CIF NorCal football: Palo Alto, Miramonte end season in regional play
Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News
December 2, 2023

Miramonte hung tough for three quarters, but Pleasant Valley's leading rusher Lucas Benson capped a huge night with two of his three touchdown runs to break open a 17-12 game. 

The Matadors (9-4) trailed 17-6 in the third quarter quarterback Carson Blair and WR Jack Quinnild hooked up for their second touchdown of the game, this from 12 yards out. Blair threw a 35-yard score to Quinnild in the first quarter that gave Miramonte its only lead of the game at 6-3.

Benson had three running touchdowns for Pleasant Valley, and he also threw a 12-yard pass from the wildcat formation to put the home team in front 17-6 in the second quarter. 

Miramonte narrowed the lead to five points midway through the third period when Blair found Quinnild for six for the second time, but that was as close as the Matadors would get. They failed on a 2-point conversion attempt after their second touchdown. Benson had a 9-yard run a minute into the fourth quarter that increased Pleasant Valley's lead to 24-12, then he scored three minutes later from 1 yard out.

Pleasant Valley (10-3) will play Ramona-Riverside for the 5-AA CIF state crown next weekend and a time and place to be announced. 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/12/02/cif-norcal-football-palo-alto-miramonte-end-season-in-regional-play/