Los Osos' Brehaut capable in the clutch

At thr first sign of adversity in Los Osos' biggest game of the season, the UCLA-bound senior dialed in.

When his ill-advised second-quarter pass, attempted while he was being brought down, was intercepted and returned for a touchdown, in addition to being responsible for Upland's 14-7 lead, Brehaut was 6 for 15 to that point with one more touchdown pass to Upland that to his own team.

Apparently he wasn't phased. He completed every pass that left his hand the rest of the game.

The next three times he got his hands on the ball, Los Osos found the endzone - barring a little more adversity, of course.

Brehaut promptly led an 80-yard touchdown drive to tie the game, the key play of which was his 29-yard strike to Blake Stroming to the 1-yard line.

Upland took a 21-20 lead 38 seconds before the half, but again, Brehaut answered.

Showing off his touch, he feathered a screen pass over the fingertips of Upland's Gianni Olivas to running back Arby Fields, who took it the rest of the 36 yards to give Los Osos the lead for good on its first possession of the second half.

Despite a sputtering offense, Upland wouldn't go away, returning a fumble 65 yards when Brehaut and Fields botched an exchange. After dominating the third quarter, Los Osos found itself leading by just six with 11:22 to play.

One final time, Brehaut delivered.

With an Upland blitz bearing down on him the very next possession, Brehaut had to let go of his 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Trevor Rogina a little earlier than he would have liked, but the Los Osos tight end caught the scoring pass in stride to seal the deal.

It should be noted that Brehaut's mistakes were largely responsible for the adverse situations in which he found himself Friday night. And his passing lanes were undoubtedly opened due to a strong Los Osos running game Friday night, a rare occurance thus far this season. Brehaut played no small part in that ground game, rolling up 108 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries before a late-game sack.

Brehaut has proven himself capable in the big game, but Los Osos is yet to win a playoff game since he took over as the starter after his sophomore heroics. He'll likely get another shot in three weeks.