Bakersfield High School had their Valley Championship football game against Frontier High School on Nov. 22. Drillers put up a fight, but ultimately lost to 14-31.
Quarter One
In the first quarter, a touchdown was scored by the Titans with a failed kick by Coby Watson making the score 0-6.
With 7:25 left on the clock, the Titans scored another touchdown bringing the score to 0-12; they landed the two-point conversion making it 0-14. Drillers fumbled at the 39-yard line with 5:24 left in the first quarter, ending the quarter as a shutout.
Quarter Two
Starting the second quarter, the Titans shank the ball on kickoff but end up getting the ball back. The score was 0-17 with 7:33 on the clock. A penalty was called on the Drillers, putting the ball at the 4-yard line, but then with a kick take it back to the 43-yard line. Titans quickly got the ball to end zone, ending the second quarter with a score of 0-23.
Quarter Three
The third quarter begins with a penalty on the Drillers for an illegal procedure; the Titans then received the same penalty with 7:40 left in the third quarter.
The Titans land another touchdown, making the score 0-31. Hatcher then intercepted the Titans, and Driller Isaiah Richard was injured.
Driller Jay Wells intercepted the play with 1:06 left, but a penalty occurred because the swapped player had not finished exiting the field before the interception.
During the last 55 seconds, fights broke out on the field as a personal foul penalty after players grabbed each others’ face masks.
The Drillers scored their first touchdown of the game in the last 38 seconds and immediately called timeout. Rather than taking the chance at a field goal, the Drillers tried for another touchdown and failed; the score was 6-31.
Titan #5 Gineu Sungbeth was injured during the play and was pulled from the game. In the last 27 seconds, Titan’s Green Jr. cleared approximately 20 yards and moved the play to the 10-yard line.
Quarter Four
Frontier starts the quarter with Eserado Sanchez getting injured. With less than 10 minutes on the clock, both teams took timeouts.
A fight on the field occurred, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was given to both sides.
With 14 seconds left on the clock, the Drillers scored one last touchdown and earned a two-point conversion. The Titans became the official valley champions with a score of 14-31.
