DEL REY
La Salle 73, Bosco Tech 3
The Lancers (10-0, 5-0) completed their first undefeated regular season with a complete destruction of the Tigers (1-8, 1-4) to capture their first title since the formation of the Del Rey League and they first league title since the days of the old Camino Real league, Friday night at La Salle High.
The Lancers had no trouble scoring early and often on the Tigers, taking a 21-0 lead before the Tigers got on the board with a 22-yard field goal by Adrian Becerra midway through the second. The Lancers would then score three more touchdowns sending the game into the half up, 42-3. The Lancers scored the next 31 points unanswered, setting up the end of the game on a running clock.
Bishop Montgomery 42, Verbum Dei 6
The Knights (7-2, 4-1) came off their bye week and easily handled the Eagles (1-8, 0-5) to solidify their hold on second place in the Del Rey League and clinch the playoff spot Friday night at Bishop Montgomery High.
The Knights opened up the floodgates on the Eagles in the first half, scoring five touchdowns, including a 91-yard interception return by Cameron Hughes in the first quarter. Running back Michael Turner rushed for 143 yards on 12 carries and scored a touchdown in the first half, a 45-yard run that put the Knights up 14-0 by the end of the first quarter.
Mary Star of the Sea 28, Xavier Prep 20
The Stars (4-5, 3-2) closed out the regular season with a nonleague victory over the freelance Saints (1-8) as they prepared for the Northwest Division playoffs Friday night at Xavier Prep’s Palm Desert Field.
Backup quarterback Tyler Sestich came off the bench for the Stars and scored on a passing and a rushing touchdown. The Stars held a 20-0 lead and led 28-7 when the Saints mounted a comeback and closed the score to 28-21.
MONTVIEW
Duarte 41, Bassett 30
The Falcons (5-5, 4-3) ended a three-game losing streak in Montview League play by holding off the Olympians (3-7, 2-5) keeping their slim chances for one of the three wild-card spots in the Northwest Division playoffs alive Friday night at Duarte High’s Falcon’s Nest Stadium.
Although the Olympians took an early 3-0 lead into the second qwuarter, the Falcons scored three touchdowns in the quarter to send the game into halftime up 21-3. In the fourth quarter, the Olympians scored three touchdowns and cut the lead, but the Falcons held on for the win.
Gladstone 48, Ganesha 0
The Gladiators (9-1, 6-1) closed out the season by solidifying their share of the Montview League title by handing the Giants (0-10, 0-7) their third shutout of the season Friday night at Ganesha High’s Nancy McCracken Stadium.
The Gladiators built a lead early in the half, getting four touchdown throws from qwuarterback Kevin Amezquita. Amezquita missed only one of his 10 pass attempts for 188 yards.
La Puente 30, Workman 20
PIONEER
El Segundo 24, South Torrance 7
The end of the regular season was doubly rewarding for the Eagles (6-4, 4-1) who not only knocked off the Spartans (4-6, 1-4) but also picked up a forfeit win over Compton Centennial, Friday night at South Torrance’s Spartan Stadium.
Running back Austin Brasher led the Eagles’ ground attack with 66 yards on 17 carries, scoring two touchdowns as the Eagles unleashed a rushing attack that took pressure off the Eagles’ passing attack, the offensive mainstay. Quarterback Lars Nootbaar threw 14 of 27 passes for 159 yards.
The win, combined with Torrance’s shut out loss, put the Eagles in second place in the Pioneer league’s final standings, earning one of the league’s three automatic playoff bids.
North Torrance 54, Torrance 0
Six touchdowns from quarterback Jorge Hernandez led the Saxons (8-2, 5-0) to a shut out victory over the Tartars (5-5, 3-2) to claim the Pioneer League title outright for the first time since 2008, Friday night at Torrance High’s Zamperini Stadium.
Hernandez missed only 10 of his 32 pass attempts for 355 yards and his six scoring passes, he was intercepted twice in the win. Devante Jenkins caught seven of those passes for 98 yards, five of those catches were touchdowns. Michael Jurado, the Saxons’ leading receiver, was double teamed in the game and only caught four passes for 13 yards, but pulled in the other scoring pass from Hernandez.
The loss not only prevented the Tartars from a share of the Pioneer league, but dropped them to third place in the final regular season standing, however they did lock up a playoff spot in next week’s Northwest Division playoffs.
OTHER SCORES:
Compton Centennial 27, Lawndale 12
Oak Park 28, Carpinteria 21
Nordhoff 48, Santa Paula 0
Bishop Diego 17, San Luis Obispo Mission Prep 13
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