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Sierra JV soars past Stagg with air attack
Stagg-Sierra JV football
Sierra's Mario Juarez (11) tries to avoid a tackle by Stagg's Robert Joey Olacio (53). - photo by Wayne Thallander

Zak Willson led the Sierra junior varsity attack Friday with three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in a 40-0 non-league win over Stagg.

Willson was 11 of 19 passing for 278 yards and totaled 45 yards on nine carries.

Cameron Diego tallied 82 yards on three catches with a touchdown. Mario Juarez (nine carries, 48 yards) posted two touchdowns, Taylor Row made two catches for 52 yards and with a touchdown and John Herrera’s lone catch was good for a 70-yard touchdown. Collins Schluer added 45 yards on four catches.

Jonathon Lawas, Mario Juarez, Brock Felt and Evan Greenwood led the Timberwolves defense with eight tackles apiece. Evan Greenwood and Joey Habibi each made an interception and Cameron Diego had a fumble recovery.

 

Manteca 44, Patterson 0

Damarie Long led a balanced Buffaloes attack, racking up 213 all-purpose yards on just four touches.

Long had three carries for 143 yards with a 75-yard touchdown run and he returned a punt 70 yards.

Preston Smith (3 for 4 passing, 96 yards) hit Santana Stevenson (two catches, 89 yards) with a 30-yard touchdown pass. Julian Moncada and Johan Peringelil each had a 3-yard touchdown while Ruben Moreno Nikolas Ellks each scored on a 4-yard run.

Long led the defense with six tackles. Tyler Watkins added five stops with George Mendoza (forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery), Moreno (forced fumble) and Levi Perez totaling three tackles apiece.

 

Freshmen

Manteca 38, Patterson 7

The Buffaloes scored just two offensive touchdowns in their route Thursday night.

Quinn Martinez (three carries, 73 yards) scored both of those Manteca touchdowns on runs of 29 and 35 yards and he added a touchdown on an 80-yard kickoff return. Cameron Jimenez and Cooper Chamberlain also contributed on offense.

Logan Pool returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown and Josh Husband and Noah Navarro each returned a blocked punt 25 yards for a touchdown. Alijah Hawkins forced and recovered a fumble and made three tackles.

 

Sonora 16, Ripon 13

The two teams combined for three touchdowns on three consecutive plays in the second quarter.

With Sonora leading 7-0, Ripon’s Caden Hernandez scored on a 22-yard run to tie the game at 7. The Wildcats reeled off a 76-yard touchdown run on the next play to go ahead 14-7 only for the Indians’ Gavin Marlow to pull in a 63-yard scoring pass from Maxwell Farrel on the next play. Sonora iced the game in the fourth quarter with a safety.

Jorge Paramo led the Ripon defense with seven tackles. Marlow added six stops with Julian Deweerd and Jesse Healy chipping in five tackles apiece. Uriah Ross made an interception and deflected a pass.