{"id":91412,"date":"2025-08-21T22:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=91412"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:12:56","slug":"gatsbee-gumban-gumbaya-colts-win-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=91412","title":{"rendered":"Gatsbee Gumban Gumbaya! Colts Win Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gatsbee Gumban ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns. (Photo by Duane Barker).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Tim Peterson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Covina) – Gatsbee Gumban ran for 337 yards and four touchdowns to lead Covina to a 49-35 win over La Puente Thursday night to kick off the 2025 season at Covina District Field.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gumban racked up 294 yards in the first half as the Colts led 42-28 at the break. There were just two scores, one by each team, in the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martin Renteria with a big hit for Covina (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

La Puente actually scored first on the first possession on a 68-yard scoring pass from Ezekeil Zamora to Ivan Lopez for a 7-0 lead. The Colts then responded with three consecutive touchdowns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Gumban broke off a 37-yard run and then scored from eight yards out to get the Colts even. After a shanked punt set the Colts up again at the 23-yard line, Roy Vasquez found Edwin Sandoval for a seven-yard score and a 14-7 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the next series it was Gumban going boom again. This time he ripped off a 28-yard touchdown run leaving tacklers in his wake to put the Colts up 21-7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a back-and-forth affair the Warriors answered with a 54-yard pass play from Zamora to Aaron Silva to cut the lead to 21-14. With 2:44 left in the first quarter Roy Vazquez scored on a two-yard keeper to make it a two touchdown Colts advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early in the second quarter Lopez hauled in a 25-yard touchdown toss from Zamora to cut the lead 28-21. But for Covina it was Gumban time again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Puente’s Aaron Silva had a big game with 184 yards rushing and 75 yards receiving. (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First the junior running back mowed through the La Puente defenders for a 71-yard touchdown run. After the defense made a stop the Colts got the ball back and Gumban did his thing. He rumbled for 58 yards and another score and with 4:12 left in the half Covina was up 42-21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Puente had another murmur of protest as their main man, Silva, got to the outside and went 65 yards for a score. Covina was up 42-28 at the break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a tale of two halves as only 14 points were put on the board in the second. La Puente scored early in the third on a 28-yard TD strike by Zamora but Colts defense held the Warriors the rest of the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covina iced it when Joseph Ramirez picked off a Zamora pass and raced 38 yards for the final touchdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zamora finished with 209 yards and three touchdowns through the air for La Puente and Silva anchored the ground attack with 184 yards rushing and two touchdowns and a score receiving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this game was all about one Gatsbee Gumban. Besides having a cool name, he had an even cooler game. He left the game with six minutes left with a leg cramp but his work had been done. His final line – 28 carries-337 yards-4 TDs. And the Covina faithful were singing “Gumbaya” all night long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LP 14 14 7 0 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CO 28 14 0 7 49 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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