{"id":3317,"date":"2009-10-08T22:30:58","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T05:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=3317"},"modified":"2009-10-09T08:13:06","modified_gmt":"2009-10-09T15:13:06","slug":"schurr-smacks-cards-24-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=3317","title":{"rendered":"Schurr Smacks Cards 24-7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick Castillo carries the ball and Schurr to victory.<\/p><\/div>\n

(Whittier) \u2013 Schurr\u2019s defense figured out the Whittier ground game after the first quarter and eventually chewed up some rushing yards of its own in a 24-7 thumping of the Cardinals Thursday night at California High.<\/p>\n

Schurr overcame an early 7-0 deficit before scoring 24 unanswered points to win it. The Spartans led 10-7 at the half and added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put it away.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Schurr used a balanced attack to beat the Cards. They ran the ball 32 times and threw 21 passes. Nick Castillo was the workhorse for Schurr with 26 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown. His longest run came on his last carry when he got loose for a 47 yard gain before fumbling.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Spartan quarterback Aaron Cantu completed 13 of 22 for 191 yards and\u00a0two touchdowns. Both scores were hauled in by 6\u20192\u201d Angel Sanchez who caught TD strikes of 11 and 22 yards.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 It didn\u2019t start well for Schurr as Whittier took the opening kickoff and marched right down the field. The Cards, running the Wing- T offense, went 80 yards in 10 plays capped by a nine yard run by Bryan Carrillo.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 It appeared the Whittier ground game was in high gear but that was the last time the Cardinals scored.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201cWe made some adjustments up front with our lineman and just got the guys to play a little bit lower,\u201d said Schurr Coach Ben Negrete. \u201cThat gave our backers a chance to fill. The defensive staff made some great adjustments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0 After that the Schurr offense went to work. First a drive down to the Whittier four yard line ended with a 20 yard Sanchez field goal, (yes he kicks too.) Then just before the end of the half Schurr drove 74 yards on nine plays. Sanchez caught a 30 yard pass from Cantu down to the eight yard line and one play later caught an 11 yard TD toss over the middle.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Neither team scored in the third, but the Spartans ground out the win in the fourth. Castillo scored on a three yard run to finish a 74 yard march with 9:38 left. Sanchez hauled in a 22 yard pass from Cantu over the middle with 4:13 remaining.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 After the initial drive Schurr\u2019s defense was a hitting machine, laying several pops on the Whittier players. Chris Chairmonte, who picked off Cardinal quarterback Matt Viramontes in the second quarter, was responsible for a couple of blasts as were Ayon Nathan and Christian Madrid.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Alex Gonzalez led the Whittier ground attack with 67 yards. Whittier had only 80 yards through the air.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Whittier fell to 3-2 with the loss while Schurr improved to 3-1-1. League play starts next week for the Spartans as they host the Alhambra Moors for Homecoming on October 16.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201cI feel good going into league. I feel we have matured as a team. I feel we can throw the ball around and run it. I like the balanced offense we have had,\u201d Negrete added.<\/p>\n

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S\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0 7\u00a0\u00a0 0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24<\/p>\n

W\u00a0 7\u00a0 0\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/p>\n

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Summary:<\/p>\n

1st<\/sup> Qtr:<\/p>\n

W 7:58 Carrillo 9 yd run (Kevin Medina Kick)<\/p>\n

S 2:22 Sanchez 20 yd FG<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup> Qtr:<\/p>\n

S :21 Sanchez 11 yd pass from Cantu (Sanchez Kick)<\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> Qtr:<\/p>\n

S 9:28 Castillo 3 yd run (Sanchez Kick)<\/p>\n

S 4:13 22 yd pass from Cantu (Sanchez Kick)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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