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Lodi High's Jordan Perkins (21) escapes the grasp of Stagg High's Bruce Vaba, left, and continues on for a touchdown in the second quarter of Friday night's game at the Grape Bowl. The Delta Kings stopped Lodi on a late two-point conversion and held on for a 27-25 victory that kept the Flames winless on the season. Perkins ran for 209 yards and three touchdowns in the loss. (Jerry R. Tyson/News-Sentinel)
Late penalty wipes out Lodi's tying 2-point conversion
Collin Rhoads faked a handoff and ran untouched into the end zone and for a moment it looked like Lodi had come from behind to tie Stagg at 27-all with 2:41 left to go in Friday night's non-league football showdown.
But, then there it was — a yellow flag sitting at the 5-yard line. Rhoads' 2-point conversion was called back for holding and Stagg hung on, handing the Flames a 27-25 loss in their homecoming game.
"One call — It changed the whole game," said Lodi running back Jordan Perkins, who rushed for 209 yards in his biggest game of the season so far.
The Flames dropped to 0-3 on the season while Stagg improved to 3-0.
Lodi's offense found itself for the first time this season on the legs of Perkins. He broke loose for a 48-yard dash at the end of the first quarter and kept rolling from there. He finished with three touchdowns on 24 carries, while Rhoads completed 9-of-13 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown for the Flames.
While the Flame defense came up with a handful of stops, it couldn't contain Stagg quarterback Aaron Raya, who connected on 15-of-25 attempts for 237 yards and two touchdowns, or running back Theo Wofford, who rushed for 109 yards, including 60 on Stagg's game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.
Stagg also ran all over Lodi's special teams, with Wofford eating up yards on kickoffs and punt returns and helping the Delta Kings begin six of their 10 possessions in Lodi territory.
"The offense did better, we just need to make plays on both sides of the ball — defensively and in the kicking game," Lodi head coach Todd Dillon said. "That was rough. It's hard to overcome that (Stagg's field position throughout the game)."
After taking a 13-13 tie into halftime, Stagg's offense came out charging in the second half. With Raya completing passes and Wofford raking up first downs, Stagg took at 27-19 lead with 6:43 left in the game.
Rhoads then orchestrated a 72-yard drive, hitting Damien Fernandez and Kenyata Beck for big gains, before Perkins stumbled into the end zone on a 7-yard run with 2:41 left. Rhoads ran in the first 2-point conversion to tie the game, but it was called back on a holding penalty. From the 11-yard line, the snap was high and Rhoads bobbled it before being taken down just inside the 10-yard line.
On the ensuing drive, Lodi stopped Stagg, which had 13 penalties for over 130 yards, but Rhoads' last-chance pass with 12 seconds left was picked off.
The Flames were forced to play without running back/safety Alex Santiago and halfback and defensive back Nick Brown, who faced disciplinary action for violating school rules and won't return to the team this season.
Contact reporter Joelle Milholm at joellem@lodinews.com.
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| STAGG 27, LODI 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagg | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | — | 27 |
| Lodi | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 25 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||||
| First Quarter S — Wofford 11 run (Hanson kick) | ||||||
| Second Quarter L — Perkins 35 run (Fraiser kick) S — Wofford 58 pass from Raya (kick failed) L — Ruffin 17 pass from Rhoads (kick failed) | ||||||
| Third Quarter S — Raya 1 run (kick failed) L — Perkins 22 run (kick failed) S — B. Wood 35 pass from Raya (pass good) | ||||||
| Fourth Quarter L — Perkins 7 run (run failed) | ||||||
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Galtguy wrote on Sep 30, 2009 9:21 PM:
That's what I thought. No wity comeback?
Lay down, just like LHS Football. "
Curveball wrote on Sep 30, 2009 6:10 AM:
radone wrote on Sep 28, 2009 2:32 PM:
Bulldog wrote on Sep 28, 2009 7:46 AM:
My preditions for the rest of the year:
Tokay - Win.
Grace Davis - win
Franklin - loss
Bear Creek - Win
Lincoln - Loss
Chavez - Win
Tracy - Loss
4 wins - 6 losses - no playoffs. "
Bulldog wrote on Sep 28, 2009 7:41 AM:
Week 1 - Little offense, NO defense. Tackling sucked.
Week 2 - Good Defense. Stopped a good running team. One bad pass for a scoop and score, 2 terrible penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct. Little offense. An improvement over week 1.
Week 3 - Good offense. So-so defense. A few breakdowns. So-so tackling. Special teams sucked. A horrible call on the roughing the kicker that cost the game (that was not a penalty!). Perkins has finally broken out.
Bottom line - this team is improving every week. But it is young and needs work. The playoffs are probably not in the cards this year, but are possible if they get all phases playing up to levels they are capable of. "
tokay54 wrote on Sep 27, 2009 9:08 PM:
flamefan wrote on Sep 27, 2009 5:09 PM:
galtguy wrote on Sep 27, 2009 5:07 PM:
Yea I guess you're right. We need to get a real paper. Kind of like you need to get a win, hey maybe you're the Detroit Lions of last year. Gee, must be tough without a win AT ALL. You know never knowing when your LOSING STREAK may end. Thinking about the possiblity of going the entire year without a win, that must be tough.
Maybe we could trade for one of our three wins, that would be 3-0. How many does LHS have? That's right NONE!
Got anything else to say? Or much like your players are you gunna lay down too? "
flamefan wrote on Sep 27, 2009 1:52 PM:
tokay54 wrote on Sep 27, 2009 11:01 AM:
I'm not sure you got your stats about Tokay's combined opponents record but their opponents record is 3-6 not 1-8. Regardless still pretty poor but with Brookside Christian being the exception Tokay has beat their opponents with relative ease. "
fballfan wrote on Sep 27, 2009 9:40 AM:
keep your head up Lodi.the other high school in this city, would love to have your talent right now.believe me. "
Galtguy wrote on Sep 27, 2009 8:54 AM:
Go Warriors! "
RUFKM wrote on Sep 27, 2009 8:18 AM:
Coach Bishop and Coach Perkins have done more and spent more time dedicated to Lodi football than Coach Dillon himself.Be very careful for what you wish for. Many people in the area feel Coach Bishop is the best Oline coach around.
Who runs the weight program? Coach Bishop and Perkins!
Don't bring the two kids into this. THey have had previous problems with the law and the kids on the team aren't really surprised he got caught, it was more of a question, when he was going to get caught. "
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