Entering the Central Coast Section Division III football playoff tournament as the No. 8 seed, San Mateo was a long shot to break a 16-year drought without a postseason win. Add to the equation a No. 1 Woodside opponent that ran the table with a perfect 10-0 record during the regular season.

But, as San Mateo head coach Jeff Scheller pointed out during a festive postgame celebration, the stars aligned for the Bearcats (8-3) as they rallied for a 20-13 overtime win Friday night at Bradley Field.

It seemed like curtains for San Mateo when Woodside (10-1) ended regulation play driving downfield with the game deadlocked 13-all to set up a 35-yard field goal for senior Manny Navarro. But a bad snap put Navarro on a precarious path to the ball. Try as he might, stutter-stepping and still getti

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