PREP EXTRA / FRIDAY FOOTBALL PULLOUT : Laguna Beach Comes Back to Defeat Estancia

Nate Pivaroff’s 11-yard run with under three minutes left gave Laguna Beach a 22-20 victory over Estancia in a Pacific Coast League game Thursday at Laguna Beach High School.

Starting at their 47, the Artists drove 53 yards in four plays, sparked by a 30-yard screen pass from Pivaroff to Ryan Steel.

The come-from-behind victory spoiled an impressive performance by Estancia’s running tandem of Carlo Amaya and Bachy Gonzalez.

Amaya led the Eagles with three touchdowns and 113 yards rushing; Gonzalez added a game-high 139 yards.

Laguna Beach led, 7-0, on Pivaroff’s one-yard sneak set up by Steel’s 24-yard run to the one-yard line.

Taking advantage of two out-of-bounds kickoffs to start the third quarter, Estancia drove 60 yards in six plays for its first score. Amaya’s five-yard run and a two-point conversion run by Gonzalez gave Estancia its first lead, 8-7, minutes into the second half.

Two plays later, Pivaroff hit Zeda Stone with a 63-yard touchdown pass to regain a 13-8 lead. Stone caught a game-high five catches for 99 yards.

Amaya’s second score, a one-yard run, put the Eagles ahead, 14-13, going into the fourth quarter. His 11-yard run with 4:18 left gave Estancia a 20-16 lead.

Pivaroff threw for 236 yards.

Laguna Beach finishes its season 2-8, 1-4 in league. Estancia is 4-6, 1-4.