Thanks to Beth Oualline & Robert Ketterling for the photos & Zack Morton for the game info/stats
Football:
Bonita is 6-0 for the first time since 2014.
And the Bearcats looked like they were about to drop a thumping on their hosts from Glendora.
They took a 21-0 lead into the second quarter.
But to their credit, the Tartans pulled to within 21-14 at the half.
BHS, however, would score the lone second half points, and they held on for a 27-14 victory over GHS in the Sierra League opener.
Just 1:50 into Friday’s contest, Travis Lippert tossed a 41-yard TD pass to Texas A&M commit, Noah Mikhail.
Five minutes later, Joseph Lara extended the lead to 14-0 after his 8-yard TD run.
And Lippert would hit Jacob Gill on a 29-yard scoring strike late in the first quarter.
Glendora got on the board, when, with 3:50 remaining in the first half, Austin Coronado scored on a 1-yard TD run.
One minute and 17 seconds later, Simon Zwick pulled Glendora to within 21-14 after his 41-yard TD run.
The Bearcats defense shut the Tartans out in the second half.
Midway through the third quarter, Cole Parra scored on a 3-yard run to give BHS a 27-14 lead.
Glendora’s Isaiah Castellano picked Lippert in the second quarter.
Lippert’s first pass in week zero was intercepted by Muir, but he hadn’t thrown a pick since.
Joseph Lara had a big game with six catches for 53 yards, and 64 rushing yards, including the 8-yard TD run.
Lippert threw for 242 yards, tossed a pair of TD’s, and, as mentioned, he was picked in the first half.
Mikhail rushed for 45 yards to go with his 41-yard TD catch.
Dylan Robinson had three catches for 20 yards.
Glendora’s Simon Zwick is not a big guy, but he has the toughness and confidence to run like one.
Zwick had a game-high 77 yards rushing on six carries.
And that included the 41-yard TD.
Sebastian Lawrence seems to be getting more and more comfortable each week, as the freshman completed 14-of-24 for 141 yards.
Tim Johnson had been outstanding of late.
Johnson caught six more passes for 62 yards.
Wyatt Gratias recovered a fumble for the GHS defense.
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Box Score:
B: 21-0-6-0-(27)
G: 0-14-0-0-(14)
Scoring:
B: Noah Mikhail 41 pass from Travis Lippert (Stephen Lenehan kick)
B: Joseph Lara 8 run (Stephen Lenehan kick)
B: Jacob Gill 29 pass from Travis Lippert (Stephen Lenehan kick)
G: Austin Coronado 1 run (Hunter Lemos kick)
G: Simon Zwick 41 run (Hunter Lemos kick)
B: Cole Parra 3 run (kick failed)
Sierra League Scores:
Charter Oak 43, Claremont 3
Colony 23, Los Osos 6
Bonita 27, Glendora 14
Sierra League Standings:
Bonita (6-0, 1-0)
Charter Oak (5-1, 1-0)
Colony (2-4, 1-0)
Los Osos (5-1, 0-1)
Claremont (3-3, 0-1)
Glendora (3-3, 0-1)
Next Week’s Sierra League Schedule:
Claremont at Bonita
Glendora at Colony
Los Osos at Charter Oak
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