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After two tries using Stanford-bound running back Austin Jones from inside the 5-yard line, Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland football coach Napoleon Kaufman had to put the game on the shoulders of his sophomore kicker.
Gabriel Plascencia came through. Twice.
After his 20-yard field goal was waved off because of defensive encroachment, Plascencia split the uprights from 18 yards away and gave the No. 16-ranked Dragons an impressive 17-16 comeback victory over host No. 7 Monte Vista-Danville on Friday.
“Honestly, I had a little bit of nerves,” Plascencia said following the nonleague win. “It was my first time hitting a game-winning field goal. I felt like all the pressure was on me. But I just worked through it and trusted God to lead me.
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Gabriel Plascencia came through. Twice.
After his 20-yard field goal was waved off because of defensive encroachment, Plascencia split the uprights from 18 yards away and gave the No. 16-ranked Dragons an impressive 17-16 comeback victory over host No. 7 Monte Vista-Danville on Friday.
“Honestly, I had a little bit of nerves,” Plascencia said following the nonleague win. “It was my first time hitting a game-winning field goal. I felt like all the pressure was on me. But I just worked through it and trusted God to lead me.
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