Lakewood outlasts Servite in overtime

Anaheim Servite quarterback Cody Fajardo and Troy Nicolaus had just connected on a one-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to force overtime against Lakewood in a Pac-5 Division first-round playoff game Friday night at Cerritos College.

So when the Friars decided to go for the victory on a two-point conversion from the one-yard line in the extra period, they went back to the same play.

Nicolaus was open again but couldn’t come up with the catch and Lakewood held on for a 35-34 victory that moved the Lancers into a quarterfinal against Mission Viejo.

Running back Jerry Stone had 231 yards and two touchdowns in 33 carries for Lakewood (5-6), which couldn’t hold on to a 28-14 lead with fewer than four minutes to play.

Fajardo completed touchdown passes of nine yards to Rudy Guerrero and one yard to Nicolaus with 23 seconds left in regulation to complete the comeback.

Stone ran for a 16-yard touchdown in overtime and Servite’s Greg Portis ran for a 25-yard touchdown to pull the Friars (7-4) to within a point.

Fajardo completed 24 of 35 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns.

--Ben Bolch

Tesoro rallies past Los Alamitos

Quarterback Robbie Picazo completed 14 of 22 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown and linebacker Jake Warden blocked two field-goal attempts as host Santa Margarita Tesoro (11-0) rallied from a second-quarter deficit to defeat Los Alamitos, 23-7, in the first round of the Pac-5 Division playoffs.

The Titans took advantage of three Los Alamitos (8-3) interceptions, including one in the final minute by Preston King, who returned it 16 yards for a score. However, Tesoro’s game-clinching touchdown came midway through the third quarter when defensive lineman Issac Tago recovered teammate Adam Albitar’s fumble in the end zone.

Zach Mitchell rushed for 174 yards in 22 carries for the Titans.

The game also featured a matchup between father and son coaches. Tesoro coach Brian Barnes beat his father, John Barnes, the most successful coach in Orange County history (273-81-7), in his first attempt.

--Austin Knoblauch

Valencia routs Ventura

Dominick Solley passed for 264 yards and two touchdowns, Jordan Thompson ran for three more scores and a ballhawking Valencia defense forced five turnovers, sparking the Vikings to a 42-14 victory over Ventura (6-5) in a first-round Northern Division playoff game at Valencia.

Valencia (9-2) raced 63 yards in four plays on its first drive, taking a 7-0 lead on a 12-run by Thompson. A 69-yard fumble return by Trevor Smyth -- his first of two fumble recoveries -- made it 14-0.

--Kevin Baxter

Record night from Lister sparks Thousand Oaks

Santa Barbara knew John Lister was going to get his share of touches, but there was nothing the Dons could do about stopping the senior from host Thousand Oaks in a 49-28 loss in the Northern Division.

The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder rushed for 205 yards and scored three touchdowns in the first half alone as the Lancers built a 28-21 halftime lead. Lister scored two more times and finished with a school-record 328 yards on 38 carries.

The Dons kept the game somewhat close behind John Uribe, who tossed a pair of scores to Roberto Nelson and one each to Chase Chandler and Bryson Lloyd.

--Sean Ceglinsky

Two-minute drill

La Habra defeated Anaheim, 83-0, in the Southwest Division for what is believed to be a Southern Section record for points in a playoff game (Bloomington beat Artesia, 82-62, in 1984). . . . Westlake Village Westlake quarterback Nick Isham scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:44 remaining en route to a 36-35 Northern Division victory over Oxnard. . . . Nick Montana of Oaks Christian, ranked No. 7 in the Southland by The Times, was 10 for 15 for 212 yards and four touchdowns in a 64-14 Northwest Division win over South Torrance. . . . Norco knocked off No. 23 Rancho Verde, 19-9, in the Inland Division.