“It’s history,” Birmingham coach Jim Rose said while wearing shorts.
His daughter, Jessica, one of 11 softball players recruited by Rose to his 16-member team, had an interception, scored a touchdown and passed for a touchdown in Birmingham’s 32-0 victory. Birmingham will play for the inaugural City championship Saturday at 4 p.m. at Birmingham against No. 1-seeded San Pedro, which rallied for a 20-19 win over Eagle Rock.
“I’m ecstatic,” Jessica said. “This is my senior year. Why not go out with a bang.”
Alana Alcala caught a couple touchdown passes from Rachel Lowry. Birmingham was seeded No. 7 in the tournament, but the Patriots are 11-0 and have improved greatly over the course of the season.
Rose is also the 11-man football coach. His team plays Carson on Friday in an Open Division semifinal. He’s also the softball coach.
It makes for busy weekends.
San Pedro scored with 1:04 left, then successfully converted a two-point conversion to pull out the victory.