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(Glendale)- Crescenta Valley’s Kevin Hello scored two touchdowns, blocked a punt, registered a sack, knocked down a pair of passes, and served as the feature back…all in the second half of the Falcons marathon 56-53 victory over San Marino Thursday night at Moyse Stadium in Glendale.

“Guys, guys,” CV HC Paul Schilling told his team in north end zone after the game. “I’ve never seen anyone have a game like Kevin Hello had tonight.”

In a game that featured more heroes than the Justice League it was late in the third quarter that Hello donned the “S” on his chest tied on a cape. After trailing 31-28 at the break the Falcons retook lead at the 7:56 mark of the third when Brian Gadsby connected with Ben Rees for a 5-yard touchdown pass.

While points seemed to be coming easy, defensive stops were at a premium. The Titans couldn’t get a handle on Gadsby, and the same could be said about the Falcons defense in dealing with San Marino quarterback Andrew Ferraco early on.

Starting at the Titan 27 with 4:48 to play in the third quarter, Ferraco began to march his team for what would be the go ahead score. After advancing to the Falcons 27 on a 1 and 10 Ferraco attempted to pitch out to Kenny McFarland but Hello read the play and shot into the San Marino backfield to get a hand on the ball before recovering it to stop the drive.

The next Titan possession was a three and out, but on fourth down Hello came off the edge to block Garrett Hill’s punt and then recover it in the end zone to give his team a 42-31 lead.

Later Hello suffocated another San Marino rally by scoring on a 36-yard run with 4:05 to play.

“The only thing he did wrong on that was score to fast,” said Schilling.

Breaking it Down:

 ***San Marino’s Andrew Ferraco a 15-yard run with 10:21 to play in the first quarter (Will Derrick kick). Titans 7 Falcons 0

***Ferraco went 7 of 21 passing for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also ran for 58 yards on 18 attempts and a score. He came out of the game at the start of the fourth quarter and was replaced by sophomore Carson Glazier.

***Crescenta Vally quarterback Brian Gadsby 49-yards to Ben Rees with 8:45 to play in the first quarter (Alex Atanackovic kick). Titans 7 Falcons 7

***Gadsby went 26 of 41 for 409 yards and 6 touchdown passes (He threw for 6 against Verdugo Hills a week ago)

***San Marino’s Tyler Spitzer 10-yard run with 5:17 to play in the first quarter (Derrick kick). Titans 14 Falcons 7

***Spitzer caught 4 passes for 69 yards and 2touchdowns.

***Crescenta Valley’s Gadsby 17-yards to Jordan Lobianco with 3:349 to play in the first quarter (Atanackovic kick). Titans 14 Falcons 14

***Lobianco caught 4 passes for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns.

***San Marino’s Ferraco 24-yards J.P Shohfi with 2:19 to play in the first quarter (Derrick kick). Titans 21 Falcons 14.

***Shohfi caught 6 passes for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns.

***San Marino’s Ferraco 92-yards to Shohfi with 9:23 to play in the second quarter (kick good). Titans 28 Falcons 14.

***The second touchdown pass to Shohfi came on third and 12 from the Titans 8. Ferraco went deep over the top of the defense to Shohfi who hauled it to paydirt.

***Crescenta Valley’s Gadsby 41-yards to Lobianco with 8:00 to play in the second quarter (kick hits left upright). Titans 28 Falcons 20.

***Crescenta Valley’s Gadsby 17-yards to Chase Walker with 2:46 to play in the second quarter (Gadsby to Boston Lakin). Titans 28 Falcons 28.

***Walker caught 7 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.

***San Marino’s Will Derrick 24-yard field goal with 0:40 to play in the second quarter. Titans 31 Falcons 28. 

***15 penalties were called in the contest. Titans 8 Falcons 7

***San Marino 31 Crescenta Valley 28 at halftime.

***Crescenta Valley’s Gadsby 5-yards to Rees with 7:56 to play in the third quarter (Atanackovic kick). Titans 31 Falcons 35

***Rees caught 6 passes for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns.

***The scoring drive that gave CV the lead to open the third quarter covered 80 yards on 9-plays. In one stretch Walker caught 4 consecutive passes from Gadsby for 61 yards.

***Crescenta Valley’s Kevin Hello recovers blocked punt in end zone with 0:03 to play in the third quarter (Atanackovic kick). Titans 31 Falcons 42

***Titans HC replaced Ferraco at the start of the fourth quarter with sophomore southpaw Carson Glazier.

***San Marino’s Carson Glazier 42-yards to Spitzer with 10:37 to play in the fourth quarter (Derrick kick). Titans 38 Falcons 42

***Glazier went 10 of 20 for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns.

***On the following possession CV drove 54 yards on 7-plays to the Titans 27, where they were facing a fourth and nine with 8:03 to play in the game. Gadsby, with no receivers open, scrambled but went out of bounds at the 19 a yard short of the first down.

***San Marino’s Glazier 81-yards to Chip Crowley with 7:44 to play in the fourth quarter (Derrick kick). Titans 45 Falcons 42

***The ensuing kick goes out of bounds and CV takes over at its own 35.

***Crescenta Valley’s Gadsby 44-yards to Weston Walker with 6:51 to play in the fourth quarter (Antanckovic kick). Titans 45 Falcons 49

***The Falcons needed three plays to set up the touchdown. After an incomplete pass Hello caught a pass for 13-yards and Lobianco had an 8-yard catch before Gadsby rolled left and through 44-yards into the end zone on the run to Walker.

***The ensuing kick-off was short. The Titans Spitzer fielded it at the 24 and weaved his way through the special teams coverage 76-yards for a touchdown…but it was called back when the white hate determined that Spitzer had signaled for a fair catch.

***San Marino started at the 24 with 6:40 to play and managed a first down before getting stalled at its own 34. Facing a third and 13 Glazier was blindsided by Hello and fumbled the ball. Titan running back Kenny McFarland recovered but SM was till forced to punt.

***Crescenta Valley’s Hello 36-yard run with 4:05 to play in the fourth quarter (Antanckovic kick). Titans 45 Falcons 56.

***Before the scoring run, Hello ripped off a 27-yard run that took it from the CV 37 to the SM 36.

***With 4:04 to play San Marino put together its final drive of the game. Covering 73 yards on 10 plays they drew within striking distance one final time.

***San Marino’s Glazier 5-yard to Spitzer with 2:25 to play in the fourth quarter (Glazier to Spitzer). Titans 53 Falcons 56

***The Falcons recovered the onside kick. Hello ran the ball twice and Gadsby went the final 2-yards to secure the first down that effectively ended the game.

***”I don’t have 56 stickers to give out to the offense tonight, I’m going to have rip them off the defensive helmets.”—Crescenta Valley HC Paul Schilling

***San Marino started on the offensive line: LT: Zareh Hairapetian, LG: Jonathan Yau, C: Byron Chen, RG: Will Cobb, RT: Cole Mace.

***Crescenta Valley started on the offensive line: LT: Alec Bedikian, LG: Nareg Derpetrossian, C: Won Kim, RG: Davo Hakoyan, RT: Brian Wong.