Chaminade outlasts Notre Dame in seesaw battle

WEST HILLS, Calif. -- Notre Dame's Lucas Alfonso had no reason to believe that his kick wouldn't go right through the uprights. His team had scored on every drive except for one in the second half, so why wouldn't they end with a score on this one? With time expiring and the Knights down by just three against Chaminade, Alfonso's kick went high too high and getting caught in the powerful Santa Ana winds and drifting to the left. His teammate, running back Koa Farmer, rolled over on the sidelines and buried his head in his hands as the sidelines on the other side of the blue turf erupted. Farmer had good reason for the emotion in the 46-43 loss. A roller coaster of a second half toyed with the emotions the packed house at Chaminade's field. The Eagles (4-1) scored on every drive except for one, which resulted in a safety for Notre Dame, and the Knights (4-2) scored on every drive except for two: An interception and the definitive missed kick. "To me it looked good," Farmer said...