Finishing strong, Trojans secure back-to-back wins

CVHS has started a two game win streak in varsity football after starting the season winless. The first game on Oct. 17 seemed like an unsuspecting home game against a middling team but ended up being a nail-biting comeback with last-second heroics.

The Trojans began the game with a quick touchdown to go up 7 to 0 before Berkeley scored a touchdown and missed the two-point conversion on a trick play. Single scoring would continue until Berkeley once again went for two to bring the score to 21-21 at halftime.

Berkeley received the ball to begin the second half and took it in for a touchdown to bring Berkley up 28-2. Ethan Castaneda-Rojas then ran in his second touchdown to bring it back to even for the Trojans.

The Trojans scored a field goal, followed by taking a safety in the next drive, bringing the score to 31-30 Trojans. Berkeley scored and had a two-point conversion to make it 31-38, then Castaneda-Rojas scored a third touchdown to tie it before Berkeley fumbled their next kick off giving the Trojans the ball back. 

The offense returned to the field to score with three minutes left to play. Trojans made it downfield with a few seconds left and sent kicker Matias Villanueva out to kick before Berkeley attempted to ice him by calling all of their time outs before the ball was snapped. Villanueva made the kick to jubilation from the Trojans’ faithful. 

“First home win since… 12 games. 
I mean, actually means something, man. It means something,” said Castaneda post game. “Now, we’re talking about all these people right here. It’s our family right here. What? Tennyson’s next.”

“I feel like our record doesn’t really define you as a team,” said defensive back Joshua Lofton.

“If we continue on this winning streak, I feel like it’ll give us more to hold onto next season,” said junior Isaac Frani.

The Trojans had a great senior night. Trojans took a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter through a great rushing attack and a poor passing from the Tennyson Lancers.

Tennyson would then score followed by another Trojans score bringing it 20-7 after a failed two point conversion attempt. 

The Lancers scored twice just before half time making the score 21-20 Lancers up.

Halftime celebrated the seniors by making the parents of the football team and parents of the dance and cheer teams do a dance.

Luckily Trojans returned the scoring and got their own touchdown, bringing them to 34-21.

The game went back and forth again ending 42-35 in a Trojans victory.