Perception. That’s what it took for Banning to win the Metropolis Part Open Division flag soccer championship Saturday at Crenshaw Excessive.
The seventh-seeded Pilots rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to close out No. 1 San Pedro within the second half, tie the sport on the ultimate play of regulation and win 18-12 in time beyond regulation.
Adelaida Ibanez-Eddy caught a 20-yard landing go from Alina Argueta on the Pilots’ second play of time beyond regulation to offer Banning its first lead, then clinched the victory on an interception and bought dog-piled by her teammates.
“The game was on the line and I just had to get it in there,” mentioned Ibanez-Eddy, who stretched so far as she may whereas diving for the pylon to interrupt the airplane. “I just play my game and do what I can when I’m open. I kept it in my arms on the interception. They were trying to rip it out but I wouldn’t let them. It’s about pride … my teammates have my back and I have theirs.”
San Pedro’s Giuliana Sutrin celebrates after scoring a landing within the first half towards Banning on Saturday evening.
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Argueta engineered a 10-play, 70-yard drive within the final two minutes of regulation, capped by her toss to Melony Bernabe as time expired to tie it 12-12. Argeuta tried to run in a one-point conversion that may have ended the sport however was stopped inches wanting the tip zone.
It was a exceptional comeback for the Pilots (16-6), who misplaced three regular-season conferences with their Marine League rivals. It was one other heartbreaking defeat for San Pedro (25-3-1), which was edged by Birmingham in final 12 months’s inaugural Open Division remaining.
Giuliana Sutrin caught a 19-yard landing go to place San Pedro on the scoreboard first, however its two-point attempt was deflected. Stella Malone intercepted a go on the objective line and raced 80 yards the opposite means for a landing to double the Pirates’ lead eight seconds earlier than halftime. It was her seventh pick-six of the season.
