By MVS Staff <\/p>\n
[El Monte] Davon Booth had all four of his touchdown in the first half but it was more than enough as the Lions rolled to 60-12 victory over Nordhoff Friday night at El Monte High School. <\/p>\n
The Rangers got possession first and fumbled on the second play but got the ball right back when Booth fumbled on El Monte\u2019s first play. The Lions defense held Nordhoff to a turnover on downs.<\/p>\n
El Monte drove the ball 60-plus yards on six plays with Booth taking it in on a 22-yard reverse.<\/p>\n
On the first play of the second quarter the Lions got in the end zone again from when quarterback Joseph Herrera hit Booth from 31-yards out. <\/p>\n
Midway through the second Booth got in the end zone for the third time when he broke right through the middle of the Rangers defense on a 13-yard pitch. <\/p>\n
Lions got the ball with just a few second left in the half and inside their own ten yard line, after their defense had a goal line stand. Booth broke a 91-yard run to paydirt making it 32-0 at the half. <\/p>\n
El Monte had possession of the ball first in the second half as Herrera scored on a one yard dive to make it 40-0. <\/p>\n
Nordhoff got on the board late in the third quarter when Korey Stevens broke off a 13-yard run for a score but the two point conversion was missed putting it at 40-6.<\/p>\n
Abel Cueva got in on the scoring for the Lions when he hurdled a Rangers defender, broke a tackle and took it 45-yards for the touchdown.<\/p>\n
Nathan Velasquez and Marco Montoya also scored for El Monte on runs of two yards and 51-yards respectively. <\/p>\n
Stevens found the end zone a second time for the Rangers on a two yard run. <\/p>\n
Nordhoff quarterback Leeram Stoneman three two interceptions while Stevens carried most of the load on the ground. <\/p>\n
The Lions defense was led by senior linebacker Sergio Gonzalez who had multiple tackles and a interception. Freshmen linebacker Johnny Lopez also had a interception.<\/p>\n
Booth finished with 17-carries for 238-yards and four total touchdowns. Cueva had 89-yards on eight carries and a score. <\/p>\n
El Monte (12-0) stays home for the semi finals and will host Jurupa Hills next Friday night. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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