By Rich Whittington<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Arcadia) The Arcadia Football Team took advantage of \u201cBig Play\u201d opportunities Thursday evening defeating the visiting Hoover Tornados 42-27 in front of a very supportive Senior Night crowd at Richard Salter Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Arcadia cashed in on several plays of 25 plus yards. The first coming on the second offensive play of the game, when running back Ethan Drew Long scored on a 25-yard run. The extra point attempt was blocked making the score 6-0 with 11:27 remaining in the opening period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoover answered with a score of its own when Dveen Aghanaian found the end zone on a 3-yard scoring blast. The point after was added by Jack Coppersmith, making the score 7-6 as the first quarter expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tornados extended their lead in the second period when Aghanaian put up his second 3-yard score of the evening. A second Coppersmith kick made it 14-6 with 7:37 remaining until the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arcadia responded with their second \u201cBig Play\u201d of the evening when running back Michael Stephen Huang scored on a 61-yard run. The 2-point pass from quarterback Freddy Bysshe to wideout Aiden Reyes was successful tying the score at 14-14 with 6:30 remaining in the opening half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arcadia scored again in the quarter when Bysshe connected with tight end Joshua DeLuca for a 63-yard score. Bysshe also connected with DeLuca for the 2-point conversion making the score 22-14 at halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third quarter. Hoover scored first as Aghanaian hit the end zone on a 2-yard blast. Arcadia answered when Huang got loose for his second TD of the contest on a 44-yard run. Both 2-point attempts were unsuccessful, making the score 28-20 after three quarters of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arcadia pulled away in the final quarter with two more scores. The first coming on Long\u2019s second touchdown of the evening\u2026a 72-yard run to increase Arcadia’s advantage to 34-20 with 10:31 left in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tornados’ Aghanaian rang up his fourth touchdown of the night on another 3-yard blast to cut the lead to 34-27 with 6:45 left in regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arcadia put the game away on their next series when running back Aaron Cerda bolted in on a 1-yard pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bysshe then hit Huang for two points and it was 42-27 as the game came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aghanaian had a big night for the Tornados, rushing for 228 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries. In a manner of speaking, Dveen was directly responsible for 24 of the 27 points that were scored by the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the win Arcadia improved to 6-2, 2-0 in Crest League play. Now Arcadia will travel to Glendale next Friday night to play the Nitros. Hoover, 5-3, 0-1 in Crest League action looks to get back in the winning column when they host the Temple City Rams. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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