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There Are No Ties in Football!
San Pedro Pirates warming up before the game. LAist/Jimmy Bramlett
Donavan McNabb and I have one thing in common: I had no idea the LA City Section Championship Division Final could end in a tie. But indeed that is what happened after the San Pedro Pirates Benjamin Weischedel caught a 15-yard fade pass in the back of the endzone as time expired. The second-seeded Pirates and the top-seeded Narbonne Gauchos were crowned co-champions Saturday afternoon when the game ended in a 21-21 tie.
We should have all seen it coming. In the regular season, the bitter rivals played to a 6-6 tie in regulation until the Gauchos won it in triple overtime (which as every Pedro fan told me was stolen by Narbonne).
Regardless having these two teams tie is like telling the Dodgers and the Giants that they are co-champions for the NL West. It just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.