El Monte HC Joel Sanchez and OC Brian Tabatabai are feeling confident about the Lions. (Photo by Joe T.)
By Corey Kwok
(El Monte)- Lions quarterback Edward Dominguez went 19 of 28 for 276 and four touchdowns to lead his team to a, 50-15, Mission Valley League victory over the Mountain View Vikings on Thursday night. The win secures El Monte’s third playoff appearance in four years.
Dominguez touchdowns went to four different receivers; Devin Romero, Robert Gonzalez, Saul Chavez, and Fernando Espinoza.
The Lions also got Roy Barrajas back. The explosive receiver, runner, only played in two games this year after breaking a collar bone.
“There’s a lot more to do but we’re excited for what’s coming,” said El Monte HC Joel Sanchez. “We still have one more game with Gabrielino and then the playoffs. We’re happy with what we are doing, we’re working hard. We feel very confident.”
Scoring summary
1st Quarter
6:04 El Monte 8-0 (Pass: Edward Dominguez to Fernando Espinoza, 4yds. 2Pt conversion: run, Roy Barajas)
2nd Quarter
8:46 Mountain View 7-8 (run: Bobby Hurtado, 1yd. PAT: Eddie Perez)
4:34 El Monte 14-7 (run: Barajas, 2yds. 2pt conversion: failed)
0:20.7 El Monte 20-7 (pass: Dominguez to Robert Gonzalez, 23yds. 2pt conversion: failed)
3rd Quarter
8:45 El Monte 28-7 (pass: Dominguez to Devin Romero, 11yds. 2pt conversion: pass, Dominguez to Espinoza)
1:29 El Monte 36-7 (pass: Dominguez to Saul Chavez, 12yds. 2pt conversion: run, Barajas)
4th Quarter
8:11 Mountain View 15-36 (run: Hurtado, 6yds. 2pt conversion: run, Luis Mora)
7:17 El Monte 44-15 (run: Adrian Cuevas, 6yds. 2pt conversion: pass, Cuevas to Chavez)
1:15 El Monte 50-15 (pass: Cuevas to Gonzalez, 6yds. No conversion attempted)
Key stats
El Monte
***Edward Dominguez completed 19 of 28 passes for 276 yards, 4 TDs. Also rushed 6x for 34 yards.
****relief quarterback Adrian Cuevas completed 5 of 8 passes for 66 yards and 1 TD. Also rushed 2x for 17 yards, including a 6 yard TD.
***Roy Barajas rushed 17x for 102 yards and 1 TD. Also had 4 receptions for 40 yards.
***Fernando Espinoza: 8 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD…including 61-yard 1st down reception during the Lions’ second series of 2nd half.
***Saul Chavez: 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD.
***Robert Gonzalez: 3 receptions, 41 yards, 2 TDs.
***Devin Romero: 2 receptions, 23 yards, 1 TD. Also rushed 4x for 29 yards.
Mountain View
****Attempted just 5 passes the entire game. Josue Martinez 1 for 1, 2 yards to Carlos Sandoval. Luis Mora 1 for 4, 13 yards to Bobby Hurtado.
***Hurtado rushed 23x for 92 yards and 2 TDs.
***Sandoval rushed 11x for 47 yards.
***Dominguez was intercepted twice.
Eddie Perez and Joseph Mora had the picks for Mountain View.
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