Ontario Christian Stops Calvary Chapel, 28-21

Calvary Chapel’s attempt to win its first game of the season fell short in the fourth quarter as Ontario Christian came from behind to defeat the Eagles, 28-21, in an Olympic League game Friday night at Santa Ana Stadium.

Tony Giles rushed for 160 yards in 22 carries and scored three touchdowns. His final touchdown was a 13-yard run with 4 minutes 51 seconds remaining.

The Knights trailed, 13-7, at halftime and tied the score twice in the second half. Ontario Christian (6-1, 2-0) gained 478 yards in total offense and had 20 first downs. It held Calvary Chapel (0-6-1, 0-2) to 204 yards and nine first downs.

The Ontario Christian defense did not allow Calvary Chapel a first down in the fourth quarter and limited the Eagles to 13 total yards.

Ontario Christian’s Rob Behnke intercepted a Daniel Murrieta pass and returned it 26 yards to the Eagle 45 in the second quarter. Knight quarterback Ben Goedhart kept the ball on an option and ran untouched 19 yards to put the Knights up, 7-0, with 9:31 left in the half.

Calvary Chapel scored 13 points in 50 seconds. Murrieta found Zak Davis for a three-yard scoring pass with 5:11 left in the first half. Two plays after the kickoff, Keith Short intercepted a Goedhart pass and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown.

Just before halftime, Goedhart drove the Knights to the Calvary Chapel 13. However, Goedhart lost track of the downs and spiked the ball into the ground thinking it was third down rather than fourth down.

Ontario Christian took a 14-13 lead with less than seven minutes left in the third quarter when Giles scored his first touchdown on a two-yard run. The Eagles got the lead two minutes later with a 19-yard scoring by Rico Andino and a two-point conversion pass from Murrieta to Luke Clardy.

Giles scored his second touchdown with 28 seconds left in the third quarter. The Knight defense held Andino on fourth and one at the Ontario Christian 33, which led to Giles’ winning touchdown.