Amador Valley rally falls short in CIF Division 3-AA championship game defeat

LONG BEACH – Amador Valley seemingly had Frontier-Bakersfield right where it wanted with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter of the CIF Division 3-AA state championship game at Long Beach City College on Friday night.

The Dons’ offense, so clutch and explosive all season, had the ball on their own 33-yard line down by four points. One more magical Amador drive seemed possible, if not certain.

“I thought we were going to drive down and we were gonna win,” Amador receiver Anthony Harrington...