Coronado and Desert Oasis were tied midway through the fourth quarter Friday night, and neither team seemed able to gather momentum.
Until the Diamondbacks’ Ethan Estrada and Damarvion Bailey teamed up for a truly special play on special teams.
Estrada came off the edge and blocked a Coronado punt, and Bailey pounced on the loose ball in the end zone, and No. 8 Desert Oasis tacked on two more scores en route to a 32-14 home victory.
“I just shot up, shot off the edge, and that tackle didn’t look at me for nothing,” Estrada said. “It was just perfect. The personal protector, the tackle, they crashed down. I just came off free and just laid out and got it.”
Desert Oasis coach Matt Rosdahl said the team wasn’t going for the block on the play, instead hoping for a big return after the Coug