Number seven GALA came out the gate with strong intentions and the attitude to upset number two Kennedy.

GALA’s offense had Kennedy’s defense shaken up for the majority of the first half. The Goddesses dealt with many broken up pass attempts throughout the game.

The run game for the Goddesses is all they had. That run game helped the Goddesses put up a crucial 12 points in the first quarter. As for the Cougars it was a different story.

Starting quarterback for the Cougars Lily Padilla was benched in the first half and replaced with back-up quarterback Zoe Tzour.

Zoe came out slinging the ball, looking to help her team come back and secure the victory. Zoe had quite a few failed pass attempts.

Those failed pass attempts however didn’t bring down Zoe’s momentum. They helped her learn in the moment and overcome them.

As the game continued with the game clock winding down, quarterback Zoe Tzour connected to sophomore wide receiver Jayden Suarez-Cervantes for six points.

Those six points came in the last nine seconds of the second quarter giving the Cougars the hope they needed before the half.

Coming out of the half the cougars came out strong forcing a turnover on downs. Following the turnover on downs senior quarterback Zoe was able to get her offense back into red zone territory.

Once in the red zone Zoe completed yet another crucial pass to sophomore receiver Jayden Suarez-Cervantes. This touchdown helped the Cougars tie the game up 12-12 in the third quarter.

After tying the game up the cougar defense turned the jets on. Junior Camille Zepeda had two key plays that forced the Goddesses to punt the ball away. The Cougars struggled to get the ball up the field forcing them to turn the ball over as well.

Late in the game with the season on the line GALA was able to stride back down the field. Sadly the momentum they had to get back down the field just wasn’t enough for the quarterback number 20 of the Goddesses.

As for the Cougars they had a different outcome as their defense was able to step up with an interception by Zoe Tzour. That interception helped the Cougars regain possession of the ball. Once regaining possession of the ball Zoe completed a pass down the field to Jayden Suarez-Cervantes yet again.

This put the cougars in red zone territory. Zoe was able to complete the game winning pass to Giselle Zapata Castro. With the Goddesses regaining possession all the cougar had to do was hold them off one last time. The Cougars were able to hold the goddesses off securing the 18-12 victory.

Photos by Joshua Garcia