Football: St. Francis QB is the Cardiac Kid
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Whenever quarterback Justin Posthuma of La Canada St. Francis is on the field, expect a wild finish. For the fourth time this season, he has been involved in a crazy finish.
Last week against Chaminade, he didn’t even start the game because his non-throwing arm was wrapped in a splint covered by foam because of a slight fracture of a bone in his left hand. His team trailed at halftime, 25-7. St. Francis had no intention of even playing him, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Posthuma rallied the Golden Knights to a 32-25 victory, connecting on a 23-yard TD pass with 1:01 left.
‘He wasn’t going to let us lose,’ Coach Jim Bonds said.
Posthuma also rallied St. Francis to a victory in the final seconds against Los Angeles Loyola. But he also couldn’t come up with last-minute victories in two other games.
In other words, Posthuma has gotten lots of practice about dealing with pressure, so he should be the perfect quarterback to lead St. Francis in the Western Division playoffs.
-- Eric Sondheimer