<p>VALPARAISO, Ind. &mdash; Freshman Braden Contreras pulled in the winning touchdown pass, getting a foot down in the corner of the end zone with 25 seconds left as Valparaiso upended San Diego 20-19 in a season finale on Saturday.</p>
<p>It was Valparaiso’s (4-2, 4-2 Pioneer Football League) first win over San Diego (4-2, 4-2) since 2003.</p>
<p>The loss foiled the Toreros hopes for a share of their fourth straight and twelfth overall PFL championship. Davidson had already locked up the PFL’s automatic bid into the FCS playoffs with a win over San Diego. </p>
<p>Defenses on both sides were dominant. San Diego shut down Valparaiso’s premier running back Robert Washington to 32 yards on 19 carries, nearly 100 yards shy of his average (124.2).</p>
<p>Valparaiso held Mason Randall to 15 pass completions in 29 attempts for a season-low 204 yards and kept the Toreros scoreless for nearly 22 minutes into the second half while working into a 13-13 tie.</p>
<p>Randall threw a dart over the middle to Michael Carner for a 25-yard touchdown as the Toreros grabbed a 19-13 lead with 8:27 left to play. Carner, the PFL’s second-leading receiver, had made just one catch until the go-ahead drive. </p>
<p>San Diego’s point-after kick was blocked by defensive lineman Drew Gedrys, his second blocked PAT of the game. </p>
<p>Ben Nimz was 10-of-21 passing for 193 yards for Valparaiso. Nimz, who was replaced for much of the second half by the more mobile Gabe Lawson, came in for the winning series and was 3-for-3 passing, including a sharp toss over a defender’s shoulder to Contreras for the win.</p>
<p>Christian Brown had 107 yards receiving on five catches with a touchdown for San Diego. Carner finished with four catches for 80 yards.</p>
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