Winning is a State of Mind for La Mirada

tpeterson on December 11, 2015 — Leave a Comment
Sei-j Lauago and the Matadors are headed to the State Final

Sei-j Lauago and the Matadors are headed to the State Final

By Tim Peterson

(La Mirada) – Sei-j Lauago scored twice and Elijah Hicks had  huge block of a punt in the end zone as La Mirada rolled to a 36-14 win over Oceanside in the Division III-AA State Bowl Friday night.

Tristan Meyer hit Lauago for a 12-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter as the Matadores struck first to go up 7-0. After Oceanside fumbled the kick off La Mirada cashed in with a 39-yard Francisco Sanchez field goal for a 10-0 lead.

It was 17-0 when Hicks came up big defensively with blocked punt and there was still over two minutes left in the first quarter.

Oceanside got on the scoreboard with a minute left in the first on a 27-yard touchdown run.

The Matadores added another Sanchez field goal in the second quarter and picked up a safety just before the half ended.

La Mirada’s D continued the dominating performance in the third quarter as Shaun Swain picked off a pass and returned it to the one -yard line. From there Mario Hernandez bulled his way in to make it 29-7 and effectively ice the game.

Lauago tacked on one more touchdown late in the fourth quarter with a five-yard run for the 36-14 final.

The Matadores, who improved to 12-3, continue their dream season next Saturday when they host Campolindo in the 3AA State Final at a site to be determined.

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“Joe has captured the essence of the high school football experience. You don’t have to have played or coached to be instantly engaged in the story and identify with the characters. A great read!…Lots of laughs and memories from what high school football is like on the inside.”—Mike Mooney
“A very accurate account of high school football.”—Jon Dimalante
“F-bombing Papa Joe, has written something truly great here…He’s done a great job capturing the moments in the life of a high school football player both big and small from a unique angle.”—Josh Ouellette
“TANGENT DREAMS”
A high school football novel by Joe Torosian will be available soon through Amazon.
(Cover by Pat Cherry www.blackheartart.com)

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