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It was good times all over again for this former Kerman QB. He came up big for Fresno City

Jaylon Jones picks up an interception for Fresno City College on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Jaylon Jones picks up an interception for Fresno City College on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. agalaviz@fresnobee.com

It’s been three seasons since former Kerman High quarterback Ashton Chalabian got a chance to throw the ball that ended in a touchdown.

His wait finally came to an end Saturday.

He took a handoff from Ryan Markarian and ran to the right and pumped fake and finally found Andreas Spriggs back in the end zone for a 13-yard score in the third quarter.

That helped Fresno City to a 21-7 victory over City College of San Francisco in a junior college football game at Ratcliffe Stadium.

Chalabian threw for 2,933 yards and 20 touchdowns in three seasons as the Kerman quarterback.

It’s no wonder why Tony Caviglia trusted his running back to make a play.

“Coach C put it in the playbook,” Chalabian said. “I saw him down there and I trusted my receiver and gave him a chance.”

Spriggs said they practiced the play all week.

It worked to perfection. he said.

“He threw it up and I got to come down with it,” Spriggs said. “So I got to take care of it.”

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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