By Rich Whittington <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(La Canada) – The St. Francis Golden Knights had little trouble defeating the visiting Los Altos Conquerors, 45-20, Friday evening, in front of a capacity crowd at Friedman Field, in the newly named, and soon to be dedicated, Jim Bonds Stadium at St. Francis High School.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The Golden Knights scored on their first possession of the contest, when Max Garrison found the end zone on a two-yard touchdown blast. Clint Geryak\u2019s PAT attempt was successful, making the score 7-0, St. Francis, with 3:14 remaining in the opening period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los Altos answered with a score of its own as David Castillo connected with Isaiah Mendoza for an 81-yard scoring connection. A successful PAT, courtesy of Alessandro Mendez-Calderon, made the score 7-7, as quarter one came to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Los Altos had a momentary lead in the second, when Gabriel \u201cWater Boy\u201d Gonzalez scored on a 37-yard run. Another Mendez- Calderon PAT made the score 14-7, Los Altos, with 9:40 remaining in the first half. St. Francis answered quickly, as Garrison again found running room for a 60-yard score. Garrison also converted the 2-Point PAT attempt, making the score 15-14, St. Francis, with 8:10 remaining in the half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Knights added another score, as Jack Jacobs connected with Alejandro Ramirez for a 35-yard scoring strike. Garrison added his second 2-Point PAT, making the score 23-14, St. Francis, as the first half came to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Francis continued their scoring onslaught in the third quarter. Jacobs scored again, this time on a 1-yard run. Another 2-Point PAT attempt, this time by John Calmette, was successful, giving the Knights a 31-14 lead at the half way point of the games third quarter. St. Francis added another score in the period, as Garrison scored on a 1-yard jaunt. Another Geryak PAT made the score 38-14, after three quarters. Garrison finished the evening with 133 yards, three TD\u2019s, and two successful 2-Point conversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams exchanged scores in the fourth quarter. St Francis\u2019 score came on the feet of backup quarterback John Sanders, who scored on a 13 yard touchdown run. The Geryak PAT attempt was again successful, making the score 45-14, with 7:12 to play. Los Altos added the final score of the game, as Castillo connected with Nathan Aguilar for an 18 yard completion. The PAT attempt was unsuccessful, making the final score 45-20,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Francis\u2019 next game is October 1 when the Golden Knights will host the Steele Canyon Cougars. Los Altos\u2019 next contest is also scheduled for 10\/1, when the Conquerors will travel to Charter Oak to battle the Chargers. Kickoff for both games is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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