GARDEN GROVE HIGH‘s football team defeated Buena Park on Thursday night o take third in the Omicron League (GGUSD photo).

t was a long time coming but the Garden Grove High Argonaut football team – which started 0-6 – managed to salvage the season by winning three of its last four games and qualifying for the CIF-SS playoffs as the third place team from the Omicron League.

On Thursday, the Argonauts defeated Buena Park 42-41 at Monsoor Stadium, prevailing in double overtime, the deciding play coming on a successful two-point conversion. 
With the win, Grove is 3-7 overall but 3-2 in league. BP fell to 2-8 and 2-3.

In the Iota League, Pacifica dropped into a tie for second place after losing 34-21 to Laguna Hills. The Mariners are 8-2 overall and 3-2 in league.

Things could get crowded in that spot if Marina (4-5, 2-2) can defeat Kennedy (2-7, 0-4) and create a three-way tie for the CIF-SS berth with Pacifica and Laguna Hills.

In other Thursday night action, Western (1-9, 1-4) fell 23-6 to El Modena (9-1, 4-1) in a Delta League game.

In the Tango League, Magnolia bested Godinez 20-14 and Santiago fell to Loara 28-13.

The Sentinels (4-6, 3-5) finish the season in sixth place while the Cavaliers (3-7, 2-6) came in eighth in the nine-team conference.