Colton, CA—While the rest of Colton High was celebrating a Homecoming defined by fairy tale magic, the football team couldn’t find the same magic on the field against the Arroyo Valley Hawks. The week 9 game was close, but the end result was another loss for Colton, 30-26.
The game was a back-and-forth affair, with Arroyo Valley scoring first, and the Yellowjackets fighting back to take a 14-7 lead on touchdown receptions by Riley Rogers and Alex Juarez. This was Rogers third consecutive game with a touchdown catch, as he is proving to have a strong connection with quarterback Koa Regalado.
Arroyo tied the game up at the half, 14-14.
Colton looked ready to take over with a quick strike to go up 20-14 in the third quarter, but Arroyo’s run attack put the Hawks back in the lead, 22-20. Then, in the fourth, once again Colton appeared to take control of the game for good as a 50-yard bomb to Alex Juarez followed by a 10-yard rushing touchdown by Damian Sanchez put Colton back in the lead 26-22.
However, the defense could not hold, and Arroyo scored again with 3:22 left in the game, giving them the lead for good. Regalado led a charge down the field, but finally turned the ball over on downs on a 4th and 3 in the red zone.
With the loss, Colton is winless in the Skyline league as they head into the final game of the season to face Notre Dame. The Titans are also winless this season at 0-9 overall.
At halftime, the year’s Homecoming Court was introduced as part of the annual ceremony. Senior wide receiver James Gonzales was crowned Homecoming King, and senior Madison Prieto was crowned Homecoming Queen during the event.
Senior court members included Savannah Garcia, Elijah Goodman, Lisa Lujan, Denise Lupian, Isaac Ornelas, Rosario Ornelas, Joseandres Pernillo and Roman Torrero.
The underclassmen royalty included freshman Koa Regalado and Marlee Gonzales, sophomores Jonathan Monroy and Yesenia Nunez, and juniors Isaiah Delgado and Aubriana Burgos.
This year’s Homecoming was originally scheduled for Oct. 5, but due to a conflict with the regularly scheduled school board meeting, it was pushed back to Oct. 20.
