Diamond Bar Defeats Upland With Late Touchdown

Senior running back Jason Wright scored on five-yard run with 19 seconds remaining as Diamond Bar won its second consecutive Southern Section Division II championship with a 17-14 victory over Upland on Friday night at Cal State Fullerton.

But the game wasn’t without controversy.

During the winning drive, Diamond Bar was the recipient of a fifth down after confusion ensued following a holding penalty on a third down.

On what should have been fourth down after Upland declined the penalty, Diamond Bar quarterback Ryan Maine threw an incomplete pass, but the down markers were never changed.

In Division IV:

Westlake 24, San Luis Obispo 21--Zac Wasserman threw one of his three touchdowns with 6:21 remaining to lift the Warriors (13-1) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

In Division V:

Rancho Cucamonga 30, Menifee Paloma Valley 22--Tailback Jarrett Brown scored three touchdowns to lead the Cougars at Chaffey College.

In Division X:

Paso Robles 24, Monrovia 10--Andre Nichelson rushed for 200 yards in 29 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead to their second second consecutive section championship, at Citrus College.

In the City Section championship:

Carson 20, Crenshaw 10--Justin Cooper’s 29-yard scoring pass to Michael Smith with 10:03 left gave Carson (12-2) a 14-10 lead it would not relinquish before an estimated crowd of 6,000 at the Coliseum.

In the City Section Invitational division:

Wilmington Banning 40, Gardena 32--Banning overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to win at the Coliseum.