Persia Ponce passed for 302 yards and 3 touchdowns Saturday to lead the Heritage High School flag football team to a 30-13 victory over Alhambra in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. That sets up a showdown with local rival Liberty in the next round.
Ponce completed 18 of 33 passes, with a long of 54 yards. She also carried 8 times for 67 yards and another score for the Patriots, who are now 13-9 this season.
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Mikhaela Edwards caught 6 passes for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns. Delilah Garcia also caught a touchdown pass.
In the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Heritage will be at home against Liberty. The Bison beat Rim of the World 13-7, improving their record to 11-8.
