La Quinta interception foils Santa Ana rally
La Quinta interception foils Santa Ana rally
October 10, 2008 3:00 AM
ocvarsity.com
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Game played at Santa Ana Stadium.
Game played at Santa Ana Stadium.
On what appeared to be a potential winning drive for the host Santa Ana Saints, La Quinta's Jonathan Rio returned an interception 65 yards to put the game away with :53 seconds left in the fourth quarter Friday night.
Rio's touchdown secured a 27-14 victory for La Quinta.
After Santa Ana tied the game at 14, La Quinta drove 60 yards and scored with 1:55 left in the final quarter on a 2 yard quarterback sneak by George Martinez. The Saints blocked the extra point to make it 20-14.
Santa Ana drove down the field but turned the ball over as La Quinta racked up its third interception of the game with 1 minute left in the game.
Martinez led his team with 148 yards on 12 of 16 passing and two scores plus the eventual winning rushing score.
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