Matadores Calm The Storm

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Nick Hernandez saw the endzone four times in the win over Mayfair.

(Bellflower) The La Mirada Matadores traveled to Bellflower and Ron Yary Stadium to take on the Mayfair Monsoons in a battle for the Suburban League title. The Monsoons scored first but the Matadores scored often and came away with a 63-13 win Friday night and the league championship.

The Monsoons did get on the board first taking the opening drive 64 yards on eight plays. The drive was capped off by a one yard plunge by Traveon Anderson. Diego Campos booted through the extra point for the 7-0 lead. It was the only lead Mayfair had on the night.

La Mirada answered the opening salvo by the Monsoons with a score of their own. The Matadores only needed five plays to go 60 yards with Nick Hernandez scoring on a 12 yard run. Francisco Sanchez nailed the extra point to knot the game at 7.

A mishandled snap on a punt attempt set the Matadores up with a first and ten deep in Monsoon territory at the ten. Two plays later Hernandez scored again on a 2-yard run. Hernandez finished the night with 148 yards on 13 carries and three touchdowns.

The Matadors score two more times on passes from Tristan Meyer to Chad Wilson and Jeremy Clark before Mayfair found paydirt again. Meyer had an efficient night hitting on seven of 10 passes for 133-yards and three touchdowns.

The Monsoons got there second and last score on the night late in the first have on a five yard run by Anderson. The extra point was blocked and Mayfair trailed 28-13 going into the half. Anderson totaled 82 yards on 22 carries and the two scores.

La Mirada keep things rolling to start the second half taking their first drive 51 yards in six plays with Hernandez getting his third score on an 11 yard run.

The score fest for the Matadores continued through the third quarter and into the fourth. Touchdown runs from Anthony Melendez and Manuel Thomas sandwiched a Meyer touchdown toss to Garrett Bronkar and Chad Wilson’s second score on the night. Wilson’s score came when he stepped in front of a pass from Mayfair’s Kai Emmsley at the Matador 28 and raced 72 yards to the house.

La Mirada will now await Sunday’s announcement of the Division 3 playoff pairings while Mayfair will wait and see where who they will be matched up with in the Division 9 playoffs.

 

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