Mt, View’s Adam Olivarez (Photo by Doug Brown)
By Rich Whittington
(San Gabriel)- Jeremy Franco’s 14-yard touchdown reception with 5:16 remaining gave the Gabrielino Eagles a 28-21 victory over the Mt. View Vikings Friday evening at Gabrielino High School.
The Eagles (5-2 overall, 1-1 in Mission Valley League) were led by junior quarterback Elijah Peters, who threw for four touchdowns. Mt. View (4-3 overall, 0-2 in the MVL) was also led by its quarterback, senior Cris Cervantes who threw for two scores and rushed for a third.
***Mt. View RB Jose Moreno rushed for 136 yards on 18 carries before being injured at
the end of the first half.
*** Viking quarterback Cris Cervantes completed TD passes of 45 and 68 yards to Wideout Adam Olivarez.
***Gabrielino and Mt. View combined for 6 touchdowns on eight possessions in the first
half of play. By contrast, the teams combined for only one score on twelve possessions in the second half of play.
***The game was predominately penalty free, with only four penalties being accepted.
***The second half included eight punts…as opposed to one in the first half.
***The score at halftime was tied: 21-21.
***Gabrielino QB Elijah Peters completed passes to three different receivers…one to
Rikiya Satoh (2-yards), one to Calvin Chen (11-yards), and two to Jeremy Franco (14 and 20-yards).
***The night belonged to the QB’s. Combined, these two athletes accounted for 577
yards of offense, and the entirety of the scoring.
***Gabrielino’s next opponent is the South El Monte Eagles. Game time is 7:00PM on
10/25/13. The game will be played at Gabrielino High School.
***Mt. View next opponent is the Arroyo Knights (who they have not beaten since 1981). Game time is 7:00PM, 10/25/13, at
Mt. View High School.
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