"O'er the Horizon of VICTORY"

Pigskin Loosing Streak is Over!
by Omar Arce

Two years, two long years passed since the SOH Football team had won a game. With Halloween on the horizon, the Raiders hoped to have the ghosts of the past winning teams on their side and defeat the San Ysidro Cougars. Two things were at stake: the first victory of the season and the golden shovel. Yes the golden shovel, a new rivalry has begun. "The battle of the 905."

The Raiders got the lead in the first quarter with a 3-yard touchdown run by Henry Miranda and a 48-yard touchdown run by David Leon. This gave the Raiders a 14-0 advantage over the Cougars. During the second quarter David Leon received a 14-yard pass from Lamar Weston, to increase the lead to 21-0. The Raiders went to halftime, and the fans were stoked. It looked liked there was a chance a real chance to win.

The Raiders came back to the second half to magnify their lead over the Cougars. Pierre Davis increased the lead with 7-yard touchdown run. With a score of 28-0 the Cougars finally reacted with a 57-yard reception by Asante Yarbrough who would take the 2-point conversion to change the score to 28-8. In the last quarter David Leon scored in a 82-yard punt return in the most spectacular play of the game. It was the just the icing on the cake. The final score was 35-8, allowing the Raiders to have the Golden Shovel for the first time ever.

So after two years and 17 games, the winning-less drought ended for the Raiders.

Here is a video of the highlights of the game.

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