Rancho Cucamonga leads after first

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Rancho Cucamonga wide receiver Charles Saseun ran a handoff to the left edge and burst 51 yards for the first score of the Central Division final at Chaffey College.

The Cougars’ Andrew Lew then intercepted Stanford-bound Upland quarterback Josh Nunes on an underthrown ball. That set Rancho Cucamonga up at midfield, and quarterback Greg Watson connected on a 44-yard pass to Irshad Stolden. Watson then scored on a 6-yard keeper to make the score 14-0.

Upland running back Davion Thomas responded with a 54-yard run on the Highlanders’ next series, setting up his own 3-yard touchdown run, leaving the score 14-7 after the first.

--Lance Pugmire