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Final Play At Ripon Crushes Varsity Cougars
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Indian defenders make a sandwich out of Tim Costa, powering his way through to pick up some yardage for Escalon. Costa had both touchdowns and a 2-point conversion on Friday night, rushing for 87 yards. Marg Jackson/The Times
Gut sick. That’s how head coach Mark Loureiro described the feeling that still lingered through the weekend, coming off a last-second touchdown by host Ripon that sent the varsity football Cougars to defeat on Friday night. After Escalon had taken a 15-12 lead late in the fourth quarter, Ripon answered with a drive of their own, capped off with a four-play sequence with no timeouts and less than 30 seconds on the clock, the final play a pass to the corner of the end zone hauled in with one hand, secured by the Indian receiver as he tumbled to the ground, crushing Escalon as he went.