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Mariners Edge Patrick Henry with Late TD Pass
Run-oriented Mar Vista goes to the air for a 25-22 win over the Patriots.
It's good to know it's in the arsenal when you most need it.
After blowing all of an 18-0 halftime lead, the Mar Vista High football team, which lives by the run, went to the air in the game's closing seconds Friday night to pull out a 25-22 victory over Patrich Henry at West Hills High in Santee.
Keevin Moore pulled down a 20-yard pass from Jordan Lertique and grazed the left pylon on the goal line for the go-ahead touchdown with 10 seconds remaining as the Mariners improved to 4-1.
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Bennie Smith and Moore each had an 11-yard scoring run in the first half and Ricardo Moriel added a 28-yard field goal for the 18-0 lead, but Patriots quarterback James McCormick threw three second-half touchdown passes to bring Henry (3-2) back.
The Mariners visit Montgomery next Friday.
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