Lompoc’s fourth quarter rally was foiled by Arroyo Grande’s Mark Rush, and the Braves dropped a 30-24 non-league football game to the Eagles at Pioneer Valley High on Friday night.
The Braves trailed 30-17 before freshman quarterback Cavin Ross led a furious comeback.
After the defense stopped the Eagles, Ross hit Joe Shumer with a 12-yard touchdown pass and Aldo Anguiano kicked the PAT to make it a 30-24 game with 3:50 left.
Arroyo Grande drove the ball to the Lompoc 18 and then missed a 37-yard field with 2:33 left.
With no timeouts left, Ross completed five straight passes to move the ball to the AG 9. He spiked the ball to stop the clock with 51 seconds left.
Ross fired into the end zone, but Rush stepped in front of the Lompoc receiver and picked off the ball to seal the victory for the Eagles.
Arroyo Grande got a big game from running back Calebe Tomasin. He rushed for 185 yards on 18 carries and scored a TD.
Leondre Coleman rushed for 68 yards on 11 carries and scored on touchdown and Ross completed 20 of 36 passes for 236 yards and two scores, with the one interception.
Ryan Morgan and Demetrius Dickerson caught touchdown passes for the Braves (2-2).
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