By Josh Ouellette<\/p>\n
(San Gabriel) –\u00a0 San Gabriel landed a knockout punch right away as Joseph Mayorga returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and the Mats coasted the rest of the way in a 53-0 win over Animo Friday night in the season opener.<\/p>\n
After a quick three and out, SG was at it again with a 47 yard drive that Steven Garcia finished by pounding it in from three yards out.<\/p>\n
The same script was repeated four times as San Gabriel capitalized on short field position with a ground attack due to strong offensive line play. Quarterback Mikal Quintanilla scored and Garcia scored again while Mayorga crossed the goal line twice more.<\/p>\n
Shortly before the half, Gabriel Larios picked off his second pass of the night, and took it to the house from 50 yards out.<\/p>\n
On the opening drive of the third quarter, Eric Alvarez intercepted a Gabriel Arrellano pass and returned it 25 yards to end the scoring spree for the Mats and clinch the 53 point crushing.<\/p>\n
San Gabriel moves on to play South Pasadena next week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know South Pas is going to be\u00a0 a great team. They’re going to be a lot better (than Animo),\u201d Oliva said. \u201cLast year they had a heck of a season. We’re expecting a battle with them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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