Topper Ellis returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown with 2:17 remaining to lift No. 7 North County (10-2) to an 18-15 upset of No. 1 Patterson (11-1) in a Class 4A state football semifinal. Patterson had taken its first lead, 15-10, with 2:35 left on Ryan Lewis' 26-yard touchdown.
Dunbar 8, Cambridge 6: In a 2A semifinal, Reggie Boyce had a 1-yard touchdown and Anthony Wiggins connected with Tommy Polley for two points for the No. 2 Poets (11-0). Cambridge (11-1) tried an 18-yard field goal with 32 seconds left but the snap sailed past the kicker and Dunbar's Gary Smith jumped on the ball.