Grant Wins NorCal Championship In Another Thriller

By Jack Freeman | Special to The OBSERVERThe Grant High School Pacers completed another cardiac comeback drive to take home their third consecutive regional title, beating Saint Francis of Mountain View 32-30 on Friday night.Down 30-29 with 1:29 left in the game, senior quarterback Luke Alexander drove his team nearly 80 yards, bringing the Pacers inside the 5-yard-line. From there and with five seconds left, sophomore kicker Jose Romero made a short field goal to give Grant the Northern California Division 2-AA championship.With the win, the Pacers are headed to their third straight state championship game, where they face Pacifica of Oxnard.Sophomore wide receiver Koby Shabazz catches a pass against the Saint Francis Lancers Dec. 6. Shabazz’s two touchdown receptions helped the Grant High School Pacers win their third straight regional title. Russell Stiger Jr., OBSERVERAlexander connected twice with sophomore tight end Zo Edwards for big plays on the Pacers’ winning drive.“We had to do it last week. That’s the best practice,” Grant Coach Carl Reed said. “We overcome adversity, that’s what we do.”Grant jumped out to an early 16-7 lead thanks to two touchdowns from Alexander to sophomore wideout Koby Shabazz.The Lancers stormed back thanks to their strong running...