Oakland's magical season ended in heartbreak on Saturday night as the Patriots saw Whitehaven erase a 9-0 lead in the final seven minutes to win the Class 6A BlueCross Championship 12-9.
The Patriots jumped out to a 9-0 lead early thanks to poor field position by Whitehaven, but they couldn't deliver a knockout blow to the Tigers.
Oakland didn't allow a first down in the third quarter, but Whitehaven scored with 6:56 left in the game to pull within 9-6.
The key play for Oakland on the 64-yard scoring drive was allowing Whitehaven to complete a first down pass when the Patriots had the Tigers in a fourth-and-16 situation.