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But, then there it was — a yellow flag sitting at the 5-yard line. Rhoads' 2-point conversion was called back for holding and Stagg hung on, handing the Flames a 27-25 loss in their homecoming game.

"One call — It changed the whole game," said Lodi running back Jordan Perkins, who rushed for 209 yards in his biggest game of the season so far.

The Flames dropped to 0-3 on the season while Stagg improved to 3-0.

Lodi's offense found itself for the first time this season on the legs of Perkins. He broke loose for a 48-yard dash at the end of the first quarter and kept rolling from there. He finished with three touchdowns on 24 carries, while Rhoads completed 9-of-13 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown for the Flames.

While the Flame defense came up with a handful of stops, it couldn't contain Stagg quarterback Aaron Raya, who connected on 15-of-25 attempts for 237 yards and two touchdowns, or running back Theo Wofford, who rushed for 109 yards, including 60 on Stagg's game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.

Stagg also ran all over Lodi's special teams, with Wofford eating up yards on kickoffs and punt returns and helping the Delta Kings begin six of their 10 possessions in Lodi territory.

"The offense did better, we just need to make plays on both sides of the ball — defensively and in the kicking game," Lodi head coach Todd Dillon said. "That was rough. It's hard to overcome that (Stagg's field position throughout the game)."

After taking a 13-13 tie into halftime, Stagg's offense came out charging in the second half. With Raya completing passes and Wofford raking up first downs, Stagg took at 27-19 lead with 6:43 left in the game.