Valencia’s Cameron Fontal kicked a 39-yard field goal to give his team a 24-21 win over Chino Hills in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 football semifinal playoff game at Valencia High School on Friday night.
It capped a furious finish to the game with Valencia scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter to oust Chino Hills from the playoffs.
The Vikings trailed Chino Hills, 14-7, at the end of the third quarter. Duhron Goodman tied it 14-14, scoring a touchdown 12 seconds into the fourth quarter.
Valencia took the lead 21 seconds later when Jake Staufer returned an interception for a touchdown and gave the Vikings a 21-14 lead with 11:27 to play in the game.
Chino Hills tied the score, 21-21, with just under six minutes to play, setting the stage for Fontal’s game-winning field goal.
He kicked the 39-yard field goal with two minutes left to play in the game.
Valencia (7-4) entered the CIF Southern Section playoffs as an at-large team from the Foothill League, the fourth-place team in the league standings.
Oaks Christian (7-6) is the second-place team from the Marmonte League.
Valencia plays Oaks Christian in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 championship game at Valencia High on Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
Oaks Christian beat El Modena, 24-14, in the other CIF Southern Section Division 5 semifinal.
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