Kellogg’s One Pass Is a Huge Success for Calvary Chapel : Division X: Halfback’s touchdown throw with 1:06 left lifts Eagles to 13-12 victory and into title game.

The steady rain that fell on Kennedy High all through Saturday night’s Division X semifinal seemed to mean only good things for Village Christian’s ground-oriented offense and bad things for Calvary Chapel’s run-and-shoot offense.

But appearances were deceiving.

Calvary Chapel completed two key passes in the final minutes--the clincher an 18-yard halfback pass from Matt Kellogg to Brian Arrowood for a score with 1:06 left--to give the Eagles to a 13-12 victory.

Jason Sharkey’s game-winning point-after-touchdown kick was good from 25 yards after a penalty.

The pass was Kellogg’s first of the season and came just two plays after Sharkey connected with Arrowood for a crucial 44-yard gain on fourth and nine.

With the two passes, the Eagles (11-1) overcame the elements that all but grounded the run-and-shoot and earned a berth in the championship game next week against Southern California Christian. Sharkey completed just eight of 15 passes for 160 yards in the wet weather.

“I got a good grip on the ball (for the option pass),” said Kellogg, who was the focus of Calvary Chapel’s offense with 22 carries for 116 yards. “It was the first time all night that I actually got a good grip on the ball.”

Village Christian (6-6-1) took a 12-6 lead when Tarik Blair swept right for a 42-yard score with just 4:33 left, and it appeared to have the game won with the fourth-and-nine. But when Sharkey hit Arrowood down the left sideline, the Crusaders’ improbable playoff run began to slip away. A final bid died on the Eagle 21 when time ran out.

“When you’ve got a team fourth and nine, they’re not supposed to come back,” Village Christian Coach Mike Plaisance said. “That play broke our back.”

The Crusaders led the game on two occasions, first on Chad Everett’s five-yard run in the second quarter. Everett (110 yards, 22 carries) led a Crusader offense that attempted just six passes before desperation time in the final minute.