Adam Luckhurst kicked a go-ahead 44-yard field goal with less than two minutes left and Bishop Diego’s defense foiled a Moorpark game-winning touchdown by forcing a fumble and recovering the ball in the the end zone to preserve a dramatic 17-14 Camino League victory to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday night at Moorpark.
The Cardinals are 1-2 in league and 4-5 overall. They finish the regular season next Friday against Thousand Oaks.
Bishop poked the ball out of the arm of Moorpark’s receiver, who caught a pass from quarterback Blake Sturgill at the 2-yard line. The ball bounced into the end zone, where two Cardinal defenders pounced on it.
Sturgill had driven the Musketeers down field with 1:54 left and no timeouts.
The Cardinals took a 17-14 lead on Adam Luckhurst’s field goal. His boot capped a drive that lasted more than eight minutes.
Bishop got a big game from senior running back Adrian Soracco. He rushed for season-best 174 yards on 28 carries.
Sam Mikaele caught touchdown passes of 31 and 57 yards from quarterback Michael Luckhurst.
The first score came in the second quarter and left the Cardinals down 7-6 after their PAT kick was blocked.
Bishop took a 14-7 lead in the third quarter, when Michael Luckhurst hit Mikaele and the sophomore receiver rumbled down the field, stiff-arming two defenders before reaching the end zone. Michaek Luckhurst passed to Maddox Stretz for a 2-point conversion.
Sturgill guided Moorpark to the tying score. The Musketeers were aided by a couple of Bishop penalties and Sturgill scored the touchdown on a 1-yard run with 10:21 to go in the fourth quarter.
Bishop then put together its time-consuming drive for the winning field goal.