Cardinal Newman, behind 5 TDs from twin QB, beats Acalanes for NCS Division II title

CONCORD Good luck stopping Cardinal Newman The Cardinals a power in the North Bay hadn t been slowed down all season long in flag football And on Thursday at Clayton Valley Charter Acalanes was the latest foil to Newman s perfect season Behind five total touchdowns four passing one rushing from junior quarterback Nicole Hayeems the Cardinals blitzed Acalanes - capping off a - campaign with the first-ever NCS Division II championship We totally exceeded my expectations Hayeems declared I knew we had it in us It was just digging deep and playing to the best of our ability And I feel like we did that and I m really proud of our whole unit Cardinal Newman head coach Tino Retamoza celebrates with his players after defeating Acalanes during the NCS Girls Flag Football Div II Championship tournament at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord Calif on Thursday Nov Cardinal Newman defeated Acalanes - Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes - struggled to stop the telepathic connection between Hayeems and her twin sister receiver Naiomi Hayeems The twins teamed up for a pair of TD passes and several long completions that moved the chains and kept Newman s offense humming all tournament Of class we would have desired to win the encounter but you don t control the outcome Acalanes coach Mike Ivankovich explained You control your effort and your attitude And anybody that was here saw that our girls played hard the whole time We never hung our heads we never got negative and we never changed who we were Related Articles We re here to party Senior-free San Ramon Valley mounts second-half comeback to win NCS Division I flag title Bay Area high school football Week preview schedule Palo Alto football coach placed on administrative leave after trying to tackle opposing member Bay Area News Group high school football predictions Week Girls prep flag football rankings Nov Bay Area News Group Top After a dominant first-half showing spotted Newman a - halftime lead Acalanes was much more competitive in the final two quarters The Dons made their mark on the scoreboard when sophomore running back Isabelle Agnost broke into the open field and proved off her track speed sprinting yards down the left sideline for Acalanes lone touchdown That felt good Ivankovich explained You don t want to get shut out They re a really good band So as you move forward through the playoffs there s nobody left but good teams There s nobody left but coaches that know how to coach You have games get played and if we play again we could have a different outcome But you only get to play once so this is the one we got to live with We love our girls We re so proud of them The amount of effort that they ve given throughout the season and what we did to get to where we are we re really proud I mean this is a huge success Cardinal Newman s Juliet Diehl knocks down a pass intended for Acalanes Maya Shoenhair during the NCS Girls Flag Football Div II Championship meeting at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord Calif on Thursday Nov Cardinal Newman defeated Acalanes - Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Acalanes Isabelle Agnost consoles teammate Lesley Trowbridge after being defeated by Cardinal Newman during the NCS Girls Flag Football Div II Championship tournament at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord Calif on Thursday Nov Cardinal Newman defeated Acalanes - Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group Cardinal Newman s Molly Friedman from left Reagan McIntosh and Makenna Homan celebrate after defeating Acalanes during the NCS Girls Flag Football Div II Championship competition at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord Calif on Thursday Nov Cardinal Newman defeated Acalanes - Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group