Birmingham football captures state title by defeating Del Norte in final game
A tipped ball fell into the hands of Birmingham’s Devin Jackson for a spectacular winner as time expired.SAN DIEGO – On the final play of the game, Kingston Tisdale found Devin Jackson on a 52-yard Hail Mary pass to give Birmingham a 30–28 win over Del Norte in the CIF Regional Division 3-AA championship game. Southern California.
The pass was intended for Peyton Waters and was deflected by a Del Norte defender. The ball fell straight into Jackson’s hands and he was able to run it and score the winning goal.
With the win, Birmingham will advance to its second state championship game with a chance to win its first state title. The Patriots will face the Acalanes on December 8 or 9 at a venue in Southern California.
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Birmingham football captures state title
Birmingham’s leading running back and starting running back Ronnell Hewitt did not prepare for the game, but the Patriots were still able to do a good job of controlling the time of possession with backup running back Drayden Falls leading the running game. .
Fowles completed the game with 28 conveys for 154 yards.
On Birmingham’s first possession, the Patriots produced a 13-play drive that ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Tisdale to Mayor Morales.
Birmingham had several long drives in the game and played 66 times from scrimmage compared to Del Norte’s 33.
Del Norte tied the game 7–7 on a short touchdown run by Anthony Matter early in the second quarter.
Del Norte took a 14–10 lead at halftime after Zack Schneider threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Baker and Andy Ballon kicked a 27-yard field goal for Birmingham.
On Birmingham’s final drive of the first half, Javon Hall replaced Tisdale at quarterback and led the Patriots inside the Del Norte 20. But Birmingham did not score any points on possession.
Tisdale started again in the second half after sitting out the entire series.
Del Norte took a 21–10 lead midway through the third quarter on Ryan Remigio’s touchdown run. The scoring drive began at the Patriots’ 24-yard line after Birmingham punted late on Del Norte’s punt return.
Birmingham took a 24–21 lead early in the fourth quarter, with the defence starting to step up and Tisdale throwing his second and third touchdown passes of the night.
Tisdale’s second touchdown pass was a 33-yard pass to Waters and his third touchdown was an 11-yard pass to Jomar Adams.
After Adams’ score, Del Norte took a 28–24 lead when Ty Olsen returned the kick 75 yards for a touchdown. After Olsen’s score, Del Norte missed a 47-yard field goal.
Birmingham football captures: After a missed field goal
After a missed field goal, Birmingham drove to the Del Norte 40, but was unable to score and Del Norte regained possession with two and a half minutes remaining. Del Norte had the ball with less than a minute to go and could have run out of timeout, but they threw the ball out of bounds and Birmingham saved a timeout and Del Norte was able to make a shot instead. and forced a long field goal attempt. , Take a knee to dominate the match.
Del Norte missed a 45-yard field goal and Birmingham regained possession with 28 seconds left in the game.
On the final possession, Tisdale completed two passes to Jackson and Waters, before Jackson again found the ball on a 52-yard Hail Mary for the win.
Tisdale finished the game with 13 of 30 passing for 224 yards and four touchdowns and zero turnovers. Waters, who committed to Washington, had seven catches for 108 yards and a touchdown, Jackson had three catches for 73 yards and the game-winning touchdown. On defense, Dominic Jefferson had two sacks for Birmingham.
