The Rams football team squeaked past College of the Sequoias (COS) 40-28 in a nail biter that went down to the wire.

It was a game that Coach Caviglia jokingly said he was hoping he didn’t get a heart attack. “We fought hard and beat a very good football team,” he said

The COS than scored first when their quarterback ran the ball in from the one yard line.

The Rams quarterback, Emmanuel Lewis, tied the game up on the next drive when he stole into the end zone with a 28 yard run.

The score was 14-7 when COS’s special team center snapped the ball too high for his punter who couldn’t gain control of the ball, and when the ball hit the ground it was outside of the end zone creating a safety.

The score was then 16 – 7 FCC.

COS turned the game back into a close one when they worked the ball up the field with vigor and wide receiver, Billy Foster, scored with 43 seconds left on the clock.

The Score was then 23 – 14 at half time.

When the Rams came out in the second half, they made it look easy as Quarterback hit Tight end, John Paul Romeus (JP) for a score on a play that had some razzle-dazzle theatrics.

“I got pressured and I spun out of the tackle. Then, I looked up and saw JP wide open down the field; I threw the ball and he did the rest,” Lewis said.

When Romeos caught the touchdown, he gave the impression that it was easy as the Rams home crowd cheered.

The score was then 30- 14 and it looked as if the Rams were on their way to a cakewalk victory.

Someone forgot to inform the Giants because they fought back with vigor.

With 3:04 left in the third quarter, COS’s running back, Bryson Hall scored on a 21 yard run, and with 13:13 left in the game, running back Giovanni Ruffin punched the ball in with a five yard run.

The score was then 30 – 28 and COS had the momentum.

COS had the momentum; their players, cheerleaders and fans were sounding and acting as if they were on the verge of handing the Rams their hats and showing them the door in FCC home stadium.

The Giants’s coaches gathered the whole team on the sideline, and they were jumping up and down to spark themselves and their supporters even more.

A Rams player bobbled the ensuing the kickoff. He picked up the ball and maneuvered his way up the field. He then scrambled in the direction of COS’s sideline and was tackled on his team’s 47 yard line.

They managed to kick a 31yard field goal making the score 33 – 28 FCC with 11:14 left in the fourth quarter.

COS had two opportunities to put some points on the board but they failed.

Their running back fumbled the handoff on the 50 yard line, and Cornerback Rakim Dawkins intercepted a pass stopping a Giants team that was poised to win the nail biter.

FCC’s Cornerback Darryl Jackson intercepted a pass and ran it in for an 11 yard touchdown to put the Rams up 40-28 to end the game because COS had no more time outs.

That was victory number 400 in the history of FCC football.

Coach Caviglia said, “We have a fine tradition here at Fresno City College with our football program and I am just happy to be a part of it.”

Up next for the Rams are the reigning champions, Sierra College, and Caviglia knows it is going to be a tough game,

Caviglia said, “We always play hard but we have to play better; we have to play mistake free football,”