Temecula HS Gridiron Summary For Week Ending Oct. 19

Varsity Football Games Summary:

Great Oak 3  Vista Murrieta 43

Box Score:

Great Oak         3   0    0    0    3

Vista Murrieta   7  23   3  10   43

Great Oak Wolfpack highlights:

• Junior quarterback Laquan Williams completed 12 of 17 passes and 128 yards.
• Junior receiver Brandon Presley caught six passes for 62 yards. His longest was a 28-yarder.
• Junior running back Jonathan Hernandez rushed seven times for 63 yards.  His longest carry was for 18 yards.
• Junior linebacker Alejandro Gonzalez had the best night for the Wolfpack on defense with his seven tackles, five as solo.
• Hernandez and Gonzalez shared one sack of the Bronco quarterback.
• Junior defensive back Nick Fisher had one huge interception for 79 yards.
• Senior punter Mateo Lopez averaged 40.5 yards on his two punts.
• Senior kicker Keita Calhoun was successful in scoring the Wolfpack’s lone points for the game with his 30-yard field goal late in the first quarter.

Record:  1-1 League (4-3 Overall)

Next up:  An away game this Friday at Chaparral High School against the Pumas who are 2-0 in league (5-2 overall).

Chaparral 27  Temecula Valley 13

Box Score:

Chaparral           10   3   7   7   27

Temecula Valley    7   0   6   0   13

Chaparral Puma highlights:

• Sophomore quarterback Austin Reza was good on 15 of 21 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown.
• His primary receiver was senior wide receiver Franklin Shearer with six catches for 167 yards and a 40-yard touchdown.
• Junior running back William Riley had 14 rushes for 75 yards and one 3-yard touchdown.
• Sophomore running back Austin Smith had 13 carries for 59 yards.
• Senior kicker Jon Baron was two for two on field goals and converted his lone PAT attempt. Baron had a 42-yard field goal mid-way through the first quarter for Chaparral’s first score and a 32-yard field goal just before halftime.

Defensive statistics for the Pumas were not available at the time of publication at maxpreps.com.

Record:  2-0 League (5-2 Overall)

Next up:  A home game this Friday versus Great Oak High School against the Wolfpack who are 1-1 in league (4-3 overall).

Temecula Valley Bear highlights:

• Senior quarterback Kyle Plantier scored the game’s first touchdown on a 60-yard rushing play early in the first quarter.
• Plantier had one long bomb of 70 yards to freshman wide receiver Zach Simon and was 19 of 53 for 255 yards with one interception.
• Simon had three catches for 96 yards.
• Junior wide receiver Dominique Maiden had five receptions for 56 yards and a 25-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter.
• Junior linebacker Manny Burgess kept right near his season average of 11.9 tackles per game with 11 on the night, eight solo.
• Seniors Dominique Mitchell and Connor O’Hara each recorded nine tackles, seven and eight solo, respectively.
• Senior Bailey Gallagher and Junior Jarrod Iwasaki had one sack each in their role as linebackers.
• Gallagher caused one fumble and senior Malik Bell was in the right place to recover the ball.
• Bear senior punter Nathan Chupp had a fine night averaging 48.7 yards on his three punts, his longest going for 61 yards.

Record:  0-2 League (2-5 Overall)

Next up:  An away game this Friday at Murrieta Mesa High School against the Rams who are 0-2 in league (5-2 overall).

Linfield Christian 28  Calvary Murrieta 7

Box Score:

Linfield Christian     7  14   7   0   28

Calvary Murrieta     0    0   0   7     7

Linfield Christian Lions highlights:

• Senior quarterback Derek Rack threw eight completions on 14 attempts for 79 yards and a touchdown. He had one interception.
• Junior quarterback Connor Waite stepped in on two attempts, completing one of those for a five-yard TD pass to sophomore Greg Holt.
• Senior receiver Dallas House caught six passes for 61 yards and a touchdown.
• Junior running back Wilkins ReyZeir was the game’s top yard gainer with 106 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns. His longest play was for 57 yards.
• Holt also had a long run for 55 yards, finishing the night with ten carries for 90 yards.
• House led the defense with nine total tackles, five solo.
• Senior Caden Wakefield took care of business on his own with seven solo tackles.
• Wilkins and House combined on one quarterback sack while junior Cullen Baird recorded two of his own for a total 23-yard loss.
• Holt pulled down one interception for 37 yards.
• House recovered one fumble.
• Freshman Simeon Burns had one kickoff return for 20 yards.
• Sophomore kicker Michael Brown was perfect on his four PATs.

Record:  1-1 League (3-4 Overall)

Next up: An away game this Friday at the University of Redlands Stadium versus Arrowhead Christian High School against the Eagles who are 1-1 in league (6-1 overall).

Rancho Christian 12  Xavier Prep 42

Box Score:

Rancho Christian    0    0   0  12   12

Xavier Prep          28  14   0    0   42

Rancho Christian Eagle statistics for the game were not available at the time of publication at maxpreps.com.

Record:  1-2 League (3-4 Overall)

Next up: An away game this Friday at the Riverside Christian High School against the Cougars who are 1-1 in league (1-6 overall).