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Ge Vontray Ainsworth of Monrovia High School finds a hole in the line for a long gain during game against St. Francis High School at St. Francis High School in La Canada, September 28, 2012. (Correspondent photo by Larry Goren)
Photo gallery: Monrovia vs St. Francis
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - The only thing missing from the Monrovia High School football team's resume the past two years was a signature victory over an upper-division team.
Not anymore.
Deshawn Potts scored two touchdowns and David Gallegos recovered a St. Francis fumble on the Wildcats 1 with just over a minute to play and Monrovia got its milestone win with a 17-13 victory over St. Francis on Friday in a nonleague game at Friedman Field.
Monrovia, which also got 176 yards rushing from Ge Vontray Ainsworth, improved to 3-2.
Jared Lebowitz of St. Francis High School runs with the ball during game against Monrovia High School at St. Francis High School in La Canada, September 28, 2012. (Correspondent photo by Larry Goren)
St. Francis, which got 177 yards passing from Jared Lebowitz and 71 yards rushing and a touchdown from Daniel Kawamura, slipped to 3-2.
"We expect (to win)," said Monrovia coach Ryan Maddox, whose Wildcats have won the past two CIF-Southern Section Mid-Valley Division titles. "That's what we expect, that's what we're about. We want to play the best. I'm just real proud of the kids and the way they played tonight."
But St. Francis, which led 13-10 at halftime, nearly stole it away.
Lebowitz had completions of 19, 21 and 14 yards to drive the Golden Knights from their 35 to the Wildcats1. The final toss to John Carroll came on fourth-and-3 from the 15.
But on the next play, Lebowitz fumbled the
snap, and Gallegos fell on it to preserve the victory."We showed what our defense is made out of," Gallegos said. "We just tried to stop them. We knew they were going to run up the middle, we just covered our end.
"I saw the ball there, and I just took it. I was so hyped."
Monrovia, which held St. Francis to 232 yards, took a 17-13 lead when Kawamura fumbled and Potts returned it for a score with 9:01 left in the third quarter.
The first half was all about big plays, and St. Francis one-upped Monrovia for a 13-10 advantage.
St. Francis, which nearly rallied from a two-touchdown deficit before losing to La Mirada two weeks ago, made it 10-6 on 26-yard field goal by Mark Verso before using a 48-yard drive to take the lead.
Kawamura grabbed a 26-yard pass from Lebowitz to the Monrovia 21 before scoring from the 3 for a 13-10 advantage with 3:22 left in the half.
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