{"id":98840,"date":"2026-09-19T00:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=98840"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:42:14","slug":"marez-leads-huskies-to-ot-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=98840","title":{"rendered":"Marez Leads Huskies to Overtime Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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South HIlls Quarterback Fabian Marez passed for 185 yards and threw 2 TD passes in the Huskies 29-22 overtime win over Santa Fe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Alex A. Gonzalez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covina \u2013 With the ball placed at the 25-yard line at Covina Valley District field, South Hills\u2019 quarterback Fabian Marez needed only one play to score the game-winning touchdown when his pass connected with Isaiah Castellano, who then took it to the house for the go-ahead score in the Huskies 29-22 overtime win over Santa Fe in front of a raucous crowd Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u200b\u201cI mean, that was big. Man, Isaiah, he got good feet, good eyes, so give him the ball,\u201d Said Marez when talking about the overtime play. \u201cHe made something happen, and we got the dub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bDespite the Huskies forcing four turnovers in their Week 4 matchup against the Sentinels, the defense couldn’t contain the Aiden Garate-Jeremiah Norman connection on their final drive, which sent the game into overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe two connected on a fourth-and-short play on the Husky 34-yardline that went for 18 yards after Norman broke two tackles and dragged another defender up until the 16-yardline. Four plays later, Giovanni Garcia took the handoff from the 1-yard line and punched in his only rushing score of the night. Then the game was tied at 22 after Garate opted to keep the rock and sneak into the endzone with 22 seconds remaining in regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bWith the ball spotted at their 35-yardline and 22 seconds remaining, South Hills did have one last chance at kicking a game-winning field goal. After missing his first two pass attempts on the drive, Marez connected with Isaiah Castellano, who executed the hook-and-ladder play by pitching the ball to Jacob Gallardo, who then outran the defense to the Santa Fe 24-yardline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bAfter a slew of timeouts called by both squads, Jude Vakian lined up for a 46-yard field goal attempt, but his kick was short as the final buzzer sounded in regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe Huskies won the toss and elected to have possession first. And they wasted no time retaking the lead on the cool Friday night. On the first play, Marez took the shotgun snap, connected with Castellano on the wide side of the field, who then slipped through the Sentinel defense for the touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThen on Santa Fe\u2019s first possession, the offense sputtered out on their first two plays, gaining just five yards. After Norman\u2019s pass fell incomplete on third down, Santa Fe tried to get a quick first down on their final play, but Norman\u2019s pass fell incomplete again, ending the hopes of forcing a second overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bFrom the start, neither team could build momentum. The Huskies were the first to strike in the first quarter when Dyshaun Smock picked off Norman\u2019s pass and returned it 72 yards for the touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe game then was tied at seven at the 9:33 mark of the second quarter when Derek Melendrez took the handoff and bulldozed his way in for the score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThen just before the intermission, South Hills regained the lead when the offense orchestrated an 8-play, 76-yard drive. On the drive, Marez completed four of his five pass attempts, with his last pass going for a touchdown when he threw a perfect over-the-shoulder pass to Maxal Rodriguez from 13 yards out. Marez ended the night with 185 yards passing while completing 10 of 17 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bThe Sentinels then tied the game at 14 with nine seconds left in the third quarter when Garate launched a deep pass to the right side of the field from 31 yards out. Marez ended the night with 227 yards passing on 14 of 22 passing attempts with 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b\u201cIt’s amazing, I mean, we came out in the week with a great game plan,\u201d commented Marez postgame. \u201cI didn\u2019t think the game was going to go like this, but you know, things happen. We fought all the way to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200bWith the win, South Hills extends their winning streak to four games and will start Hacienda League play on October 2 when they host Covina. Santa Fe will look to end their four-game losing streak on October 2 when they start Mid-Cities League play by hosting Bellflower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Fe Starting O-Line<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT Gavin M. Carbajal <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG Nicholas Meco Bonilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C Jason Arias<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG Mario Figueroa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT Jonathan Borjon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Hills Starting O-line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT Dominic Gonzalez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG Diego Juarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C Jacob Marquez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG Daniel Godinez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT Cody Tuitoelau<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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