Thanks to Zack Morton for the game info/stats and photo
Pictured L-R: Robert Solis & Kyle Ferm
Football:
Glendora jumped on Diamond Ranch for 28 first-quarter points and cruised to a 49-14 victory.
And it all started with a Brady Baeza blocked punt on defense.
Owen Freking picked it up and ran it back 5 yards for a 7-0 GHS lead just 2:18 into the game.
Jake Denerson would score on a 9-yard TD run, and Kyle Ferm’s 2-point conversion made it 15-0 with 5:07 to play in the first period.
Robert Solis took a Denerson pass 57 yards for a touchdown, and just 70 seconds later, Ferm scored on a 1-yard run to give GHS a 28-0 lead.
Denerson found Solis on an 8-yard TD pass nearly four minutes into the second period.
Diamond Ranch got on the board with 4:09 to play in the first half, on a 12-yard TD run, and the Panthers would trail 35-7 at the break.
GHS extended its lead to 42-7 when Eric Najarro tossed an 86-yard TD pass to Solis.
The Tartans would cap their scoring with a 95-yard kickoff return by Gabe Ibarra late in the fourth quarter.
Ferm had four carries for 10 yards, including a TD, and 2-point conversion runs.
He also caught five passes for 88 yards, and recovered a fumble on defense.
The Bulldogs (5-1), who did not have the services of their starting center or quarterback, dropped their first game of 2022 (28-7 to visiting Citrus Valley).
Box Score:
DR: 0-7-0-7-(14)
G: 28-7-7-7-(49)
Scoring:
GHS: Owen Freking 5 fumble return (Jack Norell kick)
GHS: Jake Denerson 9 run (Kyle Ferm run)
GHS: Robert Solis 57 pass from Jake Denerson (kick failed)
GHS: Kyle Ferm 1 run (Jack Norell kick)
GHS: Robert Solis 8 pass from Jake Denerson (Jack Norell kick)
DR: #26 12 run (#10 kick)
GHS: Robert Solis 86 pass from Eric Najarro (Jack Norell kick)
DR: Cory Smith 77 pass from James Sanchez (#10 kick)
GHS: Gabe Ibarra 95 kickoff return (Jack Norell kick)
Note: Diamond Ranch doesn’t have names for those numbers 26 and 10.
Records: Diamond Ranch (1-5); Glendora (2-4)
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