By Big George Hernandez
[Whittier] – Grady Long and Landon Armenta connected for four touchdowns in La Serna’s 56-20 victory over La Mirada Friday night at Sandra Thorstenson Stadium.
La Mirada got off to a good start when running back Josiah Fregoso broke off a 69-yard score on their first drive.
The Lancers answered right back with Long to Armenta 68-yard play to paydirt to tie it up at 7-7.
The Matadores Ryan Gonzalez picked off a Long pass on their next possession but they couldn’t capitalize.
Both teams exchanged punts for the rest of the first quarter.
La Serna got the ground game going with two second quarter scores from Daniel Moreno making it 21-7.
After another Matadores punt Long found Armenta for the second time in the first half.
La Mirada got back on the board just before the half with another big touchdown run from Fregoso – this time for 79 yards making it 28-13 at the half.
La Serna gave the Matadores a little hope on its first possession of the second half when the Lancers fumbled it, but Xavier Nunez stuffed a fourth and one from La Mirada to get the ball back for La Serna.
Long and Armenta struck again with a 46 yarder that Armenta caught in stride to the end zone.
The Matadores scored late in the third when quarterback Isaac Cuevas scrambled and found the end zone from seven yards out putting the game at 35-20.
Armenta hit the end zone one last time catching a 42-yard pass and slipping through a couple defenders.
Moreno put the game out of reach with a one-yard dive into the end zone for his third score of the night making it 49-20.
La Mirada went for it deep in their own territory and failed. It left a short field for La Serna’s run game and Elijah Martinez broke a few tackles and got in on a 30-yard run for the final score of the game.
Long finished 17 of 27 for 394-yards four touchdown passes and an interception. Armenta had 12 catches for 306-yards and four scores and Moreno ran for only 45-yards but had three scores.
On defense for La Serna Etoagwara Onyenegecha and Xavier Nunez had huge games.
La Mirada’s Fregoso ran for 163 yards on 13 touches to go with his two touchdowns.
La Serna stays home to face Cerritos next week while La Mirada will go home and face Downey.
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