There were a lot of stars in M-Town Friday, and Anthony Marquez was one of them with two fumble recoveries and an interception. (Photo by Joe T.)
By Joe Torosian
(Monrovia)- Monrovia’s Asaph Zamora has turned his great summer into, potentially, a great fall. Friday night he fired five touchdown passes in the Wildcats 47-14 victory over the Arcadia Apaches at home.
The five scoring tosses went to five different receivers. Kahlil Bradley (17yds), Seth Raines (42yds), Jordan Nathan (39yds), Octavius Spencer (23yds), and Aubrey Mosely (25yds). Zamora now has 12 touchdown passes for Monrovia, which improved to 3-0.
The Apaches played without starting quarterback Nico Hillier. Instead Tristan Pena got the start and while Pena didn’t play bad the big play potential was gone for the visitors. Bradley Mills did score on a 36-yard run and added the deuce on the conversion attempt. Josh Benson scored early in the final quarter to window dress the final score.
Arcadia is now 1-1
***Monrovia’s Kameron Johnson scored on 61-yard touchdown run to start the second quarter.
***Wildcats kicker Blake Cusick made a 53-yard field goal with 1:14 to play in the first half.
***By the start of the second quarter both teams had combined for 11 penalties.
***Apaches starting quarterback Nico Hillier was ill and is expected to be back in the line up very soon.
***”We knew at any point we could get vertical,” said Monrovia HC Chris Stevens. “(Zamora) Phenomenal young man, poise in the pocket, makes things happen when things aren’t there. Then the athletes do the rest.”
***Monrovia Offensive Line: LT: Jason Daly, LG: Thomas Ruble, C: Christian Walton, RG: Justin Crutchfield, RT: Cesar Gutierrez
***Arcadia Offensive Line: LT: Quin Hunter, LG: Luis Flores, C: Leo Zamora, RG: Noah Munoz-Case, RT: Adrian Lopez
***Wildcat defender Anthony Marquez recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass.
***Bradley Mills touchdown for the Apaches was a sweep around left end. Interesting because very teams ever turn the corner on Monrovia.
***Next week Monrovia plays at St. Francis. Arcadia goes to Citrus College to play Azusa in its last non-league game.
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