ROUNDUP : Schurr’s 97-Yard Pass Play Sinks Hart

Quarterback Jay Macias combined with June Akiike on a 97-yard pass play with 3 minutes 27 seconds remaining to give host Schurr High a 42-35 victory over Hart in a wild Foothill League game Friday night.

The victory moved Schurr (5-3-1, 3-0 in league play) into sole possession of first place. Hart, which had won five consecutive games, is 5-3 and 2-1.

Hart got the ball back after Schurr’s bomb, but quarterback Ryan Connors fumbled to Schurr’s Ramon Trujillo on the Hart 40-yard line. Hart stopped Schurr on downs, but the Indians didn’t get the ball back until 13 seconds remained.

Trailing, 35-21, in the third quarter, Hart scored twice to tie the score, 35-35, late in the fourth quarter.

The tying score came on Scott Blanchard’s 30-yard touchdown run with 4:49 left. Hart had narrowed its deficit to 35-28 on a 70-yard pass play from Connors to Brian Bernier early in the fourth quarter.

Connors completed 10 of 22 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Macias completed nine of 16 for 279 yards and two touchdowns. He threw two interceptions.

Blanchard gained 67 yards in five carries and scored two touchdowns.