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Impey field goal lifts Wildcats to victory It's a near upset for Saratoga By DICK SPARRER here were no skyrockets in flight, but there was a football. And when it soared through the uprights at Saratoga High School's Beon)' Pierce Field on Friday night, there were plenly~ of Los Gatos' football players and rans celebrating an eveni_ng delight in a 10-7 come-ftombehind vicLOry over the Falcons. Los Gatos had tied the game 77 by scoring its only touchdown of the game with 8:] 9 left to play, then senior place-kicker Pat Impey got the call 10 attempta tiebreaking field goal with just 25.8 seconds leh on rhe clock. ~'I was singing a song," said [mpey about his preparation for the 21-ricld goal attempt. "T was

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Quarterback Nick Hirschman was under pressure most of the night, but managed to complete two big passes to Andrew Bcrg--onc for a touchdown lind. another to set up a field goals-to lead Los Gatos to a 10-7 win over Saratoga.

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Wildcats Contiml.edfrompage51 signing 'Afternoon'Delight' by Will Ferrell."· 1'1 was saying to myself, 'Just relax,just relax,''' he said. "Lt was an intense moment in the game,"

The intensity turned to jubilation when Impey's kick from the left hash mark flew threw the goal-

post with plenty to space. giving the Wildcats the LO-7 advantage with just23.3 seconds left in the game. :'"Llike the leftsidc. because then

. I don't hook it,"said Impey. "That's his preferred side,". aITirmed Los Gatos head coach BUlch Cattolico. The coach was pleased to see the football sail through the uprightS-Of maybe relieved is a bctterdescription of his. emotions. Four first Mhalf quartcrbacks sacks led to anet ~otal offense oEa negative yard before intermission, and the Falcons scored midway through the third quarterto take a 7-0 lead and all of the momentum in the game. The Wildcats managed to right themselves,though,and pulled out the last minute victory. "As poorly as we played, we'd rather have the victory than the moral victory," said Cattolico. '~I've been telling people all week that [Saratoga is] not a had foothall team," he added. "They are a very good foolbaU team." "I wanted it so bad for our se'Diors," said l:l disappointed Saratoga coach Tim Lugo after the game. The Falcons outgained the Wildcals 257-105 in total oEfense and ran 58 offensive plays to just 34 for the Cats, but that didn't translate to the scoreboard. "111e first thing Butch said 10 be after the game was the best team didn't win tonight,"said Lugo. Cattolico later amended that statement by saying, "The team that played the best may not have won, but the. team that wins is always the best team." Most or the aClion in the game came in the [ourtl1 quarter. The clubs had gone three plays and·a punt [our times after Saratoga's rhird·quarter touchdown before Gatos took over at the Saratoga 38 with 9:051eEI to play. Two punts by Nick Hirschman in that sequence played a key role in t.he outcome of the game. His 46yarder pinned the Falcons at their own 15.and his 5S·yarder moments laterstuck Saratoga at its7-yard line. "The punting game was very important;' said Catlolico. "We punled the ball very well and real· Iy backed lhem up." Los Gatosstarted at the38 and,

after a 2-yard run,Saratoga seemed to have Hirschman wrapped up for a.fifth sack. But the big 6-fool-3, 220-pound j unier broke frec,rolled to his right and found junior wide receiver Andrew Berg all alone behind the secondary for a 36-yard touohdown pass. Tropey's extra point kick tied the game 7-7. -Impey boomed lhe kickoEf to the Saratoga 3-yard line and. after MathewSpencer ran it back to the 25, the Falcons went to work. Spencer went far five and Grant Thomasfor seven and a first dawn. On a big third-down play,S.pencer ran for 12 yards but fumbled.Tight end Alex Wokas was following the play,though,and recovered. An 8-yard pass from Vincent Carstens to Casey Farmer kept the chains moving, and the Falcons faced a first down at the Los Gatos 30.Two plays later, though,Samta· ga fumbled for the sixth time in the game. Mike Sporck recovered Eor the Wildcats at the Saratoga 33. Hirschman went up on top on first down to hit Berg Eor a huge 44yard gain to the Saratoga 33. Runs by Hamilton Fairburn [or three yards, Cole CuseUa for three and four and Hirschman for nine took the Wildcats to the 4-yard line. That wBsclose enough for Catlolico. He called on Impey, and the 5-Eoot-6, 155-pound senior drilled the game·winning field goal. While lbe Los Gatos ofEense sputtered against the Falcons, the deEense played tough. Craig Zeiter was all over the field,getting in on a tearn·high 11 tackles. Kyle Baumann was in on 10 tackles and Jordan Dombrowsky Jiad eight. Alec Gletzer had seven tackles to go with two fumble recoveries and Spark had six stops to go with his recovery. Spencer Havens and Victor Zapata were in on seven tackles apiece and Suhkraj Sohal bad six. Burton Ferguson had four stops, Fairburn, Berg and Brian Comstock three each and Irnpey one. Hirschman completed 4 of 12 passes for 88 yards, hitting Berg three times for 85 yards and Chris LaBou[[ once for three. LaBouf[ could manage just1? yards on nine carries in the game. The Wildcats, 5-2 Eor the year, will be looking for another "evening delight" when they host. LosAltoson Oct.31 ,7:30 p.m. • Actually, it was theone-hit WOIJder Starlanrl Vocal Band that first recorded 'Afte.moon Delight' back in 1976, the song that Will Ferrell revived in the movie 'Anchormwl' and the song il.laf Pat [mpey sang to himself while kicking a game· willningfieldgoalon Friday night.

