By Big George Hernandez <\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Whittier] – Grady Long and Landon Armenta connected for four touchdowns in La Serna\u2019s 56-20 victory over La Mirada Friday night at Sandra Thorstenson Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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La Mirada got off to a good start when running back Josiah Fregoso broke off a 69-yard score on their first drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lancers answered right back with Long to Armenta 68-yard play to paydirt to tie it up at 7-7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Matadores Ryan Gonzalez picked off a Long pass on their next possession but they couldn\u2019t capitalize.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both teams exchanged punts for the rest of the first quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Serna got the ground game going with two second quarter scores from Daniel Moreno making it 21-7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After another Matadores punt Long found Armenta for the second time in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Mirada got back on the board just before the half with another big touchdown run from Fregoso – this time for 79 yards making it 28-13 at the half.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Serna gave the Matadores a little hope on its first possession of the second half when the Lancers fumbled it, but Xavier Nunez stuffed a fourth and one from La Mirada to get the ball back for La Serna.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long and Armenta struck again with a 46 yarder that Armenta caught in stride to the end zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Matadores scored late in the third when quarterback Isaac Cuevas scrambled and found the end zone from seven yards out putting the game at 35-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Armenta hit the end zone one last time catching a 42-yard pass and slipping through a couple defenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreno put the game out of reach with a one-yard dive into the end zone for his third score of the night making it 49-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Mirada went for it deep in their own territory and failed. It left a short field for La Serna\u2019s run game and Elijah Martinez broke a few tackles and got in on a 30-yard run for the final score of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long finished 17 of 27 for 394-yards four touchdown passes and an interception. Armenta had 12 catches for 306-yards and four scores and Moreno ran for only 45-yards but had three scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On defense for La Serna Etoagwara Onyenegecha and Xavier Nunez had huge games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Mirada\u2019s Fregoso ran for 163 yards on 13 touches to go with his two touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Serna stays home to face Cerritos next week while La Mirada will go home and face Downey.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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