{"id":19338,"date":"2011-10-20T22:51:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T05:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=19338"},"modified":"2011-10-21T08:58:38","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T15:58:38","slug":"arroyo-28-south-el-monte-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=19338","title":{"rendered":"Arroyo Wins Second Half, Beats South"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a team effort for the Knights on Thursday against the Southmen<\/p><\/div>\n

(El Monte)- It took three second half touchdown passes from Steven Rivera to lead Arroyo to a 28-7 victory over South El Monte on Thursday night at B.L. Bergstrom Stadium.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSouth El Monte is a good football team,\u201d says Arroyo HC Jim Singiser. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect us to blow them out. I kept telling you guys that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then again Singiser didn\u2019t expect to be trailing 7-6\u00a0 at the end of the first half or to be on the business end of a 9-play Eagle drive to start the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The Southmen advanced to the Knights 23 before the defense stiffened and forced a turnover on downs.<\/p>\n

After being limited to a pair of field goals in the first half the Arroyo offense got the spark it needed from Anthony Leon. Snagging a Rivera pass the receiver broke a tackle and raced down the eastern sideline to give his team the lead.<\/p>\n

South El Monte was flagged for too many men on the field lining up for the extra-point, Singiser decided to go for two, and Peter Aholoka (out of an I-Formation) went cleanly into the end zone to give his team a 14-7 lead.<\/p>\n

The Eagles next four possessions ended with a three and out, a failed fake punt, an interception, and a turnover on downs at midfield.<\/p>\n

On the otherside of the field Hunter Duran was catching his obligatory touchdown pass from Rivera, this one from 10-yards with 2:02 to play in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Rivera went 7-yards to Leon at the start of the fourth to cap the scoring.<\/p>\n

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Arroyo-South is always physical<\/p><\/div>\n

Even with three touchdown passes it wasn\u2019t a big night for Rivera, who was intercepted twice and played a key part in South El Monte\u2019s lone score.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have a lot of quickness on defense,\u201d said Singiser. \u201cThat might be one of the best South defenses I\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles quickness, especially in the secondary, closed down everything deep and forced Arroyo to a short passing game.<\/p>\n

Rivera completed 26 of 39 for 187 yards. Duran caught 11 of those passes on short outs, hitches, and screens for just 77 yards.<\/p>\n

The passing yardage was Rivera\u2019s lowest total this season, and his first multiple interception game since facing La Canada in Week Five of 2010.<\/p>\n

After Cesar Barva put the Knights up 3-0 with a 32-yard field goal in the first quarter a bad snap on a punt gave the Southmen the ball at the Arroyo 22.<\/p>\n

After the ball was hiked over Rivera\u2019s head he chased it down towards the goal line where it looked like he was going to take a knee and accept the safety. Instead Rivera turned around, now 37 yards behind the line of scrimmage, and completed a pass to Leon who carried it back to the 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought he was going to take the safety,\u201d said Singiser. \u201cWe were yelling at him but he didn\u2019t hear us.\u201d (The snap went so deep over Rivera\u2019s head he could have turned around and still kicked it.)<\/p>\n

Four plays later Eagles quarterback Henry Mascorro hit Jimmy Martinez for a 9-yard touchdown and the lead.<\/p>\n

Barva added a 34-yard field goal to close the scoring in the first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good win,\u201d said Singiser. \u201cBut we got to play better football.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win was Arroyo\u2019s 12th straight in the Mission Valley League and improved them 6-1 overall. South El Monte, now 1-1 in league, 5-2 overall, has been outscored by the Knights 114-7 over the course of the last three seasons.<\/p>\n

Arroyo goes to Rosemead next week, South El Monte gets Mt. View at The Swamp.<\/p>\n

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