Francis Parker Trips Up SCC With a Hook-and-Ladder Play

Dan Kuiper, the coach of San Diego Francis Parker, took a page out of his old eight-man football playbook to beat Southern California Christian, 19-14, Friday afternoon.

With 7 minutes 11 seconds left in the game and his team at the Flames’ 36-yard line, Kuiper called for a hook-and-ladder play.

Francis Parker quarterback Sam Winner hit Curtis Galvin with a short pass in the right flat. Galvin pitched the ball to Chris Auerbach, who was running up the right sideline. Auerbach scored easily to erase a one-point SCC lead.

The Flames (1-2) rallied from a 13-0 deficit late in the second quarter. Ron Wood scored on a one-yard run with 11 seconds left in the first half. The Flames scored on their first possession of the second half when Ken Buhler’s 27-yard touchdown run at 9:12 capped a six-play, 66-yard drive.