By Ron Vrooman <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Montebello) – It looked like an upset was in the making on Friday night, when the visiting Alhambra Moors capitalized on mistakes by the Schurr Spartans to build a 16-0 lead in the second quarter.\u00a0But instead Schurr regained control and rallied to beat Alhambra 42-22 in Almont League action. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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Linebacker Kevin Soto sacked Schurr quarterback Jesse Preciado for a safety to put the Moors ahead, 2-0, late in the opening period. Alhambra then scored touchdowns on an 88-yard fumble return by linebacker Luis Sanchez and an 11-yard run by Cyrus Wu which was set up by Adam Posti’s recovery of a Preciado fumble.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the script flipped as soon as the Spartans stopped turning the ball over. Schurr running back Isaiah Candelaria atoned for his own costly fumble by scoring on a two-yard run to cut Alhambra’s margin to 16-7 with just over a minute to go before halftime.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preciado then led a 28-point outburst by the Spartans in the third quarter which gave them a 35-22 lead enroute to an eventual 20 point victory over the Moors. He threw all three of his touchdown passes during that quarter and ran 34 yards for another score.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preciado ended up connecting on 12 of 23 passes for a total of 254 yards; his top receiver was Matthew Salazar, who made six catches for 132 yards and two TD’s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Candelaria was the Spartans’ leading rusher with 12 carries for 96 yards and a touchdown. He also caught four throws from Preciado for a total of 87 yards.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alhambra quarterback Michael Gonzalez completed only nine of 22 passes for 107 yards, while Sanchez led the Moors’ ground attack with 85 yards on eight carries, including a 66-yard scoring run in the third quarter.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spartans’ victory kept them in a first-place tie with the San Gabriel Matadors in the Almont League and lifted their overall record to 4-3. The Moors (1-1 in league and 2-5 overall) fell into a third-place tie with Bell Gardens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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