Temecula HS Gridiron Summary For Week Ending Nov. 9

Three Temecula teams move on to the CIF playoffs.

Varsity Football Games Summary:

Great Oak 31  Murrieta Mesa 21

Box Score:

Great Oak          0  12   6  13   31

Murrieta Mesa     7   7   7    0   21

Great Oak Wolfpack highlights:

• Junior quarterback Laquan Williams completed 8 of 14 passes and one passing touchdown; he also ran for a touchdown.
• Junior Brandon Presley caught three passes for 35 yards and one touchdown.
• Junior running back Nick Fisher had his second-most productive rushing night on the season with his 26 carries for 235 yards and three touchdowns.  His longest carry was for 61 yards—a touchdown early in the third quarter.
• Junior linebacker Alejandro Gonzalez once again had the best night for the Wolfpack on defense with his nine tackles, five as solo.
• Senior Arhon Chua had eight tackles, five solo.
• Junior Kevin Knight had seven tackles, also five solo.
• Sack distribution with a total of 31 lost yards:  Senior Ernesto Ruiz – 2.0; Knight – 1.5; Senior Matt Hobby – 1.0; Chua – 1.0.
• Senior Raekwon Yates snagged one interception with a 20-yard return.
• Punter Mateo Lopez had one of his best nights of the season with four punts averaging 44.75 yards, a long of 56, and a very helpful three inside the 20.
• Junior kickoff returner Jonathan Hernandez had a season-best night with two returns for 65 yards—one for 49 yards.
• Presley had three punt returns for 47 yards—one for 30 yards.

Season’s strengths:

• Quarterback Laquan Williams – 115 of 188 for 1910 yards, 18 TDs, 9 interceptions
• Running back Nick Fisher – 144 carries for 1226 yards, 17 TDs; multiple longest gains in various games included 70, 70, 69, 61, & 43 yards
• Defensive sacks – 27

Record:  2-2 League (5-4 Overall)

Next up:  CIF action opens up for coach Robbie Robinson’s Wolfpack team on the road this Friday.  The normally tough Norco Cougars are not invincible with their 7-3 overall record.  They finished runner-up to Centennial of the Big VIII League with their 4-1 record and will attempt to thwart Great Oak’s goal of going deep towards a championship crown.

Temecula Valley 30  Murrieta Valley 48

Box Score:

Temecula Valley      8  16   0   6   30

Murrieta Valley       7  14  20   7   48

Temecula Valley Bear highlights:

• Senior quarterback Kyle Plantier was 26 of 54 for 373 yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions on the night.  His longest play was for a 42-yard TD.
• Senior Klarence Collins was on the other end of that 42-yard TD late in the first quarter.  He had seven catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns, his best game of the year.
• Junior wide receiver Dominique Maiden had nine receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown catch.  He also caught two conversion passes.
• Senior Greg Jensen had five receptions for 67 yards and one TD.
• Manny Burgess was the defensive player of the game for the Bears with his fine 19 tackles—13 solo.
• Senior Bailey Gallagher had eight solo tackles.
• Junior Darrin Hooks intercepted one pass for a 23-yard return.
• Bear senior punter Nathan Chupp had three punts, averaging a lofty 48.33 yards with his longest going for 61 yards.
• Gallagher returned four kickoffs for a total of 69 yards—the longest was for 26 yards.

Record:  1-4 League (3-7 Overall)

Coach Paul McGowen’s Bears have now finished their 2013 campaign.

Chaparral 5  Vista Murrieta 41

Box Score:

Chaparral          2    0   3     0    5

Vista Murrieta    7  10   7   17   41

Chaparral Puma highlights:

• Sophomore quarterback Austin Reza finished league play with 12 of 29 passes, 102 yards passing and three interceptions.
• Seniors Franklin Shearer and Carey Harrison each had 40 yards receiving with four and five receptions, respectively.
• Senior Alexander Pierce and junior Xavier Cardinal each had ten tackles with six solo tackles each.  Pierce also had a fumble recovery.
• Senior Fawazz Lawal also had six solo tackles.
• Junior Malik Lawal and senior Dalton Knight each had a sack of the Bronco QB.
• Senior Darren Aguon had one interception.
• Junior Darrien Molton was credited with a safety mid-way through the first quarter.
• Senior Jon Baron was 1 of 2 for field goals; his 39-yarder was early in the second half.

