The Cypress High School football Cinderella season continues as the Centurions held back a last-minute surge by the Ventura High Cougars on Friday, to win 33-31.
The hard-earned victory continues Coach Rick Feldman’s winningest coach record and sends the team to the semifinal round against undefeated Serrano (12-0).
The battle of the unbeaten teams will be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Western High and will send the winner to the division finals.
With another standout performance from running back Isaac Hurtado, the Centurions led 33-17 with only three minutes left in regulation, the Cougars scored and added a 2-point conversion to make it 33-25.
Ventura got the ball right back after executing a successful onside kick and quickly scored again, to bring the Cougars within 2 points of the Centurions, 33-31. The defense stepped up, however, and stopped Ventura’s attempted 2-point conversion, sealing the victory for Cypress.
Hurtado rushed for 361 yards on 30 carries, including five touchdowns, one that went for 96 yards.
Cypress remains unbeaten and will face Serrano Friday night. Serrano is the top seed in the division. Cypress ended the season as the No. 5 ranked team in the CIF-SS Division 7 poll.
