California rolls, gains share of conference title
CALIFORNIA — California scored 21 first-quarter points Friday night en route to a 35-0 victory over Mapletown that enabled the Trojans to finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Tri-County South Conference Friday night.
California (6-1, 6-4) finished in a tie with West Greene and Monessen for the conference title. All three teams have qualified for the Class A playoffs. A coin flip will determine the order of finish for the conference. The loser of the coin flip will make the playoffs as one of the two Class A wild cards.
Five different players scored touchdowns for California. Cochise Ryan started it with a nine-yard run, and Jelani Stafford and Jaedan Zuzak added scoring runs before the first quarter would end.
Lucas Qualik had a 24-yard TD run in the second quarter and Malik Ramsey returned a kick for a touchdown in the third quarter.
Stafford led the Cal ground game with 77 yards on seven carries.
Mapletown finished the season at 0-7, 0-10. The Maples have lost 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.