By Tony\u00a0Solorzano<\/p>\n
(La\u00a0Mirada) – Two second half touchdowns from Adam\u00a0Carrasco\u00a0helped La\u00a0Mirada\u00a0erase a 15-14 halftime deficit as they knocked off St. Francis 28-21 Friday night\u00a0on Senior Night\u00a0at Ron Davis Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Matadors (3-1, 0-0) took advantage of two second half turnovers that killed potential scoring drives by the Golden Knights (2-1, 0-0). The Matadors also climbed back into the game on two possessions in the third that gave them the ball for all but 1:16 in the period.<\/p>\n
The Matadors took the opening kickoff to start the second half trailing, 15-14, with a\u00a0touchback\u00a0putting the ball on the Matador\u2019s 20-yard line. Quarterback Gerry\u00a0Myres\u00a0then started the Matadors on a 17-play drive that spanned 8:26 in the period and was capped by\u00a0Carrasco’s one-yard score, putting the Matadors up 21-15.<\/p>\n
On the ensuing possession, the Golden Knights got a gift of a roughing the passer penalty on the Matadors when quarterback Jared\u00a0Lebowitz\u00a0received a late hit after rushing for 12 yards, which put the ball on the Matadors’ 41-yard line. However, on the next play,\u00a0Lebowitz’s pass attempt to Joe\u00a0Mudie\u00a0was intercepted by the Matadors and returned to midfield. But despite the turnover, the Matadors had to punt the ball away early in the fourth.<\/p>\n
The Golden Knights tied up the game on their first possession of the fourth, coming off the stop of the Matadors. Daniel\u00a0Kawamura, the Golden Knights’ leading rusher, took four carries and moved the ball 48 yards, setting up\u00a0Lebowitz\u00a0to hit Matthew Gonzalez with a 26-yard strike with 9:08 left in the game.<\/p>\n
On their next possession, the Matadors took back the lead as Carrasco closed out another 80-yard drive, this time with a run from 26 yards out, putting the Matadors up 28-21 with 5:37 left in the game.<\/p>\n
Lebowitz\u00a0would get the Golden Knights moving on the ensuing possession, running the ball twice for 23 yards and a first down and a 14-yard completion to Evan Crawford to get the ball into Matador territory. But\u00a0Lebowitz’ second pass of the drive, a 12-yard pass to Tommy\u00a0Scheper, was knocked out of\u00a0Scheper’s hands and recovered by the Matadors defense, ending the Golden Knights’ chances.<\/p>\n
Carrasco\u00a0finished the night with 35 carries for 213 yards and two scores for the Matadors.\u00a0Myres\u00a0completed 13 of 20 passes for 175 and a touchdown, a 58-yard pass to Dallas\u00a0Shipp.\u00a0Shipp’s touchdown catch was one of 10 he made for 127 yards. Kevin\u00a0Dillman\u00a0had only three carries for 45 yards before having to leave the game in the third with a leg injury. But one of his three carries was a 38-yard touchdown run that put the Matadors up 14-0 with less than five minutes to go in the first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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