Thanks to Harry Joe for the stats, David Guerrero for the video highlights, and to Tim Lunney and Susan Coulter for the photos
Football:
Rio Hondo Prep won its sixth consecutive game against their rival from Pasadena Poly.
And in spite of a ridiculous 11 am kickoff in August, the Kares pounced on the Panthers early and decimated Poly, 65-19, on Saturday.
RHP scored the game’s first 41 points.
The most telling stat of the game had to be the discrepancy in rushing yards.
The Kares totaled 302 yards to minus-23 for the Panthers.
In all, RHP had a 451-232 advantage in total offense.
Seven Rio Hondo Prep players scored at least one TD.
Nathaniel Shine gained 67 yards on five carries, and that included TD runs of 1 and 52 yards.
Noah Penunuri only carried the ball twice for 54 yards, but he made the most of it.
Penunuri scored a 47-yard TD, converted on a 2-point run and he surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards.
Yanick Diaz was an effective 4-of-5 for 136 yards.
Diaz tossed a 36-yard TD pass to Tyler Dang and a 71-yard scoring strike to Nate Curtis.
Andy Xu had a 43-yard pick-six and a 10-yard TD run.
TJ McElrath had a big day in a losing cause.
McElrath caught seven passes for 126 yards, including TD receptions of 18 and 55 yards.
Alister Chan completed 13 of 24 for 170 yards.
He tossed a pair of TD passes and was picked once.
Troy Seto led RHP with five tackles, while Calogero Chico, Andy Xu and Caeden Holcomb had four tackles apiece.
Holcomb also had a 6-yard TD run for the Kares.
Up next: RHP will host Maranatha next Saturday at 7.
The Minutemen claimed a 35-21 victory over Fullerton, and Miles O’Malley surpassed 4,000 rushing yards after 230 yards and three TD’s.
Quotable:
Rio Hondo Prep coach, Mark Carson: “We were a little concerned about the early start time, but the guys came out hittin’ and that led to the great start. Once again, Yanick (Diaz) did a great job spreading the ball around, including the first TD to Tyler. Andy Xu showed us again why he’s such a special player with his pick-six.”
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Box Score:
RHP: 28-20-14-3-(65)
PP: 0-12-7-0-(19)
Scoring:
R: Tyler Dang 36 pass from Yanick Diaz (Noah Penunuri run)
R: Noah Penunuri 47 run (Marco Chan kick)
R: Caeden Holcomb 6 run (Marco Chan kick)
R: Andy Xu 43 interception return (kick failed)
R: Nathaniel Shine 1 run (kick failed)
R: Nate Curtis 71 pass from Yanick Diaz (Diego Householder kick)
P: Maxwell Leaks 13 pass from Alister Chan (kick failed)
R: Nathaniel Shine 52 run (Diego Householder kick)
P: TJ McElrath 18 pass from Alister Chan (pass failed)
R: Adrian Mendoza 4 run (Diego Householder kick)
R: Andy Xu 10 run (Diego Householder kick)
P: TJ McElrather 55 pass from Kaiden Thorell (Elizabeth Giovannone kick)
R: Diego Householder 22 FG
Records: Rio Hondo Prep (2-0); Poly (1-1)
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