{"id":26834,"date":"2012-09-15T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=26834"},"modified":"2017-06-10T10:49:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T17:49:56","slug":"monrovia-0-san-dimas-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=26834","title":{"rendered":"Monrovia Flags Down a Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anthony Craft had two touchdown catches and an interception<\/p><\/div>\n

(San Dimas)\u00a0– Anthony Craft caught two touchdow passes\u00a0and Blake Heyworth threw for\u00a0210\u00a0yards to lead Monrovia to a 35-23 win over San Dimas Friday night. The Wildcats\u00a0prevailed despite having four touchdowns called back.<\/p>\n

Monrovia reached\u00a035 in an unuual\u00a0fashion. They scored four touchdowns,\u00a0a two point conversion and\u00a0had three extra point attempts\u00a0blocked. Mason\u00a0Bryant also booted three field goals.<\/p>\n

Darione Jones, who rushed for\u00a080 yards had\u00a0touchdown runs of\u00a0ten and 28 yards called back in the\u00a0fourth quarter. Gevontray Ainsworth had a 30 yard reception for a score called back and\u00a0Craft stepped in front of a Josh Avila pass and returned it 55 yards to the\u00a0house just before halftime, only to see a yellow flag\u00a0on the field and the big play was nullified.<\/p>\n

“We had four touchdowns called back. We made this game closer than it really was,”\u00a0said Monrovia Coach Ryan Maddox. “You can’t put it on the refs. We can’t make those penalties whatever the case may be. We’ve got to clean it up. But I’m very proud of the way we played. This game was a good step forward for us. We’re progressing and that’s what we want to do right now.”<\/p>\n

Craft did haul in a 43 yard touchdown pass from\u00a0Heyworth midway through the third quarter to give Monrovia a comfortable\u00a029-16 lead.\u00a0San Dimas came right back\u00a0when Mitchell Giles intercepted Heyworth and returned it to the Wildcat 30. Five plays and a pass interference\u00a0penalty later,\u00a0Jake Payton\u00a0scored on a nine yard run to get the Saints within six.<\/p>\n

While Monrovia was shutting down San Dimas\u00a0in the fourth, Bryant hit a pair of field goals\u00a0from 39 and 31 yards out to ice it. San Dimas went for it on a\u00a0fourth and\u00a0one from its own 29 with 8:41 left but was denied by the Wildcat front. Bryant then turned that into three points for the Cats.<\/p>\n

In the first half there were five lead changes. After a bad snap, a fumble and a safety\u00a0gave San Dimas a 2-0 lead, the Saints fumbled the kick off and\u00a0Monrovia recovered. Heyworth made them pay\u00a0with a quick 17 yard touchdown strike to Craft for a 6-2 M-Town lead. Craft had three catches for 88 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

San Dimas answered when Payton\u00a0scampered 55 yards for a score to recapture the lead.\u00a0Monrovia brushed it off and drove\u00a062 yards on ten plays to regain the advantage. Louis Javier was on the end of a eight yard Heyworth pass.<\/p>\n

The Saints\u00a0had one more punch to throw.\u00a0They marched 80 yards\u00a0for a touchdown with Josh Avila\u00a0finding Andrew Espinoza for a 17 yard TD pass and San Dimas was on top again 16-12. That was the last time the Saints led.<\/p>\n

Ainsworth scored on an eight yard run and\u00a0Brett Walsh caught a two point conversion pass. After Craft’s pick to paydirt was\u00a0deleted by laundry, Monrovia settled for\u00a0a 38 yard Bryant field goal. For a 29-16 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

The Cats then settled the game in the second\u00a0half.<\/p>\n

Payton was the man for\u00a0San Dimas, rushing 20 times for 162 yards and a pair of\u00a0touchdowns. Espinoza had five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Ainsworth joined Jones\u00a0in the Cat rushing attack with\u00a0141 yards and a score. He also had a big touchdown run called back.<\/p>\n

Monrovia, (2-1), gets South Hills next week followed by St. Francis. San Dimas, (3-1), is at Wilson.<\/p>\n

“It doesn’t get any easier for us,” Maddox said.<\/p>\n

M 12 11\u00a0 6\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35<\/p>\n

SD 9\u00a0\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a07\u00a0\u00a00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23<\/p>\n

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