Nothing could stop Dillon Baxter in his path for a perfect end to his prep career. Not the rain. Not the muddy field at Southwestern College, churned to pieces by game’s end. Certainly not the Valley Center Jaguars. Heck, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men might have had a hard time on this night.
Baxter, in a performance for the ages, rushed for 384 yards and seven touchdowns as the top-seeded Mission Bay Bucaneers (13-0) ran past Valley Center 48-17 in Chula Vista. Baxter, who already owns the state scoring record, came within 40 yards of the single-game San Diego section rushing record, held by Kenneth James Jr. of Mt. Carmel, who ran for 424 yards against Westview earlier this year.
His first carry of the night went for 34 yards, but that was just a warmup. On his final carry of the first half, Baxter broke a 92-yard scoring run. On his first carry of the third quarter, it was Dillon Baxter for 87 yards and another score. A 46 yard scoring romp on 4th down sealed the deal in the final quarter.
Baxter, who had twice lost in the CIF championship game previously, savored the victory in his final prep game:
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