By Frankie Robles <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(La Puente) – La Puente took a back and forth game with Bassett 14-10 Thursday night at La Puente High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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Both teams started off with punts on their first possession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bassett turned the ball over on downs on its 20-yard line and on the next play La Puente\u2019s Ezekiel Zamora found wide open sophomore Aaron Silva for an 80-yard catch and run to paydirt making it 7-0 with one minute left in the first quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the next two possessions both teams exchanged punts and fumbles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A blocked Warriors punt gave the Olympians a short field and they capitalized with a 12-yard run from Diego Espinoza to tie up the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bassett had another blocked punt that set up a 20-yard field goal by Matthew Carrera that gave them a 10-7 lead going into halftime. Angel Valdivia recovered both blocked punts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Warriors took the lead back on their first drive of the second half when Dalonta Foley took a jet sweep into the end zone for a 14-10 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Olympians turned the ball over on downs and quarterback Johnny Guerrero threw a pair of picks to end the game. Aldo Silva intercepted the first one and Jose Aguirre picked off the second to clinch the game with 44-seconds left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La Puente is now 7-1 and starts off league with a win, while Bassett fell to 5-3 and 0-1 in league. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Warriors travel to Ganesha next week while Olympians will face off against Garey at home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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