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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 lC
S.PORTS AND RECREATION
The Portola offense opens
up a huge hole for ball
carrier Zach Martinez, No, 2.
The Tigers scored a 10-yard
touchdown on this play
early in the third quarter
Saturday, Nov. 5.
Photos by Shannon Morrow
Portola defeats Quincy
Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
sports@plumasnews.com
P0rtola prevailed 42-21 in
the big annual football game
between Portola and Quincy
high schools Saturday, Nov.
5, giving the coveted trophy
back to the Tigers.
The game was rescheduled
from Friday night to Satur-
day, after Portola woke up to
more than a foot of snow cov-
ering the field and bleachers
Friday morning.
Tied 7-7 at hafftime and 14-
14 midway through the third
quarter, the game was closer
than the final score indi-
cates. Portola led by a single
touchdown until late in the
fourth quarter, when the
Tigers took a 35-21 lead. Por-
iola added its final touch-
down with less'than a minute
in the game:
Portola junior Zach Mar-
tinez scored four touchdowns
for the Tigers, including a 97-
yard kickoff return in the
third quarter. Martinez fin-
ished with 242 yards rushing
on 22 carries.
The Tigers totaled 440
yards offense, with 365 rush-
ing and 75 passing. No statis-
tics were available for Quin-
cy.
After the first quarter end-
ed with n0score, Portola
quarterback Ricky Lowder-
milk completed a pass in the
end zone to Mario Mon-
temayor, but the touchdown
was called back by a penalty
for an illegal man downfield.
Unfazed, Portola came
back with another pass to the
opposite side of the field,
which Martinez caught for a
25-yard touchdown.
The Tigers threatened to
score again on their next dri-
ve, but fumbled the ball away
on a third-and-goal play from
the five-yard line, and then
could not convert on the field
goal.
When Quincy got the ball,
the Trojans tried a fake punt
on fourth-and-11, but did not
reach a first down.
This allowed Portola to
quickly get within Quincy's
lO-yard line again, but anoth-
er fumble foiled a good scor-
ing opportunity for the
Tigers.
The Quincy Trojans quick-
ly capitalized with, a 96-yard
touchdown pass from quar,
terback Keshawn Johnson to
Jerry Oglesby, tying the
game 7-7 with 1:23 remaining
in the secQnd quarter.
The Second half began with
Portola kicking off to Quin-
cy, but the Trojans fumbled
on their first play from
scrimmage, giving Portola
the ball on Quincy's 18-yard
line.
Three plays later, on third-
and-two, Martinez ran in a
10-yard touchdown to give
Portola a 14-7 advantage.
On Quincy's next drive,
the Trojans converted on two
third-down plays with a
quarterback keeper up the
middle. Then on third-and-
four from Portola's 16-yard
line, Johnson again kept the
ball and scampered around
the right side for a touch-
down.
With the game momentari-
ly tied, Martinez returned
.the ensuing kickoff 97 yards
to give Portola a 21-14 lead
with 5:55 in the third quarter.
The Trojans tried another
fake punt on their next drive
but were again unsuccessful,
giving Portola the ball mid-
field.
A huge run by Martinez set
the Tigers up with a first-
and-goal from the one-yard:
line, but another fumble
killed their scoring opportu-
nity.
Quincy's offense followed
with three straight incom-
plete passes and a punt out of
the back of the end zone, giv-
ing Portola the ball back on
the Quincy 35-yard line.
Portola's next three plays
each went for first downs,
with three consecutive ll-
yard runs by Martinez, Oscar
Romero and Lowdermilk.
Romero then carried in a
touchdown from six yards
out, giving Portola a 14-point
lead at the end of the third
quarter.
The Trojans continued to
make it a game with a 49-
yard touchdown scramble by
Johnson early in the fourth
quarter, bringing the score to
28-21.
Quincy then had an oppor-
tunity.to tie the game after
forcing Portola to punt, but a
big interception by Lowder-
milk gave the Tigers the ball
back midway through the
fourth quarter.
The Tigers survived two
penalties on their following
drive to eventually score on a
short pitch play to Martinez.
Portola's final touchdown, a
one-yard run by Lowdermilk,
Quincy quarterback Keshawn Johnson gets a pass off before being hit by Portola's Mack
Ammen. Johnson threw one touchdown and ran in two touchdowns.
came with 39 seconds ]eft
in the game as the Tigers
were running out the clock
by rushing the ball up the
middle.
Lowdermilk totaled 62
yards for Portola on 11 car-
ries, and completed four of
eight passes for 75 yards.
Romero rushed 11 times
for 61 yards and was a
perfect seven-f0r-s.eycen on
PAT kicks.
Portola's defense was an-
chored by Romero, with sev-
en tackles and five 'assists,
and Klint Williams, with five
tackles and eight assists.
Mack Ammen, Patrick
Steffanic and Martinez each
captured one sack for the
Tigers, and Williams recov-
ered a fumble. Lowdermilk
delivered two long punts that
averaged 48 yards each.
Portola, with a 6-4 overall
record, is seeded fifth in the
Division IV playoffs. The
Tigers will travel to fourth-
seeded Maxwell Thursday,
Nov. 10. The game time was
changed to 6 p.m.
The Trojans, who finished
7-3 and are seeded sixth, go to
play third-seeded Modoc the
same day.
Division IV football playoffs
Thursday 11/10 Friday 11118 Wednesday 11123
All dates, sites and times may be changed by mutual consent.
[#1 Hamilton
[#8 East Nicolaus,, .......
[#4 Maxwell
1#5 Portoia
1#3 Modoc
1#6 Quincy
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Kicker Oscar Romero and holder Davidson B0rgmeyer keep their heads down. The Portola
Tigers made all six of their PAT kicks.
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1#7 Fall River h the final game
Highest seeded team shall
All games will begin at 7:00 pm. This time may be changed by mutual consent,