Dos Pueblos Makes the Big Plays to Advance to CIF Div. 10 Football Semifinals

It was one big moment after another turned in by Dos Pueblos football players in a dramatic CIF-SS quarterfinal game in the rain on Friday night. Linebacker Max Hernandez made the most critical one, stopping a two-point conversion run with 1:55 remaining in the game to preserve a 17-16 Chargers’ victory over Granite Hills of Apple Valley at Scott O’Leary Stadium. The nail-bitting win sets up a semifinal date against Rancho Mirage next Friday in the desert. The last time DP reached the semifinals was in 2017. Hernandez said he knew what was coming, when Granite Hills lined up for the go-ahead two-point conversion. “I already knew their offense; we all watched their film,” he said. “I already knew they went inside zone (blocking) and I saw the hole and just went for it. It’s all we’ve been working on for the whole week.” Said coach A.J.

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