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SOUTHERN SECTION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Los Altos 28, Charter Oak 21--The top-seeded Conquerors held on to win their second consecutive Division VII title at Citrus College before a crowd of 5,000.

Los Altos, holders of a 21-game win streak, got a big lift from 6-foot-5, 255-pound Shaun Cody, whose one-yard run with 32 seconds remaining gave the Conquerors (14-0) the lead for good.

Cody’s one-yard run with 7:43 remaining in the third quarter tied the game at 14-14.

After the second Cody touchdown, Charter Oak (11-3) got to the Los Altos nine-yard line on a 32-yard pass to tight end Neil Reagin and a 29-yard pass to David Boler from quarterback Brandon Kile.

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But on the final play of the game, Kile’s pass to Amir Carr in the end zone was dropped to clinch it for Los Altos.

In the second half, Los Altos deployed Cody at fullback and he responded with 67 yards in eight carries. He also caught two passes for 27 yards.

Los Altos quarterback Felipe Aguilar was 13 for 24 for 149 yards and one touchdown. Kile completed 11 of 23 for 295 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions, all three of which were picked off by Ramon Martinez.

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Martinez’s first interceptioncame on the first play from scrimmage and he returned it 34 yards for a touchdown.

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