DOWNEY – The Downey shot squad utilized a balanced violative onslaught and an assertive defence that forced 4 turnovers and had 7 sacks to predominate Dominguez successful a 39-7 wire-to-wire triumph successful a San Gabriel Valley League crippled connected Friday night.
The Dons (6-2, 1-2) struggled to get into immoderate bushed offensively the full night. Many of their affirmative drives were often derailed by either penalties oregon turnovers. Downey’s staunch defence made beingness precise hard for backmost Jordan Ford who completed conscionable 8 of his 21 walk attempts for 99 yards and 2 interceptions.
A turnover connected Downs by Dominguez who were successful the reddish zone. Nothing offensively arsenic Downey defence puts up a stand. They volition get the shot backmost with 28 secs near successful fractional @BeachVarsity
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
Ford besides had 2 fumbles mislaid and was sacked 3 times arsenic the discourtesy failed to score, and the lone points came from the defense. Defensive backmost Takhari Carr intercepted a walk from Vikings backmost Noah Paez successful the 3rd 4th and returned it for a touchdown for the Dons’ lone touchdown of the game.
Dominguez’s defence does immoderate scoring for them arsenic Takhari Carr with a pick-6 connected the interception from QB Paez and aft PAT, Dons chopped shortage successful fractional astatine 14-7 with 8:52 near successful 3rd @BeachVarsity
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
Dominguez caput manager Deon Toliver was disappointed successful his team’s execution.
Dominguez caput manager Deon Toliver intelligibly disappointed aft his squad mislaid 39-7 to Downey contiguous @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/7M5e7zdd6E
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
“Just execution, they executed amended than we did today,” Toliver said. “The strength was up, but they had much strength than we had and they won.”
Toliver intelligibly didn’t privation to dwell connected this nonaccomplishment and is focusing connected adjacent week’s game.
“Hopefully commencement anew, bushed Paramount, effort to get into the playoffs,” Toliver said.
For Downey (7-1, 3-0), it was besides a homecoming game.
Paez led the squad with 145 passing yards completing 13 of 17 walk attempts with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Downey QB Noah Paez threw 3 TD passes and had 145 passing yards with an interception to pb the Vikings to a homecoming triumph implicit Dominguez HS @DowneyASB @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/QHdNHJQukp
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
He credited a beardown week of practice, his violative linemen, and violative coordinator for his palmy night.
“It felt good, it’s each astir practice, we had a large week of practice,” Paez said. “The linemen, the violative coordinator, I springiness each the recognition to them.”
He besides spoke astir however the squad was capable to flooded penalties and a carnal crippled betwixt some teams.
“Our mindset for each crippled is ever the adjacent play,” Paez said. “We ne'er absorption connected erstwhile walk plays; we ever absorption connected the sidelines and ever the adjacent play.”
The Vikings besides got large performances from some Tryse Redford who scored an violative and antiaircraft touchdown successful this game. Redford had an interception that helium returned for a 37-yard people successful the 3rd 4th and past caught a 10-yard touchdown walk aboriginal successful the period.
After a agelong reddish portion drive, Downey scores arsenic QB Paez finds WR Redford for a 10-yard TD. Redford present has an violative and antiaircraft touchdown tonight. After failed 2-point conversion, Downey leads 33-7 with 1:44 near successful 3rd @BeachVarsity
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
Running backmost Keion Andrew besides had a large nighttime with 118 rushing yards connected 14 carries with a 3-yard rushing touchdown and a 34-yard touchdown reception successful the 2nd quarter.
Downey gets that people close backmost arsenic RB Andrew conscionable carved up Dominguez defence connected that thrust and it ends successful a 3-yard TD with a palmy 2-point conversion aft a penalty. Andrew has 2 TDs contiguous
Vikings present pb 21-7 with 5:54 near successful 3rd @BeachVarsity
— Chris Camello (@Chris_Camello) October 16, 2021
With lone 2 games left, some teams recognize however important it is to instrumentality attraction of concern wrong this league. Dominguez indispensable rebound adjacent week if they are going to person a accidental astatine making the playoffs.