Andrew Perea had a big night in the Don’s win over Cal
By Tim Peterson
(Pico Rivera) – Andrew Perea rushed for 133 yards the and two touchdowns and passed for two scores – all in the first half – as El Rancho rolled to a 48-14 win over California Thursday night. With the victory the Dons wrapped up the Del Rio League title and improved to 4-0 in league.
Perea ended up with 160 yards rushing overall and threw for 111. James Garcia had 15 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown. El Rancho jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and coasted from there. Parea started the onslaught with a 63-yard touchdown run on the Dons’ first possession and then hit Richard Cuellar with a 13-yard strike on the next possession. ER never looked back.
Head to head hard nosed football.
***leading 14-0 lightning struck again in the form of receiver Isiah Araujo who got behind the Cal secondary and ran under a 45-yard Parea bomb and just like that it was 21-0.
***Cal elected to throw the ball instead of taking a knee at the end of the first half and Adrian Palacios turned into a 42 yard interception return for a touchdown for a 28-0 ER lead with 40 ticks left in the first half.
***The Condors showed some form of life on the following kickoff when Robert Leos took it back 94 yards to the house to close out the half.
***Leos had just four carries for Cal gaining 35 yards.
***Nathan Lowden was the workhorse for Cal with 17 carries for 90 yards including a 56-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
***”Containing running quarterbacks has been our Achilles heel all year,” said Cal HC Kyle Trudell.
***Cal punted on nine of its 12 possessions and was intercepted on another.
***Lowden’s touchdown run gave Cal hope cutting it to 34-14 but with just over a minute left in the third quarter, Drew Caballo returned a punt 45 yards for the Dons to drive a stake through Cal’s heart.
***The Dons added another touchdown on the ground in the fourth for good measure.
***Former Cal HC Jim Arnold, who coaches the freshman team, was on hand to watch the game.
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