Down by 14 in the fourth quarter, the Junipero Serra High School Padres from San Mateo scored twice to tie Concord’s De La Salle High School Spartans at 21 at Owen Owens Field in Concord on Saturday.
A Serra interception with minutes left, set up Dylan Joudieh’s winning field goal with 2 seconds remaining on the clock giving the Padre’s their first win over the Northern California powerhouse Spartans.
De La Salle’s Kapelieli Pasa (99) wraps Serra’s Jaden Green (3). (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Kapelieli Pasa (99) and Serra’s Jayden Weber (2) reach for a fumble. Weber recovered the ball for Serra. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Danny Niu (1) tackles De La Salle’s Derrick Blanche (22). (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Sam Kretsch (88) and De La Salle’s Anthony Morgan (45) reach for a fumble as De La Salle’s JC Romo (20) and Grant Wells (10) head to the ball. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Toa Faavae (13) heads upfield. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Michael Vaccaro (49) punts during a play against Serra. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Joey Villaroman (28) pulls in a touchdown pass. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Cole Harrison (80) heads upfield. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Spartan fans react as De La Salle’s Grant Wells (10) intercepts a pass intended for Serra’s Joey Villaroman (28). (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Jabari Mann (5) pursues De La Salle’s Charles Greer (21) as he heads upfield. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra’s Seamus Gilmartin (85) watches a pass intended for him go long in the end zone. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Dylan Greeson (42) heads into Serra’s Teddy Chung (12). (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Dom Gallwitz (25) watches teammates Dylan Greeson (42) and Stefan Bakiev (52) celebrate his fumble recovery. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
De La Salle’s Kapelieli Pasa (99) watches teammates JC Romo (20) and Dom Gallwitz (25) tackle Serra’s Kyon Loud (15). (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra head coach Patrick Walsh and the Padres huddle during an ESPN network break. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra head coach Patrick Walsh talks to his team after they beat De La Salle. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News) 
Serra head coach Patrick Walsh prays with his team after they beat De La Salle 24-21. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
With Serra’s 17-12 win over the Folsom High School Bulldogs last week, the Padres are in Northern California’s top spot going into this week’s game against the Central Catholic High School Raiders of Modesto.
De La Salle will face the Saint Francis High School Lancers of Mountain View, the team that last year gave the Spartans their first Northern California school loss in 30 years.
The Spartans previous loss was to the Pittsburg High School Pirates in the 1991 California Interscholastic Federation North Coast Section championship game.