Football

Don Lugo’s Offense, Defense & Special Teams Key in Friday’s 40-0 Thumping of Visiting Hawthorne

Sep 03 2022 09:44:07

Photos and scoring plays by Josh Thompson

Football:

After starting the season 0-2, and being outscored by El Rancho and Alta Loma by a combined margin of 60-40, Don Lugo picked up win No. 1 of the 2022 football season on Friday.

The Conquistadores thumped their visitors from Hawthorne, 40-0, and they scored via run, field goal, punt return and a pick-six.

Marquette Moore gave Don Lugo a 6-0 lead after bringing a punt back for a TD.

Mickey Aguilera would boot a 25-yard field goal with 4:41 to play in the first quarter to extend their advantage to 9-0.

Ayden Machado and Elijah Montijo scored on second quarter TD runs of 2 and 1 yard, respectively.

The Conquistadores enjoyed a 23-0 lead at the break.

Aguilera booted a 42-yard field goal with 3:47 to play in the third quarter.

Sam Plunkett would score on a 1-yard quarterback keeper with just over seven minutes to play.

And Marshall Anderson returned a pick of Hawthorne back for the final score of the night for Don Lugo.

Up next: Don Lugo will have the week off and then travel to Chino on Friday, September the 16th.

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Records: Hawthorne (1-2); Don Lugo (1-2)

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