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(Arcadia) – Rio Hondo Prep left no doubts as to who is the best team in the area as it completely dominated Arcadia from the word “go” in a non-league contest Friday night.
The Kares roughed up the already beleaguered Apaches to the tune of 29-7 as its defense didn’t allow a first down until 1:06 remained in the first half.
Most of Arcadia’s woes can be attributed to being outplayed in the trenches as Rio Hondo Prep’s rushing attack was given some big holes from its lineman to finish the night with 255 yards rushing led by Isaac Holguin’s 111 yards.
Early on it looked like two prize-fighters trying to feel their way around the ring as they traded blows but none really landing.
That was until midway through the second quarter as Colby Rivera found Christian Torrico on a seam route for a 42-yard touchdown pass to open up the scoring for the Kares.
As the Rio Hondo Prep offense began to click, the Apaches stuttered and faltered at every turn in the first half. Arcadia’s offense had five straight three and outs while the Kares began to put together time-eating drives to shorten the game.
On its subsequent possession after forcing the Apaches to punt for the fifth consecutive time, Rio Hondo took advantage of a short field and scored on Nate Tayco’s 5-yard run.
Arcadia continued to keep it close, but the lack of an offensive drive hurt any of their chances to keep its defense fresh as the Kares essentially put it away with 4:08 remaining in the game as Rivera hooked up with Ryan Wiley on a short pass that resulted in a 13-yard touchdown pass to give Rio Hondo a 22-0 lead.
With time winding down, the Apaches finally mustered up a drive on the final plays that ended on Sheldon McKinley’s four-yard score to help end the night on a positive note.
Starting in place of Joey Harmon, Zach Yee finished the night 16 of 37 for 164 yards with an interception for Arcadia.