See my post on Culver City & the Ocean League for details on the Centaurs 24-8 victory over Heritage Christian(8-2) and next week's opponent, the Coachella Valley Arabs(10-2).
The Westminster Lions (9-2) hosted the St. Genevieve Valiants (7-3) of Panorama City last weekend and the Lions were able to stay on top for the win by a score of 42-20. The Lions broke out first, scoring twice in the first quarter but the Valiants kept trying to fight their way back into the game, scoring once in the first quarter. But the Lions were able to put another TD up in the 2cnd quarter to take a 22-6 lead. The Valiants closed the gap again with a TD before halftime to close within 22-12, but the Lions put up two more TD's in the third quarter and the Valiants were unable to keep pace.
The Lions senior QB Noah Melbon had a solid game going 10 of 13 passing for 178 yards and 2 TD's. The Lions junior RB Christian Jaime helped keep the game under control of the Lions with 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, with 4 TD's. The Valiants senior QB Anthony Smets had his moments, including throwing a TD pass to sophomore Bryce Smets. But ultimately, the Lions were able to put enough control over the Valiants to come out on top. Westminster moves on to face the Covina Colts (9-2).
Covina faced the Victor Valley Jackrabbits (5-6) in round one and came out victorious by a score of 21-7. The Jackrabbits broke out on top scoring first, in the first quarter. But the Colts responded with about 5 minutes left in the first on a 5 yard TD pass. Turnovers were helping the Jackrabbits keep the game close as they had both a fumble recovery and an interception in the first quarter but were not able to turn either of those into points. Covina intercepted a pass in the second quarter at the Jackrabbit 40 and were able to move the ball down to Victor Valley's 15 yard line. But the drive stalled and a field goal attempt was missed with about 6 minutes left before the half. With about 2 minutes to go in the first half, Victor Valley had to punt and the Colts' Danny Urrea was able take it back 70 yards for a TD and the 14-7 lead.
In the third quarter the Jackrabbits intercepted another Colts pass but were unable to capitalize on it. With about 4 minutes to go in the third, the Jackrabbits were forced to punt again and Covina took posession at their own 31 yard line. The Colts were able to move down the field and ultimately score on a 17 yard run by Erik Cuellar. Cuellar kicked the PAT for the Colts 21-7 lead. After an exchange of unsuccessful posessions, the Jackrabbits started at their own 6 yard line with 10 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. They managed to drive down to the Colts 34 yard line with 4 minutes to play but the Colts intercepted a Jackrabbit pass and were able to run the clock down to less than a minute with the help of a long Erik Cuellar run. Covina punted and the Jackrabbits had to try to start from their own 1 yard line but got almost nowhere. Covina and Westminster will have a Thursday night game in Covina:
Game Details
Thursday 7:00 pm Covina District Field. Confirmed.
Thursday 11/16/17 @ 7:00p
MaxPreps will have live scoring by Fan Patrick McCarthy for this game! Visit the contest page to see live scores.
The Arcadia Apaches (8-3), hosted the Hillcrest Trojans and were very lucky to escape with a 21-20 victory. Hillcrest had broken out to a 17-0 lead at the half. Arcadia came back in the third quarter with two TD's. The Trojans were unable to push the ball into the endzone in a 4th quarter drive but got a FG for a 20-14 lead. The Trojan defense had actually provided the key stop with about 2 minutes to play that turned the ball over to the Trojans on downs in Trojan territory. But on a gain of almost 10 yards on 1st down for the Trojans, they fumbled the ball back to the Apaches.
The Trojan defense was called upon again to stop the Apaches who got to start at the Trojan 37. The Apaches got closer to the Trojan endzone but were down to a 4th & 13 from about the Apache 18. Apache QB Maximillian Davila took the snap and was facing some pressure, but he moved around in the pocket although he looked like he was gonna get sacked when he zipped the ball into the endzone to Frankie Contreras for the TD to tie. The PAT was good with just 56 seconds left in the contest. The Trojans got the ball at their own 27 but were unable to move it downfield enough and Frankie Contreras broke up the 4th down desperation heave by the Trojan QB. You can watch the whole game and/or just the exciting finish on youtube courtesy of Riverside TV:
The Apaches will host the Katella Knights(10-1) of Anaheim.
The Katella Knights opened the playoffs at home against the Crean Lutheran (6-5) Saints of Irvine. The Knights rolled out to 28-0 lead with 6 minutes still left in the second quarter. The Saints chipped away at the lead with one TD before the half, and another with 4 minutes left in the third quarter. Then they recovered a fumble and ran it back 35 yards for a TD in the 4th quarter to close within 7 points at 28-21. However Katella was able to come up with another TD to put the game away with a final score of 35-21. Ultimately, Katella was better on offense and defense, holding the Saints to 214 yards combined rushing & passing while racking up 426 themselves with 259 coming in the run game.
