Interception seals The Meadows’ win over Mountain View

Wearing an astonished grin, Remington Ross could only shrug when asked to describe his game-clinching interception Saturday.

Ross leaped over two players to grab an interception in the final two minutes, sealing The Meadows football team's tense 26-22 Class 2A Southern League win Saturday at Mountain View.

"It was just all reaction," said Ross, a junior safety. "I don't even know what happened. The ball was there, and I just got it."

Mountain View quarterback Raymond Velarde lofted the ball down the left sideline to receiver Tanner Peterson, who was battling Mustangs cornerback Austin Brown for positioning.

Brown tipped the ball, and both players fell to the ground. Ross darted in, leaped over both players and scooped the ball away before it hit the ground.

"I really wasn't looking at (Ross)," The Meadows coach Frank DeSantis said. "I thought Brown was going to intercept it at first."

Freshman quarterback Gerard Martinez threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns for the Mustangs (4-1, 2-0), who have won three straight.

Mountain View (0-5, 0-2) lost by five or fewer points for the fourth time this season.

Velarde carried 14 times for 109 yards and two scores for the Saints. He completed 7 of 15 passes for 92 yards and one TD with three interceptions.

Pat Kenny ran for 81 yards and a touchdown for the Mustangs, and Anthony Gord had two catches for 79 yards and a score.