Los Osos 41, Bishop Amat 38

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Amat had the game. They had it at halftime, when they where up 28-14. They had it when they went up 38-34 with 1:51 left in the game, and Los Osos out of timeouts.

‘Defense didn’t finish them up,’ Bishop coach Mark Verti said after the game.

When I was driving to my house from the game, I came up with the concept of highlighting The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of each local team from the games I cover.

So here we go ...

BISHOP AMAT

The Good: RB Marcus Wagner and offensive and defensive lines. Wagner finished the game with 197 yards and two touchdowns in 17 carries. In the first half he was battling what appeared to be dehydration and in the second half, cramps. He showed great vision and tremendous instincts. A lot of those runs, though, would not have be possible without the offensive line.

The Bad: Junior QB Nick Lenhart. He finished the game with OK numbers, 12 of 21 for 214 yards and one touchdown. But he also had an interception, a fumble and a sack on the first play of the Lancers’ last drive. Lenhart won the job leading up to the opener, but he is going to have to show more poise if he’s going to keep it.

The Ugly: The defense in the final two minutes of the game. With Los Osos out of time outs, Amat should have won the game. But give a lot of credit to Los Osos quarterback Richard Brehaut and the Grizzlies. Brehaut broke out of the pocket, got a great block from receiver Charles McCall, and ran 32 yards into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown. Before the the referee could lifts his hands to signal touchdown, a Bishop Amat coach in the roof of the press box was in such disbelief that he just kept screaming to no one in particular ‘ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!?!?’ I wanted to say, ‘No,’ but realized that it wasn’t the time or the place to make jokes.

Things don’t get any easier for the Lancers. Up next for Bishop Amat is defending Division II state bowl winner Orange Lutheran (also nicknamed the Lancers) at home next week.

- Jaime Cárdenas