Arroyo Outlasts Temple City, 42-32  

QB Chaz Miller celebrates his 75-yard touchdown run with his teammates.---Photo by Steven Mercado

QB Chaz Miller celebrates his 75-yard touchdown run with his teammates.—Photo by Steven Mercado

By Steven Mercado

(Temple City)- The Arroyo Knights looked shaky once again in their second game of the season, but not shaky enough to keep them from winning as they fended off the Temple City Rams by the final score of 42-32 on Friday night at Hitchcock Stadium.

Arroyo was led by senior quarter Chaz Miller, who went 13-for-23 for 204 passing yards and three touchdowns and ran the ball six times for 101 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard scamper four minutes into the first quarter.

The game’s first five drives ended in touchdowns, putting Temple City on top 18-14 after missing the two-point conversion. Arroyo finished the first quarter with a 62-yard bomb from Miller to senior wide receiver Anthony Barcelo as time expired.

Injuries haunted the Rams in the second half, as seven of their starters hit the ground and required assistance to get back to their sideline, including senior wide receiver Kyle Floyd, who scored three touchdowns in the game.

*** Six of the game’s 10 touchdowns were plays that were 50 yards or more — three of these six plays took place within the first 3 minutes and 30 seconds of the game.

*** Four different players crossed the goal line for Temple City while five different players reached the endzone for Arroyo

*** Miller was involved in five of the six touchdowns scored by the Knights.

*** Temple City’s top offensive performer was Floyd, carrying the ball six times for 99 yards and a touchdown and catching the ball three times for 42 yards and two touchdowns.

*** Arroyo senior running back Johnny Amezcua broke the 100-yard mark — he rushed for 111 yards and on 12 carries and also had five receptions for 35 yards.

*** Temple City head coach Rod Castaneda: “This is nothing against Arroyo, but … Arroyo didn’t beat Temple City. Temple City beat Temple City tonight.”

*** The final score of the game came with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter when a Temple City onside kick was returned for a 45-yard touchdown by Arroyo sophomore reserve Daniel Hernandez.

*** The Rams only converted one of their five attempted two-point conversions.

*** Arroyo head coach Jim Singiser on the team’s progress after two games: “The kids played hard, but we’re not a very good football team right now. We’ve just got to get a better look Monday through Thursday. If we don’t, it’s going to take us a half to figure out game speed and that’s just not good enough.”

*** Temple City’s starting offensive line: senior RT Eric Garcia, junior RG Alex Liu, sophomore C Jared Seery, senior LG Miguel De Leon and senior LT Glen Piau

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