HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP : TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

Bishop Diego 17, St. Bonaventure 14--Manny Marquez kicked a 38-yard field goal with 20 seconds to play at Ventura High and the Cardinals (5-3-1, 2-0-1) clinched a Southern Section Division IX playoff berth. It will mark Bishop Diego’s first trip to the playoffs in nine years.

Marquez capped the decisive 11-play, 54-yard drive after the Cardinals moved into scoring position on a 20-yard pass from Greg Van Wyck to wingback Michael Hayes and a 12-yard pass-interference penalty that moved the ball to the Seraph 12.

Hayes racked up 189 all-purpose yards, including 115 rushing in 20 carries, and scored Bishop Diego’s first touchdown on a three-yard counter play in the first quarter. Hayes caught five passes and also intercepted a pass with seven seconds remaining to end St. Bonaventure’s last threat.

St. Bonaventure fullback R.J. Kisling (12 carries, 60 yards) tied the score with a one-yard smash with 4:20 left in the first half.

Bishop Diego regained the lead after a 13-play, 80-yard march, climaxed by a two-yard touchdown pass from Van Wyck (11 of 22, 200 yards) to Ben Rivera.

But St. Bonaventure (4-5, 0-3) knotted the score again in 44 seconds with a five-play, 69-yard drive.

A 46-yard pass from Brad Burnett (seven of 13, 84 yards) to Chris Mendez set up the score, a six-yard run by James Lyon on a reverse. Lyon also intercepted two passes

Both offenses were hampered by turnovers, five by the Seraphs and three by Bishop Diego.

The Cardinals also sacked Burnett four times in the first half for minus-28 yards.