Football:
Having wandered around both sidelines at Friday’s D-3 showdown between Charter Oak and Yorba Linda, the unanimous opinion was that two 10-0 programs shouldn’t have any business meeting up for at least another couple of weeks.
But neither school had any say, and both programs focused only on the things that were in their control.
And it was Yorba Linda that got out to a 24-0 lead at the break.
William Saucedo had 16-and-1 yard TD runs to give the Mustangs a 14-0, first-quarter advantage.
In the second quarter, JJ Conrad caught a 45-yard TD pass from Reyn Beal, and Jayden Flaig booted a 34-yard field goal, giving YLHS its biggest lead of the game at 24-0.
COHS would get on the board in the third quarter, as Richie Munoz threw a pair of TD’s in a span of what seemed to be 30 seconds of game time.
Munoz hit Isaiah Johnson on a 12-yard score, and then Richie and Solomon Davis hooked up on a 17-yard TD to pull to within 24-14.
With just over seven minutes to play, Munoz scrambled and hit Johnson again for what looked to be a TD that would have gotten COHS to just a field goal back of YLHS.
But as they seemed to do all night, the officials called the Chargers for a holding penalty and snuffed out the undeniable momentum swing.
Ironically enough, a few plays before that, Yorba Linda was called for a personal foul after ripping Munoz’s helmet off.
And one play before having that TD called back, YLHS was clearly guilty of a horse-collar tackle of Munoz, but it went without a penalty.
There was a camera man from one of the local news stations on the COHS sideline and he went around and showed several of us the video footage of the infraction.
But make no mistake about it, Yorba Linda absolutely earned the W and deserves to move on to the quarterfinal round.
After COHS had their TD called back, Saucedo would score on a 4-yard run with 2:50 to play to put the game on ice.
Munoz would throw his final high school TD pass with 34 seconds left to Isaiah Johnson.
Munoz was picked once, and finished his historic senior season with 40 TD passes and just three interceptions.
Congratulations to every member of that COHS staff and their players.
You had a remarkable season, and with Dominic Farrar leading the way, you did things the right way.
And after winning the first 10 games of 2022, you deserved and earned a better first-round draw.
Box Score:
CO: 0-0-14-7-(21)
YL: 14-10-0-7-(31)
Scoring:
YL: William Saucedo 16 run (Jayden Flaig kick)
YL: William Saucedo 1 run (Jayden Flaig kick)
YL: JJ Conrad 45 pass from Reyn Beal (Jayden Flaig kick)
YL: Jayden Flaig 38 FG
CO: Isaiah Johnson 12 pass from Richie Munoz (Luis Marin kick)
CO: Solomon Davis 17 pass from Richie Munoz (Luis Marin kick)
YL: William Saucedo 4 run (Jayden Flaig kick)
CO: Isaiah Johnson 4 pass from Richie Munoz (Luis Marin kick)
Records: Charter Oak (10-1); Yorba Linda (11-0)
Photos by Tim Lunney Football: There were a number of programs within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone that had historic seasons in 2024. Of the 30 teams we follow, only two finished the regular season without a loss. Bonita began the year with 11 consecutive wins for the first time since 1999. The Bearcats […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Monalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora got one more game in before Christmas. And they made the most of it. The Tartans cruised to a 91-58 nonleague victory over Hesperia. GHS had a 48-25 lead at the half. Sebastian Demano scored a game-high 21 points. Demano also had five rebounds, nine […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle improved to 12-1 after Saturday’s 40-28 victory over Westlake at the La Salle Winter Showcase. The Lancers led 22-12 at the half, and 32-17 after three quarters. Casey Higgins led La Salle with 10 points. Aislin Tamez Torres had nine points, and Emily Fong contributed eight points […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball La Salle won its eighth consecutive game on Friday. The Lancers cruised to a 75-45 victory over Schurr at the La Salle Winter Showcase. LSHS had a 38-17 lead at the break, and the outcome was never in doubt. Casey Higgins scored a game-high 21 points. Emily Fong chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Etiwanda picked up victory No. 10 of the 2024-25 season on Friday. The Eagles outlasted their visitors from Vista Murrieta, 69-57, behind 18 points from AJ Orji. Orji scored 15 of the 18 in the second half. Ayden Hamilton chipped in with 14 points and Sloane Harris had 11. Cisco Munoz scored a […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita dug itself a 15-point hole at the half in Thursday’s Palomares League opener at Diamond Bar. The Bearcats outscored the Brahmas 49-41, but DBHS would hold on for a 73-66 victory. Bonita had a 10-9 advantage in 3-pointers made. Tyler West led Diamond Bar with 20 points and Jedison Chow had 16 […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Something had to give when Glendora and Ayala met up Thursday night in Chino Hills. The Bulldogs had won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. And the visiting Tartans entered the Palomares League opener for both programs on an eight-game win […]
Wrestling: So far, so good. Bonita has opened the Palomares League portion of its schedule with a pair of blowouts. Last week, the Bearcats secured a 64-18 victory at Diamond Bar. And last night, BHS won 12-of-14 matches, and they cruised to a 65-11 victory. Bonita is now 6-1 overall, and 2-0 in league matches. […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Girls Basketball: Glendora had one of its poorest shooting efforts of the year. But when push came to shove, the Tartans pulled away in the second half and they secured a 44-33 victory at Ayala in the Palomares League opener for both programs. GHS and AHS combined for […]
