A.D. Ibarra
-Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium

    The CC Winn Mavericks were looking to take a step never taken by the school and take one away from the visiting Somerset Bulldogs in order to catapult themselves into the State Playoffs this season, but QB Nick Escobedo and his Bulldogs, undefeated in 29-AAAAA play this season, had other plans.Escobedo handed off to Elijah Rollins early in the game for the first Somerset score and a 29 yard pitch and catch to Martin Ramos made the score 14-0 in favor of the visiting Blue & White.
    The Mavericks picked up a fumble deep in their own territory but a failed reverse to Lalo Martinez who pitched it to Reyes Lopez gave a safety to the Bulldogs as the ball bounced into the endzone.  16-0 Somerset.
    It was all Somerset in the first half as RB Phillip Aguilera capped the scoring off for the Bulldogs to make the halftime score 23-0.
    After an amazing performance by the award-winning Thundering Maverick Marching Band who put their 7th Place Area performance on for the hometown crowd, the Mavericks made some adjustments and came out firing on all cylinders with Lopez punishing Bulldog defenders down the field before finding his way into the endzone at the end of the third quarter.
    Lalo Martinez also had a couple of significant runs and Julio Ruiz had a significant gain on a pitch and catch to get the Mav offense within striking distance for a two yard Martinez plunge into the end zone to get the Mavericks within one score after the two point conversion to Big Joe Rodriguez to make the score Somerset 23, Winn 15.
    The on-sides kick fell into the hands of a Bulldog up man, but the Maverick Defense stopped the ensuing drive only to three and out.  The Mavericks attempted a fake punt which put the Bulldogs in striking distance and the Maverick Defense still held them to a late field goal, but it was too little, too late for the the resurgent Mavs and the final score was Somerset 26, the CC Winn Mavericks 15.