St. Francis football team motivated by surreal title game loss

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Saint Francis players and others lay on the field after sounds of gunshots outside the stadium caused a panic in the fourth quarter during the CCS Division I final at Westmont High School on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Campbell, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)

Mountain View - St. Francis's magic 2021 season ended in incredible circumstances, a sequence of events that lasted about two and a half minutes and about half an hour of real time.

Everything that the throws needed to be just one more stop to ensure a place in the open division of the state championship match against Mater dei-Santa Ana. Instead, Serra has scored a touch to take a four -point advantage before that will explode chaos.

The gunshots resounded from the stadium parking lot to Westmont High in Campbell, putting the game in a panic break, which seemed to be eternity. The players of San Francisco spent part of the time lying on the face to avoid being a possible goal. After the match finally resumed, a failed walking field finished the year of San Francisco.

Serra won 16-12 and lost against Mater Dei.

Nine months later, the players of St. Francis can still remember this night, as well as agony in the faces of the elders who ended high school races against the same team that had beaten 44 to 21 Three weeks before.

"I'm not going to apologize, but this filming was one of the wildest things I was a part," said Marshal Matthew Dougherty, who was on the sidelines at the time due to 'a wound.

"See all older adults cry and boring because it was their last season with me," said Linian Oliver Bari, now one last. "We thought it was going to be" the "season", and that was not the result we wanted. ""

"You know, we were great, great close to having an absolute dream season and playing the country's number 1 team, but he did not perform," said coach Greg Calcagno. "So we have to find a way so that if we are in this situation again, we will end what we are starting out."

If they are in this position this season, it will be with many new stars. The receiver Nicholas Andmighetto left, which caught the winning touch in the historic victory of throws in the room. In the state of San José is Viliai Teu, the corridor of 2,200 yards which led 45 times for 344 yards during a regular season victory over Serra.

But among the players who come back, the desire to arrive in the mountains is still as high as last season.

The offensive will be captain of Dougherty, who did not play last fall again after launching the touch to beat the room. Pin 6-6 increased on its teammates while launching points and called games in Thursday training. Calcagno said that the normally conservative offensive of the team could include more passes this season to enjoy the arm of the Dougherty rocket.

"I do everything possible to help the team succeed," said Dougherty. "Whether I am done with five passes, or if I have to launch 30 passes, I will do everything you need."

One of his favorite objectives is Andrew Adkison, a 5-11 receiver that Dougherty compared to Debo Samuel. Although the capture of passes is what most receivers appreciate, Adkison said that he was happy and ready to do dirty work if that is what is necessary to help his team reach a state championship.

"These are the last minutes of the Serra game that motivates us every day," said Adkison. "We know that we are not finishing last year, and that is why we are fighting this year ... to finish the match."

Bari recalled that night against Serra well and used these memories as motivation during the long months of winter, spring and summer. In a training last week, he and the rest of the line could be seen perfecting the best racing points while repeating the same game again and again.

"I think elderly Americans work to reach the elderly last year, because we don't want to see this result anymore," said Bari.

Even with a quarter-back and a talented receiver, Bari and the rest of the line know that the San Francisco Foundation is built on the execution of energy. The production of the group of news from the Teu All-Bay region will not be easily replaced, but players and coaches think that a collection of backups can share the charge.

"For the moment, it looks more like a committee, but if someone separates from the four, then it is who we will ride," said Calcagno. "We hang our hat to manage football."

If there was a general theme to take this Saint-François team, it is that the group of this year feels liable to the senior class last year.

And if the players reach their high goals for the season, they will increase a championship trophy thinking of these former leaders.

"It was a special group of types I admitted, and they showed me what San Francis Football and what the team really meant," said Adkison. "If we do this this year, it will be for them."

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