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CONCORD, California, Aug. 29 — Deuce Jones-Drew's late 7-yard touchdown run proved to be the winner Friday night as the De La Salle [Concord, CA] Spartans rallied to beat the Lakeland [FL] Dreadnaughts, 10-6.
One week after three California teams went to the Sunshine State and came home with victories against Florida competition, the Spartans kept this golden era for their home state going with the late rally against the heralded Dreadnaughts.
The game was scoreless for all but the final 21 seconds of the first half when De La Salle finally knocked home a chip shot field goal. The game remained there until Lakeland's Ziggy Riley picked up an errant pitch and returned it 69 yards for a touchdown with 5:06 to play in the third quarter. The PAT was no good, and Lakeland carried the 6-3 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Jones-Drew's late heroics finally lifted the Spartans into the lead, and they held on for their first win in their season opener.
Lakeland (1-1) will return to Florida and host the Lake Mary [FL] Rams next Friday. De La Salle will travel to San Mateo to face the Junipero Serra Padres next Saturday.
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FINAL — DE LA SALLE 10, LAKELAND 6
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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||
De La Salle surges into the lead with 2:38 remaining.
4th Qtr — DE LA SALLE 10, LAKELAND 6
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|| THIRD QUARTER ||
Lakeland's Ziggy Riley picks up an errant pitch and returns it 69 yards for a touchdown to put his Dreadnaughts in the lead with 5:06 to play in the third quarter.
3rd Qtr — LAKELAND 6, DE LA SALLE 3
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We're back under way in the third quarter of this defensive struggle in Concord, California.
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
De La Salle knocks home a chip shot field goal to open the scoring just 21 seconds before halftime.
Halftime — DE LA SALLE 3, LAKELAND 0
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
We end the first quarter where we started still scoreless.
End of 1st Qtr — DE LA SALLE 0, LAKELAND 0
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We are under way!
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TOP 25 AND THE GAME OF THE WEEK ...
While you're getting ready for tonight's big game, get yourself up to speed on the preseason edition of The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.
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