Longshore's last ride

Canyon QB Ben Longshore didn't exactly look sharp all night --he was 5 of 16 in the first half-- but he more than made up for any shakiness with his poise on the Cowboys' last drive.

With Canyon's championship hopes hanging by a thread --down 22-21 with 1:15 to go -- Longshore morphed into John Elway. He completed a 36-yard pass to JJ DiLuigi, then hit Anthony Arriaga on a 37-yard pass to get the Cowboys into field goal territory.

I don't think I've ever seen a team go from that high to that low in such a short period of time. In the span of about 10 minutes, Moorpark went from wild celebration to quiet disbelief.

Said Canyon coach Harry Welch of Longshore's last drive:

``He honored his father, he honored his family and he played like a Cowboy!''

Afterwards, Ben was all smiles as his family and friends mobbed him. I asked him what he thought right before leading his team on the final drive?

``A minute is not a long time,'' he said. ``It felt like we only had 10 seconds left. ...But everything just started opening up. The guys made their blocks, the receivers were open and I just let it go.''