The Cards host Golden Valley High from Santa Clarita Friday at 7:30 p.m.“I was very pleased with the outcome of the game, Coach Teohua Sanchez said. “I thought that the players played hard for four quarters of the game. We need to learn how to finish games. Our defense played an excellent game, Coach David Reyes did an excellent job. We had 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. DB Jeff Ontiveros had two interceptions, an 81 yard interception returned for a TD. On offense we played well at times, we need to improve on certain areas. QB Max Moreno was 19/29 for 306 yards, he passed for 3 Tds and ran for 2 more. WR Zach McClain caught 7 catches totaling 174 yards.”
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Varsity quarterback Max Moreno (above left) throws the ball as a Whittier defender fast approaches. Zach McClain (above right) makes the winning TD in Friday’s game at Whittier. |
Cardinal varsity comes back to beat Whittier Christian 39-36 Friday
September 17, 2008
Sports
The Cardinal varsity football squad looked like they might lose Friday’s game against Whittier Christian High School, but the Cards battled back to take a 39-36 win in the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Max Moreno and wide receiver Zach McClain turned out to be a dynamic duo as Moreno handed or passed the ball to McClain repeatedly. The Cards were behind 36-33 with less than two minutes on the clock when Moreno threw a 10-yard pass to McClain for the win.Whittier scored first about two minutes into the contest to take a 7-0 lead. McClain got within one yard of the Whittier end zone with a minute on the clock and Moreno carried the ball across seconds later. The extra point tied the game.Moreno pushed his way into Whittier’s end zone again about midway through the second quarter, giving the Cards the edge. A few minutes later Whittier went ahead by a point. Santa Paula responded with another TD when McClain caught another Moreno pass. McClain repeated this a short time later. Jeff Ontiveros intercepted a Whittier pass with four minutes left in the half and carried it 80 yards for another TD. The first half ended with Santa Paula leading 33-14.By the end of the third quarter Whittier had scored two TDs leaving Santa Paula ahead by only three points. Whittier scored their final touchdown in the fourth quarter, giving them a 36-33 advantage. McClain’s TD in the final minutes wrapped up the game for Santa Paula.
