| ONTARIO -- With his team trailing in the final minute and 40 yards away from
the end zone, Chino coach John Monger was willing to watch the Inland Valley's
longest winning streak bite the dust.
"We were just trying to get in position for a field goal," Monger
said. "We just wanted a tie."
| But that wasn't acceptable to Chino tight end Aaron Hosack, who took a
dump-off pass from Cowboy quarterback Brent Baier 40 yards for a touchdown with
37 seconds remaining Friday night as No. 5 Chino extended that winning string to
17 games by beating No. 8 Chaffey, 30-26, at Chaffey High School.
Hosack, a senior who has drawn the interest of some Division 1 colleges,
broke away from speedy Tiger defensive back Chris Jones at the 25, then outran
Mitchell Hall and fell into the end zone. |
 Chaffey's
Chirs Jones is unable to break free from Chino's
Josh Caskey in the first quarter and is pulled down
after a short gain. |
"I knew everyone was going to be playing me to run to the outside, figuring
I was going to run out of bounds to stop the clock," Hosack said. "But
I turned back in and nobody was really there."
Afterward, Monger said the victory was the toughest his Cowboys (4-0) have
managed during the streak.
"Chaffey caused us a lot of confusion," Monger said. "They
have a very good passing game to complement the run and their 11-man front was
tough to handle."
The Tigers (3-1) positioned themselves for the biggest football victory at
the school since they won a 1994 CIF semifinal when Jones ran for a 15-yard
touchdown with 6:24 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Jones, coming off a 387-yard rushing performance last week, gained 113 yards
on 23 carries Friday and caught touchdown passes of 16 and 18 yards from Chaffey
quarterback Marshall Turner.
Turner threw for three touchdowns in the second quarter as the Tigers
overcame an early 9-0 deficit. Chaffey led, 19-16, at halftime.
A scoreless third quarter was irritating to Chino, which had an 80-yard
touchdown run by Travon Walton negated by a holding call and then a missed
48-yard field goal attempt.
The Cowboys eventually produced a 10-play, 76-yard scoring drive to take a
23-19 lead on Eric Cardona's 1-yard plunge.
Chaffey could've added to its late lead after the Jones' score when it
gathered a lost Chino fumble at the Cowboys' 25. The possession went backward 12
yards, though, and Chino's Trent Henderson blocked Joe Armenta's punt.
Tony Fiandaca then missed a 47-yard field goal try with 3:06 left. Chaffey
ran the clock down to 1:02, then took a delay of game penalty that backed the
Tigers up to their own 21.
Tiger coach Bart Goldstein said he didn't consider the idea of taking a
safety and then kicking off to back the Cowboys deep into their own territory in
the final minute.
"We thought we could play with them," Goldstein said. "Our
defense had done a good job."
Armenta's punt went just 19 yards, giving Chino possession at the Chaffey
40.
"We had told the kids we wanted to see if they could play with a team
this good and we did," Goldstein said. "We put up 26 on them and we
were in this game in the final minute. In some ways, this may be better than a
win because now the kids know what it takes to finish off a team.
"If we had won, I think there would've been a lot of aggravation on
Monday." |
