By Rich Whittington<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(El Monte) – The Montebello Oilers put a damper on the El Monte High School Homecoming festivities Friday evening, defeating the Lions 41-15, in front of a capacity crowd at Lions\u2019 Stadium.
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The Lions started off solid, assembling a 17 play, 74-yard drive that consumed the first 6:37 of the game. Unfortunately for the Lions the drive stalled, producing no points. This proved to be indicative of the Lions’ performance for the duration of the contest.
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Montebello got on the scoreboard first courtesy of a 56-yard catch and run from quarterback Joe Curiel to wide receiver Jared Gomez. The extra point was added by Jacob Bautista, making the score 7-0 at the end of the first period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Oilers increased their lead in the second quarter, adding a pair of touchdowns by running back Donovan Murillo. The first came off of an 11-yard scoring jaunt while the second was the result of a 1-yard touchdown blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El Monte responded with a score of its own when quarterback Luis Gonzalez found wideout Geovanni Flores for a 25-yard touchdown toss. The El Monte extra point was booted by kicker Giovani Meza, making the score 19-7 at intermission.
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Montebello continued its scoring barrage, beginning with the very first play of the second half, when Jared Gomez returned the opening kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion by Ethan Gomez made the score 27-7 just 13 seconds into the third quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Oilers tacked on another score in the period when Murillo posted his third touchdown of the evening\u2026a six-yard rush. A second successful Bautista kick made the score 34-7 as the third quarter came to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Montebello\u2019s final score came in the fourth quarter. Backup running back Giovanni Solorzano got into the scoring books with a 16-yard touchdown run. A third Bautista extra point made the score 41-7, with 6:05 remaining in the contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
El Monte found the end zone one more time when running back Ethan Lopez hit on a 6-yard run. Gonzalez found James Urena for a completion and two points for the final tally of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Montebello\u2019s Murillo had a fine outing finishing with 131 yards on 14 carries, scoring three touchdowns.
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El Monte will look to rebound next Friday evening when the Lions travel to South El Monte to meet the 3-1 Eagles in the annual Griffin Bowl. Montebello will travel up the hill to meet the 1-3 Schurr Spartans in the “Backyard Brawl”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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