Football: San Fernando is thankful about victory

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San Fernando Coach Tom Hernandez is still trying to take a breather after his team’s heart-stopping 49-43 triple-overtime victory over Sun Valley Poly last week.

To say the pressure was on would be an understatement.

In the first overtime, Poly blocked a San Fernando conversion kick and had the chance to win after scoring a touchdown. All the Parrots had to do was make the extra point. But the Tigers blocked it.

In the second overtime, Poly went up by two points after making a two-point conversion following a touchdown. San Fernando, however, answered with its own two-point conversion.

Finally, in the third overtime, San Fernando stopped Poly and won it with a touchdown.

‘The crowd went crazy,’ Hernandez said of the overtime periods.

San Fernando is 2-0 going into another nonleague game against Wilmington Banning. The Tigers are heavy favorites to win the Valley Mission League title.

-- Eric Sondheimer