A 22-yard second-period scoring run by Vinnie Diaz was all that the Manteca offense could muster Friday night in a 33-6 Valley Oak League loss to visiting Central Catholic at Guss Schmiedt Field.

Diaz gained 68 yards on eight carries and Anthony Bowen added 3 yards on eight carries. Noah Horne and Devyn Cortinas contributed to the defense.

Kyle Acker (seven tackles) and Israel Juarez (four tackle) each forced a fumble, while Eli Velasquez (fumble recovery) and Isaac Fountain added three stops apiece.

East Union 36, Patterson 0

Jonathan Morales threw for four Lancers touchdowns.

Morales (215 yards passing) tossed touchdown passes of 22 and 70 yards to Terrance Montgomery (111 receiving yards), 65 yards to Izaiah Fay (69 yards rushing, 65 yards receiving) and 20 yards to Bobby Ramirez-Rin. In the third quarter, Austin Robinson blocked punt and Jewelz Mitchell returned it five yards for a touchdown.

East Union’s Zack Behrbaum tallied five stops, Robinson and Andon Robinson four apiece with three each for Aaron Cruz and Bryce Hinrichs. Mateo Arrizano recovered a fumble.

Mountain House 6, Sierra 0

Brody Geer paced the Timberwolves offense on the road, going 5 of 7 passing for 61 yards and gaining 58 yards on six carries.

Sierra’s Brayden Vargas-Daniels pulled in four receptions for 54 yards and Issac Penaloza picked up 36 yards on seven carries. Nicholas Jimenez contributed to the offense.

Penaloza tallied eigh tackles, Anthony Tamayo six, Aaron Smith, Jo'syah Barry and Jimenez five apiece with three each for Gabriel Ceren, Brayden Vargas-Daniels, Noah Aguilar and Bruce Wedlow-Jones. Jeffrey Braga, Messiah Fernandez, Uday Singh, Nathaniel Estrada and Jamone Collins all contributed to the Timberwolves defense.

Ripon Christian 15, Orestimba 6

Ryder Heuvel’s 2-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter gave the visiting Knights some breathing room in the Trans-Valley League contest.

Heuvel helped get Ripon Christian on the board with a 10-yard pass to Charlie Zylstra (four carries, 40 yards). Parker Grotberg ground out 54 yards on 15 carries and Rocky Gonzalez added 26 yards on eight carries. Dane Nemeth and Jace McWhirter contributed to the offense.

Charlie Zylstra (fumble recovery) tallied eight stops, Jack Acosta six, Levi Mouw (interception) and Luke Veneman five apiece with four each for Gonzalez (interception) and Matthew Lowe.

Freshman

Sierra 15, Mountain House 14

Chris Marek and Xavier Lima combined for a pair of Timberwolves touchdowns Thursday night with Noah Olage’s two-point conversion run making the difference at Daniel Teicheira Memorial Stadium.

Olage ran for 80 yards. Lima and Salemuliaga Letagaloa Fiumalosi each had an interception.

Central Catholic 21, Manteca 20

The host Raiders converted a fourth-quarter two-point conversion for the win at David Patton Field.

Manteca’s Landon Viss (26 carries, 236 yards) scored on runs of 9 and 60 yards. Kristian Miranda-Alvarez (seven carries, 56 yards) added a 1-yard touchdown run.