Paraclete (12-1) at Banning (9-4); 7:30 P.M., Nicolet Middle School

Paraclete cleared a major hurdle last week by defeating Yucca Valley, defending division champion. The Spirits are playing in their first section title game since 1967, when a 7-7 tie with Calipatria resulted in a small-school division co-championship. Defense is Paraclete’s strong suit, which is complemented by a steadily improving offense. Tailback Dominic Washington is still recovering from a sprained ankle suffered in the first round of the playoffs. He has rushed for 1,696 yards and 22 touchdowns. Sophomore Robbie Fockaert has completed 58% of his passes for 628 yards and seven touchdowns. Banning, coached by former Cal State Northridge lineman Brian Hay, finished fourth in the Skyline League and is making its first appearance in a football final since the program started in 1929. The Broncos upset top-seeded L.A. Baptist, 51-45, in six overtimes in the opening round. Larry Armstrong and Derrick Lee each have rushed for more than 1,000 yards. Banning has gained more than 75% of its 4,000 yards on the ground. Nose guard Ricky Lynn has a state-record 42 sacks this season.

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Season Recap

PARACLETE

(12-1)

42 St. Bonaventure: 16

30 Serrano: 15

54 Bell-Jeff: 0

12 Garces: 13

56 Santa Paula: 14

48 Desert: 7

35 Rosamond: 7

49 Bishop Union: 14

42 Kern Valley: 0

48 Mojave: 14

Playoffs

32 Kilpatrick: 16

17 Big Bear: 6

28 Yucca Valley: 6

BANNING

(9-4)

22 Silverado: 7

31 Twentynine Palms: 26

51 Salesian: 0

14 Perris: 46

17 Elsinore: 7

30 West Valley: 7

10 Yucca Valley: 14

15 Riv.-Notre Dame: 17

9 Beaumont: 31

21 Skyline: 6

Playoffs

51 LA Baptist (6 OT): 45

35 LaSalle: 14

58 Riv.-Notre Dame: 19

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PARACLETE ROSTER

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 1 Michael Washington DB-RB 6-1 165 Fr. 3 Robbie Fockaert QB-DB 5-11 150 So. 4 Josh White WR-DB 5-8 140 Jr. 5 Mike Nargi WR-DB 5-9 145 Sr. 7 Tommy Breech WR-DB 5-9 145 Jr. 8 Matt Meyer QB-DB 5-8 130 So. 9 Miguel Torres WR-DB 5-10 150 Sr. 15 Mike Hudson WR-DB 5-9 145 Sr. 17 Rich Caton RB-DB 5-10 160 Sr. 19 Jordan Aquino WR-DB 5-8 140 Jr. 21 Jeff Arroyo WR-DB 5-10 140 Jr. 22 Dominic Washington RB-DB 5-9 185 Sr. 24 Chris Sheaffer RB-LB 5-9 150 So. 25 Mike McShea RB-LB 5-10 180 So. 27 J.C. Nessa RB-DB 5-10 160 Sr. 28 Matt Parris WR-DB 6-1 165 So. 30 Joaquin Fraire RB-LB 5-9 155 So. 31 Albert Kim WR-DB 5-8 150 Sr. 32 Richard Frederick RB-LB 5-6 165 Jr. 34 Jason Wilbur RB-LB 6-0 180 Sr. 35 Mike Lodovoci OL-DL 5-7 185 Sr. 39 Robert Watts TE-LB 6-2 180 So. 40 John McMurtry TE-DB 6-1 150 So. 44 Chris Borquez WR-DE 6-2 165 Jr. 45 Brian Whisler TE-DE 6-4 185 So. 48 Sean Fraser QB-LB 5-10 170 Sr. 50 Rob McShea OL-LB 6-0 225 Sr. 52 Joey Rispaud OL-DL 5-9 170 So. 53 Mike Perez OL-DE 6-3 205 Sr. 55 Anthony Pedroso OL-DL 6-1 195 Sr. 56 Dominic Burnias OL-DL 6-0 240 Sr. 59 Tony Dominguez OL-DL 6-3 225 Sr. 60 J.P. Mamaril OL-LB 5-9 170 Sr. 61 Chris Mottino OL-DE 6-1 165 Jr. 62 Mike Henry RB-LB 6-0 170 Jr. 64 Aaron Troullier OL-DL 5-10 165 Jr. 65 Brian Sandman OL-DE 6-0 155 Sr. 66 Jonathon Vangor OL-DL 6-1 270 Sr. 70 Josh Gonzales OL-DL 5-11 230 Jr. 71 David Norris OL-DL 5-11 190 Jr. 73 Blake Gaskins OL-DL 6-2 270 So. 75 Doug Poland OL-DL 5-11 255 Jr. 79 Mike Gonzalez OL-LB 6-0 195 Jr. 80 Mike Drivdahl TE-DE 6-2 190 So. 85 Peter Cich TE-DE 6-4 230 Sr. 86 Josh Foster TE-DE 6-7 240 Sr. 88 Morgan McGuire OL-DL 6-0 175 So.

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BANNING ROSTER

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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 2 Jerry Bournes QB-DB 6-1 170 Jr. 4 Derrick Lee RB-FS 5-11 175 Sr. 5 Brady Westbrook QB-FS 5-11 170 So. 6 Larry Armstrong RB-S 5-11 190 Sr. 7 J.R. Smith WR-DB 5-8 165 Jr. 10 Manuel Horta WR-DB 5-7 165 Jr. 14 Viengthai Mounivong RB-K 5-6 160 Sr. 18 Lucas Johnston WR 5-9 190 Jr. 20 Geno Randle RB-DB 5-9 160 So. 25 Jim Conner TE-DL 6-5 240 So. 26 Issac Bates WR-DB 5-7 140 So. 28 Anthony Paige WR-DB 5-11 175 Sr. 30 Joe Quinones RB-LB 6-1 190 So. 33 John Diaz RB-LB 5-8 165 Sr. 34 Ricky Lynn WR 5-10 220 Sr. 35 Brian McNally WR 6-1 180 Sr. 36 Warren Paul RB-LB 5-10 170 So. 37 Cory Lee TE-DE 6-3 215 Sr. 38 Joesue Yang WR-DB 5-8 150 So. 44 Trevor Stevens WR 5-10 150 Sr. 48 Lou Martin C-DL 6-4 320 Sr. 52 Will Sanchez OL-LB 6-1 240 Jr. 54 Brandon Neef OL-DL 6-0 290 Sr. 56 Melvin Turner OL-LB 6-0 290 Jr. 57 Mac McKee OL-DL 6-1 270 So. 60 Nate Thompson OL-DL 5-11 230 Jr. 61 Joe Newbold OL-DL 5-7 190 So. 62 Scott Ray C-DT 5-10 235 Jr. 63 David Gastelum OL-DL 6-0 235 So. 65 Andy Gardner OL-DL 5-10 180 So. 66 Rob Reynolds OL-DL 5-10 235 So. 70 Roman Angulo TE-LB 6-2 245 Sr. 72 Ronnie Underwood OL-DL 6-2 210 Sr. 73 Randy Patterson OL-DL 5-10 200 So. 76 Carlin Johnson OL-DL 6-6 305 Sr. 78 Kevin Repasky OL-DL 6-0 220 Sr. 80 Bernie Fontes TE-LB 5-11 190 So. 82 John D’Spain TE-DL 5-11 190 Jr. 83 Jon Palacios QB-S 5-11 200 So. 87 Jason Carrizosa WR-DB 5-11 165 So.

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