They had a real barnburner in the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (8-3) 41-39 last minute victory over the Jurupa Hills Spartans(6-5) of Fontana. Will try to add detail tomorrow.
The Westminster Lions (9-2) hosted the St. Genevieve Valiants (7-3) of Panorama City last weekend and the Lions were able to stay on top for the win by a score of 42-20. The Lions broke out first, scoring twice in the first quarter but the Valiants kept trying to fight their way back into the game, scoring once in the first quarter. But the Lions were able to put another TD up in the 2cnd quarter to take a 22-6 lead. The Valiants closed the gap again with a TD before halftime to close within 22-12, but the Lions put up two more TD's in the third quarter and the Valiants were unable to keep pace.
The Lions senior QB Noah Melbon had a solid game going 10 of 13 passing for 178 yards and 2 TD's. The Lions junior RB Christian Jaime helped keep the game under control of the Lions with 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, with 4 TD's. The Valiants senior QB Anthony Smets had his moments, including throwing a TD pass to sophomore Bryce Smets. But ultimately, the Lions were able to put enough control over the Valiants to come out on top. Westminster moves on to face the Covina Colts (9-2).
Covina faced the Victor Valley Jackrabbits (5-6) in round one and came out victorious by a score of 21-7. The Jackrabbits broke out on top scoring first, in the first quarter. But the Colts responded with about 5 minutes left in the first on a 5 yard TD pass. Turnovers were helping the Jackrabbits keep the game close as they had both a fumble recovery and an interception in the first quarter but were not able to turn either of those into points. Covina intercepted a pass in the second quarter at the Jackrabbit 40 and were able to move the ball down to Victor Valley's 15 yard line. But the drive stalled and a field goal attempt was missed with about 6 minutes left before the half. With about 2 minutes to go in the first half, Victor Valley had to punt and the Colts' Danny Urrea was able take it back 70 yards for a TD and the 14-7 lead.
In the third quarter the Jackrabbits intercepted another Colts pass but were unable to capitalize on it. With about 4 minutes to go in the third, the Jackrabbits were forced to punt again and Covina took posession at their own 31 yard line. The Colts were able to move down the field and ultimately score on a 17 yard run by Erik Cuellar. Cuellar kicked the PAT for the Colts 21-7 lead. After an exchange of unsuccessful posessions, the Jackrabbits started at their own 6 yard line with 10 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. They managed to drive down to the Colts 34 yard line with 4 minutes to play but the Colts intercepted a Jackrabbit pass and were able to run the clock down to less than a minute with the help of a long Erik Cuellar run. Covina punted and the Jackrabbits had to try to start from their own 1 yard line but got almost nowhere. Covina and Westminster will have a Thursday night game in Covina:
Game Details
Thursday 7:00 pm Covina District Field. Confirmed.
Thursday 11/16/17 @ 7:00p
MaxPreps will have live scoring by Fan Patrick McCarthy for this game! Visit the contest page to see live scores.
The Arcadia Apaches (8-3), hosted the Hillcrest Trojans and were very lucky to escape with a 21-20 victory. Hillcrest had broken out to a 17-0 lead at the half. Arcadia came back in the third quarter with two TD's. The Trojans were unable to push the ball into the endzone in a 4th quarter drive but got a FG for a 20-14 lead. The Trojan defense had actually provided the key stop with about 2 minutes to play that turned the ball over to the Trojans on downs in Trojan territory. But on a gain of almost 10 yards on 1st down for the Trojans, they fumbled the ball back to the Apaches.
The Trojan defense was called upon again to stop the Apaches who got to start at the Trojan 37. The Apaches got closer to the Trojan endzone but were down to a 4th & 13 from about the Apache 18. Apache QB Maximillian Davila took the snap and was facing some pressure, but he moved around in the pocket although he looked like he was gonna get sacked when he zipped the ball into the endzone to Frankie Contreras for the TD to tie. The PAT was good with just 56 seconds left in the contest. The Trojans got the ball at their own 27 but were unable to move it downfield enough and Frankie Contreras broke up the 4th down desperation heave by the Trojan QB. You can watch the whole game and/or just the exciting finish on youtube courtesy of Riverside TV:
The Apaches will host the Katella Knights(10-1) of Anaheim.
The Katella Knights opened the playoffs at home against the Crean Lutheran (6-5) Saints of Irvine. The Knights rolled out to 28-0 lead with 6 minutes still left in the second quarter. The Saints chipped away at the lead with one TD before the half, and another with 4 minutes left in the third quarter. Then they recovered a fumble and ran it back 35 yards for a TD in the 4th quarter to close within 7 points at 28-21. However Katella was able to come up with another TD to put the game away with a final score of 35-21. Ultimately, Katella was better on offense and defense, holding the Saints to 214 yards combined rushing & passing while racking up 426 themselves with 259 coming in the run game.
They had a real barnburner in the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (8-3) 41-39 last minute victory over the Jurupa Hills Spartans(6-5) of Fontana. Will try to add detail tomorrow.
