Palmdale football grabs momentum, beats Chaffey to reach CIF Division 12 semifinals

ONTARIO — When Chaffey scored with 1:44 left in the first half to go ahead by 13 points on Friday night, the Tigers seemed to be on their way to reaching the CIF Southern Section semifinals for the first time in 30 years.

The problem was, the offense couldn’t get the ball back.

Chaffey ran one offensive play in the next 5:35 while Palmdale recovered two onside kicks and scored three touchdowns.

Chaffey never recovered and Palmdale went on to win, 42-26, in a Division 12 quarterfinal at Chaffey High.