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DOWNEY — Aquinas offered thing adjacent to perfection Saturday night, riding its stud freshman moving backmost and dominating some lines of scrimmage portion romping to a big, aboriginal pb and steadily gathering upon it en way to its 3rd CIF Southern Section shot title successful the past 4 autumn seasons.
This 1 was the astir impressive, a 66-14 demolition of second-seeded St. Pius X-St. Matthias arsenic JoJo Solis ran for 259 yards, scored six touchdowns and a two-point conversion successful the CIF-SS Division 7 rubric game.
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig celebrates the triumph with a hug for skipper Ronnie Roberts aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas players respect the champions plaque aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig gets a bucket of h2o dumped connected by his players aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig is lifted connected the shoulders of his players aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Junior Taase Faumui holds up the champions plaque aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis is stopped by St. Piux X-St. Matthias’ Dejour Menefee successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ Jordan Shaw leaps implicit Aquinas’ Juju Roberts for a touchdown reception successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis gives a shove to St. Piux X-St. Matthias’ Jordan Shaw during a tally successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas players assistance Jusyis Solis successful the aerial aft a archetypal 4th 55-yard touchdown successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ Dejour Menefee is stopped by Aquinas’ Marco Perez successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig celebrates the triumph with a hug for skipper Tui Hala aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ Jordan Shaw tries to get distant from Aquinas’ Ronnie Roberts successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas backmost Andres Robles points to the entity aft moving 47 yards for a touchdown successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ Nate Frazier is dragged down by Aquinas’ Ronnie Roberts successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Kaden Willerford looks for moving country astir St. Piux X-St. Matthias’ Christian Harris successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Milton Ochieng (28) celebrates with the champion’s plaque aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Milton Ochieng runs successful for a touchdown successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig celebrates the triumph with his players aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig celebrates the triumph with his players aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
A dejected St. Pius X-St. Matthias caput manager Devah Thomas receives the runner-up plaque aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig receives the winners plaque aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis is chased by St. Piux X-St. Matthias defenders successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis follows his blockers for a large summation successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ Nate Frazier runs past Aquinas’ Maxwell Joseph for a summation successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas backmost Andres Robles runs the shot 47 yards for a touchdown successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis runs successful for a abbreviated touchdown successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas’ Jusyis Solis runs the shot 55 yards for a TD reception successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
St. Pius X-St. Matthias’ caput manager Devah Thomas watches his squad autumn down successful the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig gets a bucket of h2o dumped connected by his players aft the CIF-SS Division 7 title successful Downey connected Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Aquinas won 66-14. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)
The fourth-seeded Falcons (9-5) scored connected 9 of their archetypal 10 possessions and amassed 561 yards — 455 connected the ground. They raced to a 38-7 halftime advantage, past added 3 much third-quarter touchdowns.
They besides constricted Pius-Matthias (11-3) to six archetypal downs and minus-32 yards rushing portion conceding 3 large plays that added up to 175 of the Warriors’ 187 full yards and some scores.
“We played our champion game,” said Aquinas caput manager Jordan Brusig, whose squad advances to the Southern California Regional championships adjacent week. “(Pius-Matthias is) a precise bully shot team. They weren’t successful the finals for nary reason, and we needed to play our champion game.”
Solis benefited from the play of his team’s linemen, arsenic helium mostly ran done interior holes and made double-digit gains connected 9 of 26 carries. He capped his nighttime with a 7-yard touchdown tally for a 52-14 pb conscionable 5 minutes into the 2nd half. That people followed a 63-yard romp.
He besides caught 2 passes for 73 yards, the archetypal a 55-yard touchdown to enactment the Falcons up 2 and a fractional minutes into the game.
It was 15-0 connected a 1-yard Solis tally 3 minutes later, and helium added 2 much first-half scores and different 2 successful the 3rd quarter.
The Warriors, who mislaid to South Torrance successful the Division 14 last 2 years ago, looked vintage successful 3 precious moments. Frazier took a Dieter Barr walk 87 yards up the close sideline midway done the archetypal 4th to chopped the shortage to 15-7. Down 45-7 successful the 3rd quarter, Barr (7 of 17 for 219 yards) recovered Jordan Shaw doubly connected successive plays: a 58-yard summation down the close sideline and a 30-yard throw, against double-coverage, into the extremity zone.
That was it astir it for Pius-Matthias highlights.
“They were a amended team,” Warriors caput manager Devah Thomas said. “They played their hearts out. They wanted it more.”
Brusig has guided his alma mater to 4 rubric games since taking complaint successful 2015. The Falcons won the Division 9 rubric successful 2017 and the Division 5 crown successful 2019.
Quarterback Dre Robles’ 53-yard sprint extended Aquinas’ pb to 29-7 aboriginal successful the 2nd quarter, and Milton Odongo and Jeremiah Miller added precocious scores.
“It feels great,” said Robles, who totaled 197 yards connected 9 passes oregon runs. “A batch of radical didn’t deliberation we would beryllium capable to marque it this far, but Coach Brusig prepared america for thing great. We each saw immoderate thing peculiar here, we each believed successful what could hap and what could be, and we worked hard for it. And I judge we earned it.”
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