Banning Beats Gardena, 40-32

By GARY KLEIN

Dec. 11, 1999 12 AM PT

Wilmington Banning High overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Gardena, 40-32, in the City Section Invitational division championship game Friday night at the Coliseum.

Banning (9-4) was behind, 32-20, when the Pilots scored on a 30-yard pass play from Wally Salinas to James Carter with 8:43 left.

Sixty-one seconds later, Raymond Grajeda returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown to give the Pilots a 33-32 lead.

Banning sealed the victory on a one-yard run by Salinas.

Gardena finished 9-4-1.

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Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

Banning Beats Gardena, 40-32

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