Football

Myles O’Malley Rushes for 261 Yards and Scores Three TD’s in Maranatha’s 38-0 Victory at Beverly Hills

Aug 31 2021 08:33:59

Photos by Richard Morales

Football:

The Rand Holdren era got off to a very solid start on Friday night.

Maranatha traveled to Beverly Hills and came home with a 38-0, season-opening victory.

Myles O’Malley opened his high school career in a huge way.

O’Malley carried the ball 15 times for 261 yards and the freshman scored three TD’s.

Connor Patterson completed 6 of his 8 pass attempts for 55 yards.

Senior running back JoJo Ingram gained 71 yards on four carries and scored a pair of TD’s.

Carter Shupper caught two passes for 20 yards.

Freshman kicker Owen Meleka booted a 30-yard field goal and converted all five of his extra-point attempts.

The defensive leaders included: Taylor Patterson (five tackles), DeJohn Jones (four tackles), Cam Jones (four tackles and a sack) and Joe Kazarian (four tackles and two fumble recoveries).

Sam Funchess and Jacob Neely picked off one pass each and Garrett Beagle recovered a fumble.

Up next: Maranatha will host Verbum Dei on Friday at 7.

The Eagles (2-0) are coming off an 18-14 victory over Morningside.

Box Score:
MHS: 7-10-7-14-(38)
BH: 0-0-0-0-(0)

Records: Maranatha (1-0); Beverly Hills (0-1)

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