It turns out Orlando Perez showed up just in time.
Manzano’s senior quarterback lost his starting job Thursday after being late for a practice.
Friday night, after an elbow injury to sophomore Michael Roybal with the Monarchs trailing by 10, Perez got an unexpected shot at redemption, leading a pair of touchdown drives to rally Manzano past the Mayfield Trojans, 21-17, at Wilson Stadium.
VIDEOS BELOW: Watch the final two plays of Manzano’s upset of Mayfield at bottom of article.
“I told him I was so proud of him,” said Manzano coach Chad Adcox.