| [S.El Monte] – A.J Pule put on a show against Mountain View throwing for five touchdowns and rushing for another two in win Hoover’s 45-38 win Friday night at South El Monte High School.Vikings came out strong stopping the Tornadoes on there first possession and taking the ball down field and capping it off when quarterback Jerry Ponce hit Josymar Ulloa from 11-yards out to make it 6-0 after the two point conversion was missed.Pule went to work from there getting two quick first quarter touchdown passes hitting Patrick James, and Dymond McRae to give Hoover a 14-6 lead.
Mountain View got back on the board when Ulloa took it in from 41-yards out to make it 14-12 after a failed extra point.
The Tornadoes took control of the game in the second quarter when Pule threw two more touchdown passes finding McRae for the second time and hitting a wide open Jesse Pina to give Hoover a 27-12 lead going into halftime.
The Vikings came out pumped in the second half on there first possession Jose “Nacho” Zamora finished off the drive with a three yard run to cut into the lead 27-18. Ponce picked off a Pule pass, and on the very next play other View quarterback Jason Cordero threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ulloa to make a 27-24 game after another missed extra point.
View took the lead to start the fourth quarter after recovering a fumble Ulloa was found again my Ponce to make it 30-27.
Not even a minute later Pule took the lead back when he hit McRae for the third time to make it 33-30 Hoover. Pule then found the end zone on the ground twice with runs of one and 47-yards, after a Cordero interception.
The Vikings never gave up, Ponce drove them down field and connected with Ignacio Castenada to make it 45-2=38 after a Ulloa two point conversion. Ponce almost got the onside kick but it failed, Hoover finished it off with some knees.
Ulloa finished with 32 carries for 202-yards and two receptions for 41-yards and his four scores, super sophmore Zamora chipped in with 81-yards on the ground. Ponce went 2 of 4 for 29-yards both completions went for scores. Cordero went 1 of 5 for 30-yards with his touchdown pass, put threw a pick. Diego Estrada stepped in for the Vikings on defense with Alonso Mora and Omar Rivera stopping the run.
Pule racked up the stats going 16 of 29 for 277-yards and 5 touchdowns, along with two more on the ground. McRae had 80-yards receiving and three touchdown catches. |
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