Newbury Park, CA — Brady Smigiel limped off the field after being sacked five times and hit five times as much. Shane Rosenthal shuffled out of the locker room, having played hurt for three quarters, his legs finally yielding to the burden of the season. Fourteen rounds were enough for the Newbury Park High football team. Senior Sire Gaines rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries as visiting Perris-Orange Vista ran away with the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 final, 55-34, Saturday night. Orange Vista (11-3) scored on offensive plays of 80, 76, 69, 68 and 65 yards to spoil the Panthers’ fourth trip to the sectional finals, and first at Hurley Field. “Hats off to Orange Vista, they’re a great team,” Rosenthal said. “They’re really well-coached.” Playing without receiver Landon Bell, Newbury Park (10-4) didn’t have enough weapons to continue its unforgettable run, especially when Rosenthal — Newbury Park’s do-everything junior — suffered a leg injury midway through the second quarter. “I don’t think anybody expected us to be where we’re at right now, so I think it was a great run,” Rosenthal said. “I’ll definitely remember it for the rest of my life. I love all the seniors. We’re just really going to miss them. We’re going to have to figure out ways to overcome (their loss).” Newbury Park’s season ended with bittersweet history. Two of Ventura County’s biggest single-season records fell on the same fourth-quarter play — Smigiel’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Rosenthal with 3:53 left in the fourth quarter. Smigiel broke the single-season record for TD passes in a season, set by Jake Constantine of Camarillo in 2015, with his 52nd of his sophomore season. Rosenthal’s four receptions for 134 yards moved him to 1,953 receiving yards on the season, which breaks the record of 1,929 set by Matt Byer of Oak Park in 2013. “It was hard having no Landon,” Smigiel said. “They were bracketing Shane. They had two D-1 athletes following Shane whenever he was. That just shows you how special he is because he still found a way to get in the end zone.” Rosenthal’s 122 receptions left him tied with Richard Mullaney of Thousand Oaks (2010) for second on the county’s all-time list. Smigiel completed 18 of 47 passes for 386 yards, three TDs, no interceptions and also had a TD run. “I feel like I made the right reads tonight,” Smigiel said. “I just missed too many guys tonight. I had opportunities to have some explosive plays and I didn’t execute. “Our line did a really good job. That’s a really good box that we faced tonight, a box that we haven’t seen. We’ve seen good ends, we’ve seen a good middle backer, but they’re big and strong at every position in the box. That’s really hard on an offensive line, so I’m really proud of them.” Tight end Blake Bryce caught four passes for 97 yards and two TDs. Receiver Beau Smigiel had four catches for 63 yards. Senior Jaden Mack had a strong night, with five catches for 76 yards, an interception and several pass breakups. “I’m really proud of Beau and Blake and Jaden for stepping up for what they could do,” Smigiel said. “We stayed together.” Junior kicker Bohdie Ing also had a strong night, converting two field goals and slammed six kickoffs into the end zone to minimize the element of Orange Vista’s return game. Newbury Park hung around for three quarters and was within 40-27 with 11 minutes to play when Orange Vista put the game away with a seven-minute, 11-play, 76-yard TD drive. Jesse Anderson’s 8-yard TD run put Orange Vista ahead 47-27 with 4:32 to play. The Panthers took three leads in the first half. “Hats off to them,” senior tackle Carson Berry said. “They had some good players on that team.” Smigiel’s 27-yard TD pass to Bryce put Newbury Park ahead 7-0 with 9:28 left in the first quarter. After Gaines’ 18-yard TD run tied the game, a 56-yard strike to Rosenthal set up a 19-yard Ing field goal, which put Newbury Park ahead 10-7 with 1:122 left in the first quarter. After Gaines’ 68-yard TD run, Newbury Park retook the lead 17-14 on Smigiel’s 7-yard TD run with 8:28 left in the first half. But Orange Vista’s speed was too much over 48 minutes. Gaines immediately answered with a 69-yard TD run and made perhaps his most impressive play in the final minute of the half. After Orange Vista snapped the ball over quarterback Khalil Abdul-Aziz’s head and into its own end zone, the running back raced back to field the loose ball and run out of bounds at the 1-yard line, saving at least two points. “They’re a very good football team,” Smigiel said. “They had a lot of athletes.” When Abdul-Aziz hit Sandy Smith for a 76-yard scoring strike on the second play of the second half and Gaines followed with an 80-yard TD run on its next offensive snap, Orange Vista took control. Long after the final whistle, even after Orange Vista celebration had moved to its buses for the long drive back, Newbury Park players gathered together in the north end zone. “I wouldn’t ask for a different group of people to play with,” said senior linebacker Talon Gold, who had a sack. “It was a lot of fun. I’m blessed to be able to play football and thankful for this year.” Berry slowly limped around Hurley Field, soaking up his final moments in black and gold. “It meant a lot,” Berry said of his senior season. “Over the past four years, we’ve all grown. I went from being a 3-7 sophomore to losing in the second round, now we made it all the way here (to a final). I’m just happy that we got that growth. I wish we could have won it.” Great season Panthers keep your heads high. We are proud of each and everyone !! 🏈