Last-Second Touchdown Gives Vikings 32-31 Playoff Win

HOLTVILLE — Thirteen seconds. One play. One chance to keep a season alive. With everything on the line Friday night, Nov. 6, at Birger Field, the Holtville Vikings needed one final touchdown and then one more play to decide their postseason fate against Ramona. Senior quarterback Kai Gonzalez delivered the touchdown with 13.6 seconds remaining, and on the ensuing two-point conversion, he found tight end Zavien Aguirre in the end zone to give the eighth-seeded Vikings a stunning 32-31 victory over the ninth-seeded Bulldogs in the first round of the CIF San Diego Section Division II playoffs. It was a finish that left little room for error. One successful conversion sent Holtville into the quarterfinals. One failed attempt would have ended the Vikings’ season. Instead, the Vikings made the play that mattered most, bringing a thrilling back-and-forth contest to an unforgettable conclusion.

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