Season’s strengths:

• Running back William Riley has 743 rushing yards on 140 carries and seven TDs
• Wide receiver Franklin Shearer is averaging nearly 20 yards per catch, totalling 751 yards and five TDs
• Linebacker Alexander Pierce is averaging 8.2 tackles per game
• Defensive lineman Malik Lawal has 7.5 sacks on the year
• Defensive back Darrien Molton leads his team with five interceptions
• Kicker Jon Baron is perfect in the PAT column with 36 thus far; his longest field goal was 51 yards against Carter

Record:  4-1 League (7-3 Overall)

Next up:  Coach Ryan Tukua’s team hosts Chino Hills in the first-round of the CIF playoffs this Friday.  The Huskies finished fourth in the Sierra League with a 3-2 record (7-3 overall) and will have their hands full against the Pumas who finished second in the Southwestern League. 

Linfield Christian 35  Aquinas 13

Box Score:

Linfield Christian     7  21   7   0   35

Aquinas                 7   3    3   0   13

Linfield Christian Lions highlights:

• Senior quarterback Derek Rack was 5 of 8 attempts for 180 yards and two touchdowns.  His longest pass play went for 77 yards and a touchdown.
• That TD was sophomore Greg Holt’s only catch, but, again, for 77 yards!  (Nice average!)
• Senior Alex Larson had only two receptions, but one was for 70 yards and a touchdown.  His second catch was for seven yards.
• Junior Jacob Miller had three carries, one for a touchdown.
• Holt had six rushes for 73 yards, including a break-away for 43 yards.
• Junior ReyZeir Wilkins had 15 carries for 66 yards.
• Holt was also busy on the defensive side of the ball with his team-leading 12 tackles, eight solo; he had one sack.
• Senior Dallas House aided with eight tackles, seven solo; he had 1.5 sacks.
• Junior Jared Collom had one sack and sophomore Brandon Leach was credited with a half of a sack.
• On one exciting play, Larson recovered a fumble and took it 45 yards for a score.
• Wilkins had a huge kickoff return of 98 yards and a score in the second quarter.
• Larson ran back two kickoffs for 57 yards.
• Sophomore kicker Michael Brown was 5 for 5 on his PATs.

Season’s strengths:

• Quarterback Derek Rack has racked up 1131 passing yards and ten TDs
• Primary receiver Alex Larson is averaging nearly 20 yards per catch
• Lead rusher, ReyZeir Wilkins has seven TDs to go with his 662 yards on the ground
• Linebacker Caden Wakefield leads the defensive stats averaging 8.2 tackles per game
• Dallas House and Greg Holt each have five sacks
• Field goal kicker Michael Brown has one three-pointer for 53 yards

Record:  4-1 League (6-4 Overall)

Next up:  Coach DeChon Burns’ Lions will play host to the Fighting Scots of Rim of the World High School in Round One of CIF Friday night.  Their foe was 3-2 in the Mountain Valley League (7-3 overall), finishing third.

Rancho Christian 21  Hamilton 33

Box score and game statistics were not available at time of publication at maxpreps.com.

Record:  2-2 League (5-5 Overall)

Coach Jimmy Kemmis’ Eagles have now finished their season.

Southwestern League Final Standings:

Vista Murrieta 5-0, 9-1

Chaparral 4-1, 7-3

Great Oak 3-2, 6-4

Murrieta Valley 2-3, 6-4

Temecula Valley 1-4, 3-7

Murrieta Mesa 0-5, 5-5

Ambassador League Final Standings:

Western Christian 5-0, 10-0

Linfield Christian 4-1, 6-4

Ontario Christian 3-2, 6-4

Arrowhead Christian 2-3, 7-3

Aquinas 1-4, 4-6

Calvary Murrieta 0-5, 2-8

Freelance Final Standings:

5) Rancho Christian 2-2, 5-5