Cellar, Nestler lead Gatos girls to a polo victory over Spartans By DICK SPARRER Courlney Cellar and Carson Nestler finished the 2007 girls water polo season wilh berths on the aB-league list in the De Anza Division ortlle Sanla Clara Valley Athletic League. The girls at Mountain View understand why. Cellar, an all-league first team pick last fall,and Nestler, named to the honorable mention liS1.combined for five goals to Icad the Wildcats to a 10-5 win over the Spartans on Thursday in the Mountain View pool. Nestler led the Los Gatos a'isault with three goals and Cellar

and Hallie Barnes supported with 1wo goals apiece in the win that helped the Cats improve to 9-2 in division play. Elysia McNulty. Kel-

ley Davis and Kelsey Shyba also scored in the win. Los Gatosoulscored Mountain View in every period on lhe road to the victory. The Cats led the Spartans 4-1 at the half and 8-4 heading inlo lhe fourth quarter. The Wildcats. who knocked off Palo Alto 13-6 earlier in the week, close QUI the league season at Homestead on Oc1.28,6:45 p.m., beforeenlering the SCVAL tour· nament on NovA. TIle Cats improved to~ 8-3 for the

year with three wins over the weekend in the Lady MatsToumamenlat Manta Vista. Los Gatos nailed a thrilling&-7 overtime win over Archbishop Miuy and also defeated

also scored goals for the Wildcats. The Cats fell behind 5-2 in lhe first period and could never make up the difference. Los Gatos, now 5·6 in the division. closes out league play at

Saratoga 13-7andApLos12-4. After the two teams matched two goals in the first quarter. Galos

lrailed Mitty at the half 4-2 in the Saturday tourney game. The Cats topped the Monarchs 4-2 in the third. though to tie it 6·6. then the teams matched goals in the fourth to knot the score 7-7 at the end ofregulation. Los Gatos scored the only overtime goal to pullout tI1C 8·7 win. Shyba led the Cats with five goals and Nestlcr. Cellar and Anna Wygant also scored in the win. Shyba pilched in three goals and

Barnes, Nestler. Wyganl and Cellar had two each in the win over lhe Falcons. Los Gatos had opened the lourneywilha 12-4 win over Aptos on Friday. Cellar poured in (our goals tolead the Gatos
Boys water polo Wes Heeter pitched in three goals and Jack Penner nailed a pair,butlhe Los Gatos boys waler polo team dropped a 12-8 Dc Anza Division decision to Mountain View last week. Jacob Warkov, Brian Gong and Dylan Viskochil

Homeslead on Ocl. 28,3:30 p.m.

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Girls volleyball Los Gatos slipped into a firstplace tie with Homestead in the De Anza Division after the \Vildcals dropped a 25-17.26-24.25-19 deci-

sion to the Mustangs last week. Liz Trambley led the Cats with 12 kills. TheWildcats and Mustangs share lhedivision lead with matching7·2 records and the Cats are 18-6 over· all this year. Gatos was to face Saratoga on Monday and will face a Wednesday bye before returning to the Oooron Nov.4 at Palo Alto.

Girls tennis Felicia Castriota and Katie Collins learned for a 6~O.6-3 win al No.1 doubles to lead the Los Gato: girls tennis team to a 5-2 win ove Lynbrook last week. 111e Wildcats lost a 7-0DeAnzl Division decision to Saratoga tale in the week. 111C Cats visit PalO Alto on Oc 28 and host Gunn on Oct. 30 in pair of3:30 p.m. matches 10 elm out.lhe regular season.

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