strike to tight end Andy Dean on third and 17.
But Pacifica pushed the lead back out to nine points on Jose Garcia's 4-yard touchdown run with 10:56 to play, which capped off a 6-play, 65-yard scoring drive, which included a 30-yard Mondol pass to Frankie Estanol.
UPDATE: Camarillo pulls within 23-21 on Matthews'
13-yard strike to Chase Tackett with 8:28 to play, capping a 7-play, 66-yard scoring drive.
Camarillo answers
with a 9-play, 79-yard drive on the legs of running back Ossie Tac, who breaks three long runs
before finishing the march from 3 yards out with 2:01 left in the half.
Tac has already rushed for 88 yards and the score on 12 carries, including runs of 13, 12, 12, 12, 14 and 11 yards.
Pacifica recovered a punt on the Camarillo 23 with six seconds left in the half, but two incompletions later, the teams go to the half tied at 7.
Down 3-0 at Venice, Oaks Christian responded with a 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive behind plenty of Malcolm Jones.
The senior running back 49 yards on five straight carries, which included a 32-yard burst of left tackle.
Jones' efforts set up Nick Montana's 5-yard touchdown pass to Alani Fua, which gave the Lions a 6-3 lead with 9:43 left in the second quarter.
The Lions' conversion try failed.