In front of a nice crowd in a nice stadium, the West Covina Bulldogs ran past the Matadores of La Mirada 63-34, in the Southeast Semi-Finals.

La Mirada struck first with a field goal after a opening kickoff return that set them up inside the Bulldog’s 25 yd line. That would be the last time the Matadores would see the lead as Lonzel Barnett took the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a score that would set the tone for the game.

The Bulldog’s big play offense was just too much for La Mirada , who scored enough to win most games, but had no answer for Chris Solomon (5 tds) and Co.

The Bulldogs also survived some questionable calls from the officials, and a clock operator who took it upon him/her self to stop the clock when they wanted to (allowing La Mirada to run one more play before the half , in which they scored).. more on that below.

The West Covina Bulldogs will now face La Serna (winner over Muir 28-3) in the Finals of the Southeast Division on December 9th.

Here are some highlights. Note: Apologies to Aarron Franklin that his 99 yard td kickoff return is not included, there was some equipment failure that prevented this. Chris Solomon’s final td of the night is not in for the same reason.

Also, check out 4:30 into the video. La Mirada had 5 seconds on the clock when they ran this play, after the play was over (incomplete pass) they still had 1 second left. Keep in mind that the clock operator should not stop the clock until signaled by an official.

The play took closer to six seconds than four. Now that’s home field advantage.